Riba Worth It?

摘要

Responding to last week's piece about the AJ survey results, it's ironic that many architects seem to be disgruntled at the fees they have to pay the ARB (Architects Registration Board), whereas with the RIBA, they just seems to increase every year without much fuss.rnNot only do we have to pay individual subscription fees, we also have to pay a chartered company fee. The whole lot costs us well over ￡1,000, and we are only a practice of four or five.rnThe RIBA empire seems to focus on continuous expansion, rather than improving the facilities and services it already provides. For that kind of money,rnyou should get discounts at the bookshop, for lectures and even things like the NBS database.