Architect wanted with cool exterior, and studied manner required by established
company. Part teacher, part practitioner, part writer, candidate may be a kind
of new age Leonardo dabbling in disciplines for which he has neither training
nor skill. When there is no work in the office candidate should be willing to
write a manifesto or two; when there is nothing to write he should be able to
deliver a lecture on some obscure but promising new theory of design like the
Proto Renaissance and its influence on Secular Architecture. Architect's
credentials however must be impeccable - a diploma from a five-year programme
from a recognized school, a specialist degree in some sort of related
architectural field like urban design, city planning, backed by a specialist
course in Third World Development Patterns from Princeton, Sorbonne or Harvard.
Low-key, cool, gently urbane with just the right doses of reticence and
cynicism, architect's expression should be a little aloof, the face always
displaying a palpable concern at any discussion of rural poverty. Soft spoken,
prone to mumbling when dealing with statistics, but able to debate freely in
private forums of other architects, mixing historical references from obscure
periods with contemporary design dictums, candidate should be able to discuss
Akbar and Edwin Lutyens, the Bohra Houses of Gujarat and the ruins of Machu
Piccu with equal passion. Must excel in the display of his grasp of Indian
mythology, folklore and traditional texts, even though the feet may be firmly
anchored in the latest trend from Amrica. On the whole a tough, insightful,
deeply philosophical, but pragmatic individual, with a keen eye for tweed
jackets and mufflers. Apply Box Box 999
