All articles by 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’.
-
BlogsPylon the pressure
I suspect other Engineers are fretting about the same thing as us this week.