Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Undervaluing of Architectural Knowledge. Public Image, Misinformation and the Bogey of Dispensability -- The Profession -- Cracks in the Professional Foundations: The Right Body of Knowledge -- The Research Culture of Architects -- The Value Agenda -- The Value of Architects. So What is an Architect? -- The Value of Social Architects -- The Value of Cultural Architects -- The Value of Knowledge Architects -- Making the Most of Architects. Education for Uncertainty -- Developing a Shared Language of Research -- Models of Academic and Practice Research Collaboration -- Incentivising Research in Practice -- Risk and Research Strategy -- Managing Knowledge in Practice.