2016The Year Everything Changed?

RIBA-USA New England Annual Discourse 2016- 1st December

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BREXIT WAS A NON BINDING REFERENDUM?

THE REAL COST OF BREXIT IN BILLIONS.

THEUKPOSTBREXITADIVIDEDNATION

Remainers (leftholdingtheBrexitbabyaftertheLeavers…left)'WTF?’

Leavers ‘WevotedBrexit,nowYouRemainers needtoimplementit’

Remainers ‘Butit’snotpossible!’

Leavers ‘ThePeopleHaveSpoken.Thereforeitispossible.Youjusthavetothinkpositively.’

Remainers ‘Anddowhatexactly?’

Leavers ‘ComeupwithaPlanthatwillleaveusallbetteroffoutsidetheEUthaninit’

Remainers ‘Butit’snotpossible!’

Leavers ‘Quitwiththenegativevibes.ThePeopleHaveSpoken.’

Remainers ‘Butevenyoudon’tknowhow!’

Leavers ‘That’syourproblem,we’vedoneourbitandvoted,we’regoingtosithereandeatpopcornandwatchasyoudoit.’

Remainers ‘Shouldn’tyoudoit?’

Leavers ‘It’snotuptoustoworkoutthedetail,it’suptoyouexperts.’

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ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE OF ARCHITECTURE

PostBrexit:THERIBAWASINVITEDTOTHEGOVERNMENTDISCUSSIONSONTHEFUTUREOFTHEINDUSTRY

20%

530m GBPTRADE SURPLUS

7% of UK’sGDP CONSTRUCTION

• Increase in Building Material costs due lower pound and additional trade costs.

• Lower costing exports.

• Complex procurement of buildings under EU law was probably as a result of the UK asking for more steps so would as a stand alone country they would remain the same.

CONSTRUCTIONINDUSTRY RESPONSE.

Maintaining affordable EU

product supply and ability of the UK to specify EU product

standards.

MATERIALS AND BUILDING COST

WORKFORCE : 130,000 PEOPLE

• Most London architecture practices have few UK architects working in the office.

• They are full of international talent.

• Bigger Practices are in London rest of UK

57%London

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Global14%

Where RIBA Members live CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY’S RESPONSE

• Securing the supply skills of the highest quality, via domestic investment and a reformed migration system which enables the UK access to key global talent.

• Retaining the mutual recognition of qualifications in architecture between the UK and the EU, and a common technical standards between the UK and the EU.

FUTURE WORKFORCE

The age profile for women is younger than it is for men; 46 per cent of women are aged under 40, compared with 26 per cent of men.

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Has the 2008-2013 Recession resulted in fewer younger architects?Can London remain a center of excellence without younger architects?

ACE: The Architectural Profession in Europe 2014

• 3800 architecture students accepted into architecture courses each year in 45 schools in UK.

• 1160 new Part III architects a year.( USA=3700)

• EU students study in the UK at no cost.

• UK is a signatory to the ‘Bologna Process.’

RIBA validates schools in: Argentina (3), Bulgaria, Chile (5), China (2), Hong Kong (2), Colombia (5), Denmark, Egypt (2), Greece (2), Ireland (2), Lebanon, Malaysia(3), Peru(2), Poland, Romania, Serbia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, and hopefully coming soon the UAE.

RIBA Recommendations: Maintaining UK-EU research collaborations and access to funding.

EDUCATION

ARCHITECTS ARE CHANGEMAKERSso why do we avoid politics?

• Architectsneedtobandtogethertoworkonkeyissuesandbealoudervoice.

• Architectsprojectslastlongerthanthanthetermsofelectedofficials.

• Wehastostopexpectinggovernmentstosolveourproblemsbecausetheychangetoooften

• Architectshavetobedrivingthedecisionmaking.

• Pressing issues for UK architects.

• AFFORDABLE HOUSING

• SUSTAINABILITY

• THE VALUE OF AN ARCHITECT

• CREATING HEALTHY LIVING AND WORKING PLACES

• EDUCATING THE CLIENT

• RETAINING TALENTED WORKFORCE

CONNECTED THE PROFESSION

RIBA INTERNATIONAL

1996: USA2009:Hong Kong 2009:GulfAIA INTERNATIONAL

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ShanghaiJapanRIBA RESPONSE: Forging new commercial and research partnerships through new trade

agreements, especially with the non EU trading partners, and where we can add most value.

TheAIAandtheRIBAarethemainarchitecturalinstituteswithoverseaschapters.

CHANGE MEANS OPPORTUNITY

For reciprocity between US and UK architects.

For the AIA and RIBA to work together on the same pressing matters that affect our profession and the built environment.

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STRONGER TOGETHER.• Reciprocity between architects in the

US/UK will help us be stronger.

• Improve education on the business of architecture.

• Develop a Global Future Leadership program.

• Create a platform to share knowledge.

• Create a robust architecture profession globally

The first time in living memory that the RIBA Head of Education and the Chair of NAAB met was in 2014 near the Green Line dividing Cyprus!