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Architects of their own demise

Architects of their own demise
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A November 24 article on Dezeen and probably everywhere else screamed outrage because, in the US from 1 July 2026, architecture is on track to no longer being considered a professional degree. Its opening sentence was Loans available to architecture students in the USA will be reduced under the terms of president Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill, […]

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Expectations Exceeded

Expectations Exceeded
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The term expectations exceeded is frequently heard in academia, usually describing the inevitable outcome of some program or course assessment. The implication is that already high expectations were more than satisfied but, less frequently, the term can also be used to indicate that low expectations were exceeded. This post is about instances where someone has […]

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Heroes & Villains

Heroes & Villains
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The UK’s PM Boris Johnson recently stated that it’s time for everyone to get “back to the office” and that they’ve had enough “days off”. He’s not keen on having people continue working from home probably because they might learn to like it. It also means office buildings may be under-occupied yet, over the past […]

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The Things Architects Do #8: Themes

The Things Architects Do #8: Themes
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There’s only two and a bit chapters to go in The Autopoiesis of Architecture Volumo Uno. Every now and then I scare myself when the author inadvertently makes some terrifying kind of sense. It happened again with this bit before the penultimate chapter. It’s about projects and themes. Let me summarise – I’m getting better at it. DON’T HAVE just projects,HAVE themes as […]

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