One of England’s premiere high-tech architects is taking on the task of turning around the decidely low-tech and troubled Royal Academy. “As far as running the RA is concerned, Nicholas Grimshaw plans to institute what he calls a six-monthly forensic audit to assure himself that an organisation which now has £23m turnover is on the right track. “My role is to encourage on all fronts, I am an optimistic person generally. All the so-called problems are perfectly handlable’.”