Working life

Time for a outward facing RIBA

Architects have never been more needed, yet our influence has never felt more fragile. I hear it…

Replace the London ‘No’ Plan with a London ‘Yes’ Plan.

London is falling behind big time. Not slowly, not quietly – but visibly, measurably, embarrassingly behind. And…

Ten Years of Simonicity — and Three Big Themes for the Next Ten

What the planning blogosphere’s best minds think is coming — and where I land on all this…

The Letter to London Crowd Have Found a New Way to Be Wrong 

This is not a minor offence….

Can developers use ai to get rid of architects…? 

The architect’s new job is not to produce. It’s to know what problem you’re actually trying to…

Five ideas to help supply for first-time buyers and renters in our cities

A functioning housing ladder is critical to our towns, cities and…

London Calling

London needs an anthem. Something properly earwig-y that just sticks with you all day.

Travels abroad: why leadership matters in development

Over the past year I’ve had the opportunity to spend time in some of the world’s most…

What Property Landlords can learn from Pub Landlords

When pub landlords mobilised against proposed changes to business rates, they did something the private rental sector…

What future UK New Towns Can Learn from Copenhagen’s Nordhavn and Ørestad

As the UK renews its ambition to deliver a new generation of towns, there is understandable pressure…