Life-cycling around Cambridge: A quest for a 'professionalism' of building

The stance taken in this paper is that 'professionalism' is a perspective which we come to understand over a lifetime of experience, illuminated by reading and reflection. The notion of Building is that of academic discipline and practical occupation, viewed in a wide social context. The author develops his own 'professionalism' by reflecting on a career spent partly working in the central institutions of Building and partly in meeting people, teaching and exploring ideas in Eastern England, particularly in the vicinity of Cambridge. Such a 'professionalism' has both corporate and individual components.