His legacy is a better built environment

摘要

I first met Max Fordham 20 years ago when I was a rookie reporter charged with going out to meet a selection of leading engineers to get a better understanding of the industry.I felt an immediate connection with him as we had been to the same school, Dartington Hall in Devon. Given how small it was, I had never bumped into anyone else who went there when I met Fordham and nor have I since.Dartington was a progressive school and one of its few rules was the requirement to do "useful work", tasks that helped the school to function, with the idea that everyone needed to contribute to the school community rather than delegating these jobs to paid staff.