City of London Reconstruction - Collaboration Between the Engineer and the Architect. Discussion of

MY first duty is to thank the members electing me to the highest position in the Institution. These are difficult times for the for all organisations such as ours and it will be difficult for me to give the time necessary to carry out all the duties devolving upon me, but, as I told the members when I succeeded to the Chair, I shall do my best. W.K. Wallace

This month's letters discuss foundations in shrinkable ground and highlight a survey on structural optimisation in practice.

Shalini Jagnarine-Azan describes how the impact of a heating planet is already being felt by islands in the Caribbean, and discusses the challenges of trying to build back more resiliently following a disaster.