A few weeks ago I was invited by the RIBA to contribute some thoughts for an article on communicating effectively....

Heads up: I send out occasional emails with writing tips and other tricks of my trade, and this quick-fire guide...

I’ve been a fan of Archiboo ever since becoming involved in the business of architecture, and I was one of...

Here, in the reductive spirit of the end of the year, are my top 10 ‘conversations around architecture’ of 2017....

Words are important: they change minds, they make things happen, and they bring what’s on the inside onto the outside....

Blank pages – or blank documents on your screen – are all depressingly similar. Whether your particular blank page is...

Words can be tough: strangely tough for people who call themselves writers and weigh up each and every one, but...

I’m delighted to be joining the beat of my own drum to that of Archiboo. For me, the last few...

Sometimes it’s lovely to be out of the hot seat and firmly in the background, which is exactly where I...

Architectural jargon is quite something. I’ve come across a fine collection of words just this morning: ‘linear plan’, ‘visible mass’,...

I’ve been trawling architects’ websites for things that I like, and, now that such things relate directly to my job,...

I wish architects would take their words more seriously. Some do, of course, but it’s still a rare treat to...