ABSTRACT
A prominent Canadian architect was recently approached by an editor of one of the American architecture journals. The editor wanted to produce a profile on the firm’s work and requested a photograph of her and her partner for the piece. The following week the owner of the firm mailed off a photograph of everybody in the firm, about twelve people, including three or four summer trainees. When the editor received the photo he telephoned her and said he just needed a photo of her and her partner. The owner replied, ‘if you are writing a profile on our firm’s work, then you want a picture of all of us; these are the people who make it happen’. She did not send another photo, nor did she hear anything more from the editor on this matter.
