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 …
At the AEC Network in London
On Thursday I was privileged to attend a meeting of the Architects, Engineers and Constructors Network at the Building Centre in London. The event was attended by around 30 professionals with a …
Delicious Bookmarks for July 8th to July 14th
These are my Delicious Links for July 8th through July 14th: Tellytubby land: BedZed revisited - Building - An excellent review of the 'Zero Energy Housing' scheme by ZedFactory which is 7 …
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What good architects do: Strategy
Picture two animals: a fox and a hedgehog. Which are you? An ancient Greek parable distinguishes between foxes, which know many small things, and hedgehogs, which know one big thing. All …
Delicious Bookmarks for July 4th to July 7th
These are my Delicious Links for July 4th through July 7th: Marketing Handbook for the Design & Construction Professional "These days, driving new business is the key to your survival, and …
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Networking Is… Just Ask
One thing I like so much about online networking is the way unexpected things can happen. One minute you find yourself wondering… ”when am I going to get round to that…?” and someone offers …
Delicious Bookmarks for June 19th to June 27th
More than anything else, it is the support of other bloggers that has helped me in my blogging. One of these is Mel Starrs, specialist in sustainability and green buildings who blogs at Elemental. …
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A Store full of Repentance and No Customers
Sky Masterson: “You are stuck with a store full of repentance and no customers. Without sinners to repent, repentance doesn't exist. So you're stuck with a store full of nothing. Do I give you a fair …
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What Good Architects Do No. 2: Make Connections
All good designers are great at joining things together. A classic example is the work of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, the German Pavilion at Barcelona (1929) rather disappointingly alluded to by …
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Architects Twitter League breaks 250!
When we started this journey in January I could only find a couple of dozen architects using twitter, the networking tool which allows you to converse with people all over the world in 140 character …
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