A new, faster internet for our office in @swinfordtown

Finally we’re working with a half decent internet connection. Thanks to Vodafone in Swinford we now have fibre-optic broadband. Essential for our work (we have several UK projects on the books) where we have to share and exchange large-data Vectorworks Read More …

The #NewOffice in Swinford is open!

There’s still a bit of work to do but we’re in! We’re finally working from our new office in Swinford, County Mayo. I’ve also taken on an assistant (Melissa) who you can see in the photo: A special thanks to Read More …

Another #UK #London project started

Mark Stephens Architects are pleased to announce that they have commenced another landmark UK project in conjunction with another architectural practice in London. The project is very similar to the other London project we are currently working on (that is Read More …

Mark Stephens Architects appointed as consultants on another #London #UK project

Over the last year we’ve branched out working with other architects in Dublin and London, and are delighted to announce our new appointment undertaking the construction drawing package for a refurbishment/renovation of residential and office units in London, UK. This Read More …

@Novedge interview @architectmark on #TheEdge "I wanted to design Tracy Island on Thunderbirds"…

Read the full article on my inspirations, Passivhaus, restoration, Vectorworks and Thunderbirds – on ‘The Edge’ the blog by Novedge HERE

Vectorworks 101+ Tips included in Nemetschek Third Party Guides & Publications

My Vectorworks 101 book has been updated/reedited to include additional tips on Version 2015 (hence the +) as well as a little reediting. The book is also included on the Third Party Guides & Publications page of the ‘Mother-ship’ Nemetschek Read More …

#Vectorworks 101+ Tips & Tricks updated for 2015

With the release of Vectorworks 2015, my ebook on ‘Vectorworks – Tips & Tricks’ has been updated to include an additional 10 more tips (hence the 101+), further editing to remove a couple of typographical errors (in response to the Read More …

MarkStephensArchitects.com 2014 in review

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here's an excerpt: The Louvre Museum has 8.5 million visitors per year. This blog was viewed about 110,000 times in 2014. If it were an exhibit at Read More …

My highlights of 2014: finally got 3D printing sussed with #Vectorworks

After a lot of trial attempts and problems with formats and thicknesses; I finally got a good method and format for 3D printing CAD/BIM models. This was achieved using the software I use which is Vectorworks. Below you see the Read More …

3 new houses for 2015 : Are you looking for an architect in West Ireland? #Upturn?

Maybe (maybe) finally the economy is on the turn and it’s great news that the Government is looking into amending the Building Regulations (again) to allow self-builders to construct their own homes – which is incidentally a large percentage of Read More …