ABSTRACT
It is significant that, in introducing the latest review of architectural education, Stansfield Smith (1998) places greater emphasis on the anxieties facing the architectural profession than the potential opportunities. Construction industry practices are under pressure to change following the recommendations of the Latham and Egan Reports (Latham 1994; DETR 1998). So is higher education, with government strategies to ensure quality through the audit, through the implementation of the Dearing recommendations (NCIHE 1997) and through the Research Assessment Exercise (RAE). Pressure for change is also building from practitioners, and there is mounting public concern about the lack of quality in the built environment.
