RIBA Director to give architects' view at BMF Conference
Adrian Dobson, the Royal Institute of British Architects’ (RIBA)
Executive Director for Members, is the latest speaker confirmed for the
BMF All Industry Conference in Budapest in June.
RIBA members are at the start of the design process that eventually
drives product sales through builders merchants. Yet this is the first
time that a senior executive from the RIBA has presented at a BMF
Conference.
In addition to working to improve the design quality of public
buildings, new homes and new communities, the RIBA provides the
standards, training, support and recognition that puts its 40,000
members as the peak of their profession.
Adrian, a Chartered Architect himself, leads all of the RIBA’s
member-facing work and is helping to shape an organisation attuned to
the times as the profession faces new challenges in response to
significant societal, economic and technological change. Adrian is also
the author of 21 Things You Won’t Learn in Architecture School a
helpful and entertaining guide to the realities of working in
architectural practice. He will be adopting a similar approach in his
Conference presentation, which will include a light-hearted look at the
perception of architects through the eyes of merchants and vice versa.
BMF MD, John Newcomb said: “It is an opportune moment for the BMF
Conference to hear from a RIBA spokesperson for the first time. Every
element of the construction process – design, building and the supply of
products – is facing up to change and the challenges and opportunities
that brings. It is more important than ever for every member of the
construction team to understand each other’s motivations in order to
work together as a harmonious unit. I am delighted that Adrian will be
joining us in Budapest.”
The BMF All Industry Conference takes place in Budapest from 15 to 18
June 2017 at the five star Intercontinental Hotel. Broadcaster and TV
personality, Gethin Jones, will host the event, which has already sold
out. Further details are available on the Conference website, www.bmfconference.co.uk