Policy makers need to understand emerging technologies and innovations that will disrupt the current paradigms. Yet it seems to me that the people that they consult are generally those with vested interests in maintaining the status quo. Continue reading
If retailers want us to believe that they are sustainable then they should start addressing the root cause of problems not greenwashing them with irrelevant technology. Continue reading
The Sainsbury’s store in Greenwich, which I worked on with Paul Hinkin of Black Architecture in the late 1990s is set to be demolished to make way for a big blue IKEA box, despite its being regarded as the most … Continue reading
Any challenge to the sacred cows of construction is seen as an affront and not an opportunity to learn and improve. I find this emerging ideology very worrying for the future of our industry. Continue reading
Many readers of this blog will be aware that, in the late 1990s, I was involved in designing the flagship Sainsburys store at Bugsby Way in Greenwich, an exemplar of sustainable design. The store was the Channel 4 People’s choice … Continue reading