Soichiro Honda famously said in 2016 ‘In fact, success represents 1 percent of your work which results only from the 99 percent that is called failure’ – never has this been so apt.
Much of what I do is not strictly in the Architect’s job description representing private clients in a court judgement or order where works have failed on site.
Today the Building Control Officer finally certified the completion of the new dwelling after it was practically complete in February and has been occupied for months.
The projects which take the longest are the most rewarding. Some are very long in the gestation period, all are stuck in planning for aeons. Those delays can be endured but when a project has…
When we embark on a professional career with a well defined job description little do we know that the job we were once qualified for will morph into something entirely different.
A fine site visit on Monday morning with the Conservation Officer for this area who always has insightful information to share. This application definitely has legs.
After 38 years of work I am proud of what I have achieved and been fortunate to work on some great projects and met some wonderful people in the industry.
It is a sad day when I have to admit defeat and accept that it is now no longer possible to act as architect and agent to submit planning applications to Dorset Council.
That’s the number of applications for listed building consent and/or planning permission that have been granted so far this year.
At the Dorset Council planning agents forum this week we were made aware that planning is evolving rapidly.