Block: Beyond the Blueprint – Newsletter #10
Plan to Succeed in Bad Weather: What We Shared in February February in Scotland reminded everyone of something most delivery teams already know: winter doesn’t just slow a housing site down – it exposes weak points, creates risk, and turns small issues into...
Reflections & Highlights of 2025
A Moment to Pause – and Look Both Back and Forward I’m writing this in the week before Christmas 2025 – our final week in the office before the festive shutdown. It’s always a reflective time of year. A moment to pause, take stock, and think not just about...
The Hidden Time Drain: How Email Consumes an Architect’s Day on a Construction Project
Why I’m Talking About Email – And Why It Matters to You If you were to ask most architects why they entered the profession, the answers are usually the same: “to design better places, solve problems creatively, and deliver buildings with purpose.” But ask what...
A New Era for Architectural Ethics: The 2025 Code of Conduct
A Childhood Dream Meets Today’s Reality From the age of twelve, I knew I wanted to be an Architect. To design, to create, to deliver buildings that made a difference. In those early years after university, the profession felt straightforward. Planning was manageable,...
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