Stephen Melville
BlogsTimid engineers
Engineers need to stand up to architects with knighthoods to end the ‘orgy of glass’
BlogsWhy don't more buildings move?
Moving building stock could save energy - it would also make buildings less boring
BlogsUK should welcome talent from everywhere
New immigration rules could mean the UK loses some of its most skilled architecture students
BlogsNo longer fulfilling essential functions
With change afoot in our practice, it’s an interesting opportunity to compare notes on how our industry is faring
BlogsA playground in Holland
More foreign travel recently with trips to Montenegro and the structural engineering play ground of Rotterdam
BlogsThe cruelty of competition
Competitions are a cruel thing. Not winning a fee bid is tough but the burst of energy, commitment and optimism that comes with a design competition creates a high which means it’s a longer way to fall when you lose out.
BlogsLittle Chef and Nandos are preserving our heritage
Whilst on holiday and driving on the M1 somewhere outside Doncaster we spotted a Little Chef, a Little Chef outside of the ordinary.
BlogsPatently stupid?
Sorry Frei Otto you owe me 1% of the contract value of the Munich Olympic stadium
BlogsKey facts for this week
Holidays have intruded into work fun for the last 2 weeks, so I have some catching up to do.
BlogsWobble wobble
The best phraseology heard this week, courtesy of an Architecture academic, ‘BIM…its great, but only when the design jelly stops wobbling’.
