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The Irish Times letters page today is very interesting, with lots of responses from architects (and one dentist!) to the Tanaiste's comments, including one from John Graby in the RIAI.
There was also one letter representing an office in Limerick, expanding on how they have been affected. Most offices are reluctant to broadcast how bad things currently are, so it was refreshing to read an honest account of the current situation facing their practice.
Many of us wonder at how the general public can be unaware of just how widespread unemployment & 3 day weeks amongst architects are at the moment, but as most people on reduced hours are instructed not to tell clients or others about it, perhaps this is not such a surprise.
Hats off to those who wrote in and were unafraid to put their names in ink.
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Sean O'Laoire's letter to the Irish Times is detailed here
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He has one particularly interesting sentence:
"The architectural profession is composed of the sons and daughters of ordinary Irish people – they are not an elite, nor are they or have they ever been exceptionally well remunerated as independent surveys can demonstrate."
Does this mean that the RIAI are interested in positively influencing the common perception of architects?
seriously... hats off to them
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