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"...20 years and counting..."
Towards the end of last year, we reached the milestone of 20 years in practice. I have found it difficult to pause long enough and give...
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Why engage an architect?
The process of designing and building or extending your most valuable asset is likely to be a nerve-racking experience. Unless your...
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“...a genre of furniture which makes a purely personal and subjective statement...”
Following our concentration on contemplations of lighting in the last issue, I’d like to now consider how our manifesto relates...
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"...Pavilions, Pop Ups & Temporary Structures. Is architecture meant to last forever?..."
Alongside running our practice, last year I also became a RIBA Architecture Ambassador. This wonderful scheme is part of RIBA Learning’s...
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"...Lighting can be used to model a space; it manipulates how we view form, surface and texture..."
Following the focus on our considerations of materiality in the last issue, I’d like to now concentrate on how our manifesto relates...
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"...Materiality is used in such a way as to act and react within a space..."
Following the exploration into our thoughts on spatiality in the last issue, I’d like to now explore how our manifesto relates...
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"...design with beauty, build in truth..."
Each month, RIBA East Midlands showcases one of the region’s Chartered Practices. For July, we spoke to Julie Richards, director and...
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"...our experience is structured as a set of juxtaposed spatial fragments..."
Following the deep dive into our architectural manifesto in the last issue, I’d like to now explore how our manifesto relates...
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“…an experiential exploration through movement and time…”
Following our introduction in the last issue, I’d now like to delve a little deeper into the architectural manifesto of my practice. Our...
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“...the art of architecture for me is to dream; to create and invent...”
.. To try and begin to describe this love affair into which I entered over 28 years ago, almost unintentionally just as all the best love...
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". . . Julie helped me greatly understand what was possible in the design process . . ."
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