Sample of the magnificent V&A

I wandered round the Galleries not paying too close attention to which exhibits I travelled through but heading upwards to the Ceramics Gallery on the 6th floor.
Snippets along the way included an ancient 14th century staircase next to this wall of heads...
which made me chuckle!

IKON Gallery, Birmingham

I popped into the IKON Gallery on Sunday as we were passing. I'd forgotten what an impact the building has on me. It was built as Oozells Street School in 1887 and boasts classic terracotta detailing in quite a bright orange-red clay.

Musings on our urban excesses...

I'm thinking about the adaptation and reuse of redundant buildings, gap sites, regeneration and the big one SUSTAINABILITY.... 

Insight - Architect to the Fabric

This week of 22nd - 29th November I spent shadowing Architect Paul Heighway (formerly Heighway Field Associates) in Dittisham, nr Dartmouth Devon. Paul looks after around 40 churches around Devon We spent every day on site and at meetings including a Quinquennial Inspection and consultations regarding church re-ordering and adaptation projects.


This time spent as 'pupil' is documented day by day listed project by project. Thanks for your time and the window you opened into your world Paul.