Practices should not shy away from industry surveys: transparency is good, and it's free, writes Christine Murray

摘要

Bank holidays and royal nuptials are deadly for a weekly title. If the AJ isn't quick to respond to your emails, that's because we've got a week's worth of breaking news, the magazine and our monthly AJ Specification to produce in just three days. Behind the scenes, we are also knee-deep in spreadsheets in preparation for our bumper 128-page AJ100 issue, which ranks and profiles the 100 biggest employers of qualified architects in the UK. The edition will come out in print, with the full statistics online, in two weeks' time on 19 May.