How much does an architect cost ? The answer is… [new business model update]

The faithful readers will know I’ve written on this subject a few times (type in ‘how much does an architect cost’ in the search box!). This post also gives an update on our new business model where the first stage Read More …

The Ionic Order and the exquisite Sir John Soane’s Museum @soanemuseum

It’s funny how something’s occur, a bit like in Apollo 13 when Jim Lovell is guided home by the phosphorescence in the sea! I had such a moment (although not as life saving or dramatic) after returning from a short Read More …

The feminine Ionic Order

Following on from the last post on the Doric and Ionic order I explained that the Ionic Order was created to establish a feminine alternative to the masculine Doric Order. Again in Vitruvius’ “Ten Books on Architecture”: “They translated these Read More …

The Corinthian Order – a potted history

“A free-born maiden of Corinth, just of marriageable age, was attacked by an illness and passed away. After her burial, her nurse, collecting a few little things which used to give the girl pleasure while she was alive, put them Read More …