Incidentally, the news from Britain such as architects, contractors, engineers, apart from those in charge or directly Would it be possible for of a proposal to establish a College of and surveyors, (in alphabetical order), is responsible. Advanced Building Technology, pro- means been accepted universally? Suffice ly conceive
merely a British practice which has by no an architect or engineer to singlehanded- a structure and draw out bably under the L.C.C., will be wel it to say there are other systems in use. each and every detail all by himself comed by our correspondent as much For instance, in America there is no such in addition to investigating the economical as by us. This college will embrace profession as quantity surveyor; and the aspect of those requirements necessary for so forth, without training in all branches of the complex American Society of Civil Engineers ad- stability, utility and
mits architects as members, a practice having ever to consult some electrical, building industry to unite the separate thought to be unthinkable in England. mechanical, air-conditioning, lighting, heat- specialist skills now used in develop- In China and India a prospective building ing, wiring, lift, acoustic, and many other ing a project. The Advisory Council owner still mostly goes to a construction experts in his design of a modern building for Higher Technological Education, company, many of these firms being build- worth its name and expense? Even such in its report and recommendations, and/or surveyors on the staff.
ing contractors
architects engineers genii exist, I doubt these supermen would call themselves just architects and nothing suggests five sections for the College-- Building Administration and Tech- nology; Architecture; Surveying; En- gineering; and Town Planning; with the first of the five giving direction to the course.
TRAJAN.
A CORRESPONDENT
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with
else.
Another point Trajan had failed to see is this
an architect or
Finally the D.P.W. has always been an (when in charge of a project) is simply a engineer as far as I
an engineer
am aware, and all coordinator. If it behooves an architect architects and engineers are subject to the to consult an engineer in perfecting his ultimate control of district surveyors in design, why cannot an engineer consult an England and building surveyors in Hong architect for the same purpose? If Trajan Kong. Even in England one does not is as good as he writes in architecture, he always have to employ an architect, should be able to appreciate what leader- engineer, or surveyor before one can build. ship and teamwork really mean in this When a person has bought land with the business of building as a trade.
idea of building thereon, he does not necessarily consult the architects' list and In fact where architecture begins or pick out the one with the best degrees engineering ends (and vice versa) is
there is always something else to matter not always as easy to discern as Trajan would like to believe, but this not lead us anywhere. Trajan would be Professional jealousy just does Trajan writes with much discernment perennial feud of architects and engineers doing extremely well had he just confined and good taste, but what he wrote about must be rather tiresome to the public that his columns to something of real academic Feud or Fancy is something quite different may not be less discerning than Trajan interest instead of stirring once again the I fear. Can a man of Trajan's calibre fail has taken them to be. Further, in this embers of this matter of feud and fancy. to be aware that this tradition of dividing complex modern building science there up the builders into various categories, are many unknown and unsung hands
Sir,
DISAGREES WITH TRAJAN
a etc.
go upon.
Civil (?) Engineer.
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