This #advice is so important I’ve updated it and included it again…

This is something that comes up again and again and again. Following a lengthy design process and planning permission is obtained or an Exempted Development design is proposed. The client makes changes to the design and doesn’t obtain a new Read More …

My mug is in Nov/Dec 2016 issue of @ConstructionCIF – thanks to @fergal5 for spot

A special thanks to Fergal O’ Malley of Timbertech Homes for spotting my ugly mug in the current (Nov/Dec 2016) issue of Construction magazine (the official magazine of the Construction Industry Federation). The piece was on the seminars I gave Read More …

Lego launches system for architects [Review by TY lad]

Continuing the blog posts by Fionn Stephens (the in house TY student) this concluding post (forming the trilogy) shows a new architectural specific modelling system by toy leaders Lego. [Read the previous post on the FoamWerks V-cutter HERE and the Read More …

TY lad testing out @Arckitmodel – here's his review

Following on from his review of the Foamweks cutter for architectural model-making I gave my 3rd lad (who’s in my office once a week for TY work experience) the task of testing out the Arckit Modelmaking kit. Here’s what Fionn Read More …

Our architectural models have stepped up a notch…

The faithful readers will know that we love our foamboard models; this probably started after Dermot’s Room to Improve where we jumped on the band wagon and started to do the same. Up until recently we’ve been using scalpels and Read More …

#Design #Passivhaus & #ModelMaking Talk & workshops @technoteachers conference went well @Arckitmodel mentioned

Just to say a big thanks to the TechnoTeachers Association for the opportunity to talk and give demonstrations at their recent conference. The talk on the Friday evening concerned ‘How an architect designs’ and Passivhaus design, methodology & construction. I Read More …