Author Archives: Stephen Hall

Examining Britain’s housing of the future

In modern times, the demand for housing in the world’s major cities is climbing ever higher, property prices are increasing, more people are renting as opposed to buying, and more and more of us are working from home. As a result of these factors and many more, residential architecture must evolve and change in order to reflect the needs of Britain’s current population. For this reason, we are eagerly looking ahead to an exciting new exhibition at RIBA’s Architecture Gallery, highlighting new ideas for the residential buildings of the future. Continue reading

We’re open to fresh ideas from new architects

As you can see, we have set up a section on our main site specifically focused on CVs and applications to join our London-based architectural practice. It’s always been important to us to keep a door open to new talent, and we pride ourselves on giving exciting opportunities to skilled people. From a traditional view, architecture has always been considered a challenging field to break into. We all remember the hard work, dedication and sacrifice we had to make to establish ourselves within the profession, and it’s always a great moment for us when we can help fresh talent trying to break through. Continue reading

Understanding modernity in architecture

In its basic definition, the word modernity refers to the rejection of tradition in favour of modern interests, but it is not always such a clear-cut concept in terms of architecture. It is possible to create designs which speak to the traditions of London architecture, while still incorporating a modernist approach which is intent on breaking away from the common conventions of the city landscape. Continue reading