Quote Originally Posted by GNASHER View Post
I think you will find that they are.They have around 200 architects in the group.
My last big job was a school for 20/20.It was a good build,with just a few things I didn't like.But the client was happy.
We don't know what the client asked for.They have to agree the design.
I will say,I don't like the building and don't think it is right for the park.

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Had alook today.Still alot going on.I'll call in next week and have a word with 'Big Ron' the project manager.He is always good for a chat and a cup of tea.
"2020 delivers professional services relating to property, highways and public realm to clients in the public and private sector.



We work closely with our clients and partners to deliver projects that improve day to day life for millions of people. This includes projects like the Hall Lane and Edge Lane corridor improvement schemes, the Liverpool cruise liner facility, the public realm improvements at the Pier Head, the design of exciting new schools such as Alsop High School and Four Oaks Primary School, and the restoration of St Georges Hall and the Epstein Theatre.

2020 is part of the Mouchel group, an infrastructure and business services group that provides many of the design, managerial and engineering services that support modern society. As part of Mouchel, we are able to draw upon a wide range of additional expertise and resource for the benefit of our clients."

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2020 may have architects on their staff. To be called such they need to be registered as architects. To have 200 registered architects on the staff would be extraordinary indeed. They may have that many 'architectural staff' ie., part-qualified architects or fully-qualified technicians.

They are very careful to say what they are and they do not say that they are architects. They say they do 'buildings' (not Architecture). They are not an architectural practice. As such they are not architects. Frankly I'd expect better than this 'design' from a first-year student.

Whatever the client asked for, I am sure the client did not ask for trouble with this 'building'. It puts 'Architecture' and it has to be said, the aspiration of the client to shame. Enjoy your tea.

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Sorry for the rant, but this is so bad - depressingly so.

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