The vision is for all our energy to be supplied by renewable sources and stored using lithium-ion fuel cells, but the transition may not be as smooth as you think.
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All debts are bad, but some debts are less bad than others
Private property provides safety and security for those living in a capitalist society. But nowadays nearly all UK property acquisition is based on debt.
Read MoreZaha Hadid And Patronage In The 21st Century
In this post I hope to underline the importance of the client or 'patron' in architecture. The greatest buildings in human history required funding and support from benefactors or 'patrons.'
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Housing Is The New Diamond Trade
We in the UK rely on large incumbent firms underwritten by foreign equity to support our urban growth.
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Learning to deliver ideas by getting others to build them for you.
At university we are instructed to focus on one stage of the architectural process. After university it transpires that this is the stage where in theory, we still have some influence with clients, other professionals and stakeholders.
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Don't Innovate, Organise!
I felt the need to build on my previous post, 'The Price of Innovation,’ after reading the Schumpeter column in last week's Economist.
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The Price of Innovation
In most market sectors there is a strong dis-incentive to innovate. Companies are under commercial pressure to create products that will sell, rather than work to find new products that will genuinely benefit their customers. You see this at all scales,
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The Three Approaches To Product Development
Rightly or wrongly, architects are trained to present their ideas to other architects, not to the prospective market they ultimately serve. This, I believe, has contributed to the marginalization of architects in the construction industry.
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'Don't Hate The Player, Hate The Game'
I work largely in the private residential sector, where the traditional procurement route prevails, but beyond that is a world of daunting complexity where land is no longer a human right or state provision, it is a valuable, trade-able asset.
Read MoreRetrofit Seminar with The Green Register
Recently I attended a Green Register Seminar titled 'Retrofitting Traditional Buildings.' The session was taken by Nick Heath whose company offers Sustainable Energy Services.
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