The 6th Edge Debate: 28th October 1998

The Good Institution(s)

Perceptions vary as to the purpose of the construction institutions. The Sixth Debate explored the institutions' roles and focus on how they can best adapt to serve their members and the public in the future. As before, the discussion took form of invited speakers each presenting short summaries of papers that were circulated. The speakers were:

Paper 1:

John Hobson - Director, Construction Directorate, DETR

Paper 2: Reflections on the Future of Institutions

Alexander Reid - Director General, RIBA

Paper 3: Passing Knowledge Across Barriers… The Passing Knowledge Across Barriers… The Good Institution(s)

Peter Rogers MICE - Director Stanhope Properties

The discussion was chaired by Ricky Burdett, Director, City Policy, Architecture and Engineering at the LSE.

The debate involved a small invited audience of 50 clients, architects, engineers, researchers, activists, civil servants, European commercial attaches, politicians and specialist journalists. The following points were made in the debate.

The 6th Edge Debate - Action Points