Foreword
Charles Eames once reflected that ‘without problems there would be no design’. So the job of design is to solve problems.
The RIBA Plan of Work has always looked to expand upon Eames perceptive and pithy declaration whilst remaining true to its principle. It offers a framework for the process and presentation of design, from inception through to delivery, whilst avoiding constraint. Solutions can be tailored to suit and decisions brought forward (I anticipate exactly that for planning submissions) or deferred as appropriate. For all the above reasons it has provided an important structure for the iterations of design that is understood by clients, consultants and architects alike.
In this context the need for the new RIBA Plan of Work ...
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