In this week's comments update, readers are split over unpaid internships, with some labelling them as detrimental to the industry and others defending them as a vital part of young architects' training.
Problem of free will: news that this year's Serpentine Pavilion designer Junya Ishigami offers unpaid internships did not go down well in some quarters.
"Ishigami must be ditched!" said R Goacher. "We must fight against the barriers to people from lower income backgrounds joining the architectural community, for example unpaid internships; we can't allow students to gain better opportunities just because their parents can afford to fund them."
Others disagreed:

Free will or not you should pay your interns, argued ArchBoi92: "No interns should work unpaid ? they are there to not only learn but they are also providing services to the practice, no matter how small the tasks might be." "This issue needs to be raised more and more," insisted Summusen. "It's a disgrace, and a disservice to our profession. If we don't value our design work enough to pay for it, nor will our clients."
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To pay or not to pay: the debate ramped up a notch when the Serpentine Galleries announced it had read Ishigami the riot act over unpaid interns on the project.
"This isn't good enough," insisted Thomas. "The Serpentine should refuse to work with anyone who doesn't pay all their staff regardless of whether the...