NORFOLK ASSOCIATION OF ARCHITECTS

REPORT OF THE MEETING ON MONDAY 19^th March 2007

1. PRESENT

There were eleven members present.

2. ACCOUNTS

Income and Expenditure schedules were circulated. There has been little activity.

3. NEWSLETTER

Almost ready for proof reading.

4. REGIONAL COUNCIL

David Thompson will attend a Regional Council meeting on 20^th March and a copy of his notes will be attached to the full minutes.

Complaints had been received from members that Planning Officers were not always qualified to deal with their workload. DT will take back a message to Regional Council that NAA are keen to see a Planning Group set up within Region to address these concerns.

5. NAA REPRESENTATIVES

Tony Cleary has been judging the RIBA awards together with Jim Durrant and Professor Ken Agnew.

Kathy Thurman circulated minutes of the last CIC meeting together with a paper titled Work with Schools.

6. EXHIBITION

David Ford has written an article for the newsletter asking for expressions of interest.

7. CRAFTSMANSHIP AWARDS

The dinner is on 23^rd April and tickets are available from the NCB. The entries have been judged. David Ford advised that not all contractors had received nomination papers.

8. AGM

Nick Hills has been unable to contact Sunand Prasad to talk at the AGM but will endeavour to do so asap.

9. NORWICH LECTURE

Nick Hills is to approach Herzog and de Meuron to give the Norwich Lecture.

10. NORWICH AND NORFOLK FORUM

Michael Innes’ talk on City Hall will take place on 3^rd May at the Assembly Rooms. (To be changed due to election day.)

11. DATE OF NEXT MEETING

The next meeting will be held on Monday 16^th April 2007 at the offices of LSI Architects LLP at 4.30 pm.