Phil got up before dawn to watch the sun rise from the end of Southend Pier. He hasn't had time to do anything like it since. This is a blog about how that might change.

Architects’ salaries and fees have fallen dramatically in real terms since 2008, even as the number of architects has swelled. Are we spreading ourselves too thin, and chasing the wrong work? Maybe it’s time to ask the big question: what are architects really for?