Complete issue (January 2015)

Letters this month include discussion on the role of professional institutions, lessons from history, building relationships effectively and late payment of fees.

As London's proposed Garden Bridge is granted planning permission, Simon Bourne offers a topical perspective on the question of 'good value' in bridge design, arguing that engineers are best placed both to lead such landmark projects and to educate clients and the public in what constitutes good value.

This regular article will shine a spotlight on papers recently published in Structures – the new Research Journal of The Institution of Structural Engineers.