When we want to describe ourselves, we usually run straight for an adjective. We latch onto words like interesting, unique,...
Speaking plainly
What's wrong with the way architects communicate? And how can they get better at it? Listen to me giving Rion...
Does your heart sink at the thought of writing project descriptions?
Project descriptions often turn into a long and uninspiring series of here’s-one-I-made-earlier moments. But I’ve found a quick-fix way of...
Seven ways to take the stress out of writing
To kick off the autumn, I’ve just sent out another email in my ‘writing for architects’ series. (If you’d like...
How not to kick off your practice profile
Here is another of my occasional emails in which I try and take the mystery and hard work out of...
110 architects and me at the RIBA
I’ve run many workshops in my time, but I’ve never run one for 110 people, let alone 110 architects, which...
Another good reason to write about what you do
A few weeks ago I was invited by the RIBA to contribute some thoughts for an article on communicating effectively....
How to write a better website bio
Heads up: I send out occasional emails with writing tips and other tricks of my trade, and this quick-fire guide...
A blog for Archiboo
I’ve been a fan of Archiboo ever since becoming involved in the business of architecture, and I was one of...
Top 10 Conversations around Architecture 2017
Here, in the reductive spirit of the end of the year, are my top 10 ‘conversations around architecture’ of 2017....
Driving fast and writing badly
Words are important: they change minds, they make things happen, and they bring what’s on the inside onto the outside....
Writing for your website
Blank pages – or blank documents on your screen – are all depressingly similar. Whether your particular blank page is...
