The purpose of design is to make the ordinary extraordinary. The best designers are the ones who find good clients.
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.
Providing that there is a rapport between the client and architect and both are open to new ideas at all stages then usually a harmonious outcome can be achieved.
In my experience if you apply for something and a piece of information is missing you are asked to provide it – job done.
This was the title of a paper by Dan Cruikshank about the repair of historic buildings published in the 80’s. Today, our ability to adapt and survive is more about who we chose to work for and what motivates us to provide the services that we are instructed to deliver.
This month has been all about finishing off existing projects and starting new ones and in some cases revisiting projects which were built during the pandemic.
It is so hard for architecture students to find work in their year out. In the old days it was a case of who you knew and you could easily get a placement.
Two applications were submitted for listed building consent at the beginning of 2025 which is the monthly average for the practice. The next two are currently in the production line.
This week the practice has been awarded one new project and another is moving into a new phase of detailed design. On the downside site visits have been curtailed by extensive flooding and when I did actually get to site I was surveying in Siberian weather conditions.