A snapshot from Terry Gilliams distopian Satire ‘Brazil’ 1985 With the launch of the ‘national happiness index’ and an audibly rally cry matching that of the strapline to the advertising […]

So where is the global authority for sustainability? This question has puzzled me for some time without raising any answers that I like the sound of. As a consumer, producer, […]

The day of the briquette… There is a prevalent phenomenon which is deeply embroiled in the fabric of our modern society. Initiated by the first mass produced portable cameras of […]

I for one am delighted, thankful and gratefully humbled by instructive sign age which seems to be such a ubiquitous part of our everyday life. The fact that we as adults need to be […]

The Gherkin won the sterling prize in 2004. This leaves me wondering how architects judge architecture and where this takes the practice. The Gherkin is a building which boasts an […]

How do contemporary architectural forms exist within the context of loved; well-formed structures? The British Library may have been built in 1973 it has always had to compete in the […]

Throughout the latter half of the 20th century we have seen an acceleration in the introduction of measures to reduce the scope(1) of public space and the individuals right(2) to protest there. In […]

What makes a popular head of state? Is it the governing politician who looks to acts of radical and authoritarian nationalist political ideologies to improve their poll ratings? What do these figures say […]

There is an ideology which has spread steadily across the industrially developed world. It is nothing so clearly defined as the ideas which we have been trained to damn; there are no […]