ABSTRACT
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) was granted a Royal Charter in 1837 and for decades was able to protect their members’ interests by setting a standard fee structure. In 1971, they published a ‘Mandatory Fee Scale’, a set of graphs that showed the fixed fee as a percentage of construction value, for a range of levels of complexity of any given project. Situated on the northern fringe of Europe, a third of Finland's land mass lies within the Arctic Circle. New technologies and materials which were evolving in early 20th-century Europe created a great opportunity to improve the design of buildings in this difficult climate. The treatment for tuberculosis was to remove the patient from polluted urban environments and expose them to sun and fresh air. Collective sun terraces were favoured by medical experts. The work was done with prefabricated elements, one apartment at a time, allowing people to remain in their apartments while the improvements were made.
