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Restoring St. Oswalds Centre
Works to restore St Oswalds Centre in Bruntsfield, Edinburgh are progressing well with phase one works underway.
What You Need To Know About Spray Foam & The Climate
Fear of buying One of the most common questions I am asked by clients contemplating the purchase of a building…
Project Reflections : Westfield House
My latest project reflection takes us south of the border to the Northumberland town of Ashington to link up with…
How to get the most value out of a building project
Architects have a reputation for not caring about cost. While sometimes that reputation is unfortunately deserved, I believe that more…
Conservation Accreditation: Project Approach Example
At the start of the year, David Johnson finally gained his accreditation in conservation architecture with the RIAS. Wondering how…
Historic Buildings Dance: How Time And Weather Change Buildings
I am a fan of analogies. I use them all the time. I see them as very handy to illustrate…
Project Reflections : 1 Grosvenor Crescent
This once magnificent Victorian townhouse had been for many years the headquarters of the Land Tribunal (Land Court). As a…
Building Surveys
What is it? The term “survey” meaning an inspection of a building followed by a report is peculiar to Britain…
The History Of Project Management And How We Incorporate These Skills
What Project Management Looked Like Before The Term Existed One of my great uncles was a Brigadier General in the…
Symbolism in modern church architecture
I recently finished reading Theology in Stone by Richard Kieckhefer (read my review here). It explores four key aspects of…
Creative Architecture – The Rationalisation of Whimsy
I set myself quite a challenge with such a ridiculously pretentious title, but it got stuck in my head. Even…
Why Church Buildings Are Shaped Like They Are
One of the things that fascinates me about church buildings is not just the raw architecture but also what it…
