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Poll: Professional Services Company – what would you google for Social Media Advice?

After the success of our “Architect” poll I thought I’d try another.
The purpose of this survey is to find out what words Professional Services Companies search for when looking for advice on using Social Media. If you work for or advise a professional services firm, what key words and phrases would you type into google [...]

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Poll: When I say the word ‘Architect’ what comes to mind?

I’m conducting a little experiment and I’d like your help.
The purpose of the experiment is to find out what people really think of when the hear the word ‘Architect’.
I’ve set up a simple poll here for you to type in the words which come to mind. If you have a couple of ideas you [...]

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What Should I Talk to the RIBA About?

I’ve been agonizing about something, and as it is something about the social networking world, I thought I should ask the wonderful people in my network to help me decide on it. So here it is.
I’ve been asked to do a 15 minute presentation about ‘professional networking’ at an RIBA event in October. I’ve been [...]

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Looking for Real Architects

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When you hear the word “Architect”, what image springs to mind?

A brilliant blog post by Ross Weinreb has been doing the rounds for a couple of weeks, and being a bit behind, I chanced upon it this morning. It’s called “Architects: As Seen on TV!” and chronicles an amusing google search of images of [...]

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Signed up to Be2Camp North Yet?

Well I’ve just signed up to Be2Camp North, the ‘unconference’ happening in Liverpool on May 15th.
If you’re interested in how to use the interactive nature of today’s internet world for the benefit of the built environment, why not come along? Online as well as physical participation is not only encouraged, its part of the point.
Go [...]

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What’s wrong with the RIBA Clients Advisory Service?

One of the least known but best ways of finding an architects practice in the UK is to use the Royal Institute of British Architects’ Clients Advisory Service. In particular I often recommend their online database of chartered architects practices to homeowners who want to find a suitable architect.
You could easily pop in your county, [...]

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When your New Job is your Next Job – Seven excellent tips

Some interesting things have come out of my post on ‘What Did you Do in the Recession’, asking for experiences, context and advice for people experiencing a recession in the construction industry for the first time.
I’ve been contacted by more unemployed architects and graduates, and discussed their plight in person, on the phone and online [...]

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What did you do in the Recession?

Its no fun being out of work right now. It stinks. But one thing it’s not is unfamiliar.
This time last year people were falling over each other to employ candidates in the construction industry, and developers like Godfrey Spanner were wondering where they would find the construction workers to build their next big project.
Even Radio [...]

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Looking for Sites – More Information

In a follow up to my post about clients looking for land, we have received some specific information from one particular client.
The basic requirements are:

Town Centre location
Main road frontage
Site area of 1-1.5 acres
Some form of visual amenity nearby (Parkland/Water etc)

Locations we are looking:

Upminster, Essex
Brentwood, Essex
Leigh on Sea, Essex
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Cambridge (South of the A14)
Bishops [...]

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Our Clients are Looking for Sites

With all the negative press in the construction industry you might think that no-one was developing, but this is not the case.
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