On Tuesday I had a the pleasure to attend the TechCrunch Europe Christmas Crunch, an event for techy people hosted by the portal for news of internet and mobile companies. I say pleasure because …
Facilities Management – its about the Money, Stupid
We keep coming back to the same problem. At the AEC Network meeting on Wednesday one of the great talks was on Sustainability and Facilities Management by Gordon Ludlow, an FM Consultant, non-exec …
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Architects aren’t paid enough because 1: they don’t make enough money
There is a common misconception amongst non-architect that architects are extremely well paid professionals, but this isn’t the case. In November 2007 the Office of National Statistics published a …
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It Really Is about Money Stupid
“A third of architectural practices made so little profit in the boom times that they could go bust with the onslaught of the credit crunch, an RIBA survey has revealed. This year’s RIBA Business …
What is your Get Out Of Bed Rate?
Running a business is a matter of ins and outs. 'My other piece of advice, Copperfield,' said Mr. Micawber, 'you know. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen, nineteen and six, …
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 …