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by Professor Frank Height, writing on IDE’s 21st anniversary in 2001# d9 o' I2 H$ g# [! P' \
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graduate engineers with latent talents in art, we could give them time and freedom . Y3 q; ]0 i2 A. U4 C
to rediscover these natural qualities in themselves. At the same time they could 2 a4 M' J! N' p# V8 s, k
use their engineering knowledge to produce projects of technological depth. We
; [% W# R# u9 e Q" |envisaged a new cadre of designers, with a balanced professional attitude, providing a new sophistication in design. " O$ |" _# H% y2 ^ t
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