adaptation and evolution, architecture is a hollowed-out profession with architects seemingly less vital than ever.” Eleanor Jolliffe is discussing her RIBA-published book, , co-authored with Paul Crosby. She’s talking about how, over time, architects have become divorced from their polymath role, which combined that of master craftsman, engineer and artist. The disconnect is traced back to when the RIBA was formed in the UK in the mid-1800s to regulate the architectural profession – a position founded on the divisive stance that architects could not join the new society if
