Several speakers at the conference called for architects to re-establish their influence in the building industry.
Sunand Prasad, a commissioner at architectural watchdog CABE, said: "Architects' claim to contribute to the leadership of the industry is becoming less and less credible because they have lost interest in the whole process. Architects should play an active part in the construction and manufacturing industries, involving process, techniques and industrial crafts."
Vasilis Sgoutas, secretary-general of the 102,000-strong International Union of Architects, said the profession faced two important challenges: "We must extend our profession and find new outlets, and we must regain lost ground as leaders of multidisciplinary teams."
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