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\n<\/strong>Secretary of State for Education again uses public platform to accuse profession of getting rich at public expense
\n<\/span>Secretary of state for education\u00a0Michael Gove\u00a0has launched a new attack on ‘award-winning architects’,\u00a0 singling out Richard Rogers\u00a0by name.<\/p>\n

Having twice already enraged the profession by claiming those working on the BSF programme were \u201ccreaming off cash\u201d, Gove suggested that no-one involved in setting up free schools were there to \u201cmake architects richer\u201d.<\/p>\n

Following a Q&A session at a Free Schools conference\u00a0on Saturday\u00a0he said: \u201cWe won\u2019t be getting Richard Rogers to design your school, we won\u2019t be getting any \u2018Award winning architects\u2019 to design it, because no-one in this room is here to make architects richer.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pascale Scheurer, director at Surface to Air Architects attended the conference because she is setting up a free school as a parent in Hackney. She said she took exception to the minister\u2019s comments. “On education I agree with him but why is he insulting architects?” she asked, adding that Gove had \u2018put his hands to his face\u2019 in surprise when she\u2019d later told him she is an architect.<\/p>\n

RIBA president Ruth Reed said: “Architects have an essential role to play in improving our school estate, whether this is through the design of new buildings or leading refurbishment projects. Good design is conducive to a better learning environment, and architects have the necessary knowledge and skills needed to deliver this. \u00a0Some school projects delivered in recent years have wasted too much time and money due to an extraordinarily inefficient procurement system. Good school design certainly costs no more \u2013 and in the long term is almost always cheaper \u2013 than designing poor, inappropriate or ineffective school buildings. Achieving the best learning environment requires an informed and involved client and the right architect for the job.<\/p>\n

We will continue to call on Michael Gove and the government to recognise the importance of good design in schools and elsewhere and the vital role for architects in delivering that.”<\/p>\n

Richard Rogers was unavailable to comment.<\/p>\n

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