UNIFORM NOVEMBER

It goes without saying that in these testing times where idea generation and problem-solving skills are critical, it is important to stay current, versatile and curious.  It is imperative to develop connections and to explore collaborations but what does that actually...

As uncomfortable as it may be, the message scrolled on that wall in Beirut might as well read, ‘WE DID THIS’, we all should take some shared responsibility along with our Lebanese brothers and sisters.

This image sent to Uniform November yesterday epitomises my growing...

There are 3 reasons to care for ageing, sick or disabled buildings. Firstly, they are packed with embodied energy, secondly, they are imbued with memory and meaning that helps to inform our sense of place and belonging, and thirdly, it is economically, socially and env...

Three months ago thousands responded to a post I wrote: “I Don’t Want to Go Back to How it Was Before Covid19”.  There were hundreds of thoughts posted about what should be changed or better. For many, a primary concern of a pre-COVID life boiled down to a growing lack...

We can build better resilience to the devastation brought about by the likes of  COVID 19, conflict or natural disasters. By developing a modern, more diverse and layered civic fabric of collaboration based on public trust, society can venture forward better connected...

‘Having a skeleton in the cupboard,’, implies having an embarrassing or unpleasant secret about something that happened in the past. It is an excellent metaphor to highlight a real concern. In this case, the skeletons represent the contentious statues we have in our ci...

In testing times like these, it is a liberating necessity to undo the constraints of tired terms such as ‘community’. Perhaps by forgetting or reshaping the idea of a community, we can start revealing many more modern-day realities and the scope of an individual’s iden...

Place is a critical element within society and business which requires the utmost consideration.

Frazer works to: Resolve or formulate a response to the problems of people and place involved in complex and difficult matters. He will develop an approach to place that wil...

“Sometimes people need a mediator with the relevant experience to get the most out of a project and those involved” FMH

I offer a valuable mediation resource to those engaged in projects involving the built-environment  (client, steering groups, management tea...

Very Please to welcome Patrycja Perkiewicz (Patii) to the UNIFORM NOVEMBER team.

Patii has researched for year the relation between urbanism, natural resources, and their effect on the landscape. Research that helps us to understand how to proceed with future design and...