MATA Scheme Exemplifies Good Suburban Design. Well designed, contemporary and contextual residential development, even in sensitive suburban areas, is able to optimise density and provide a positive impact on the lives of existing and future residents. mata-architects.co.uk/blog-mata/2018…

Join #RIBASWLondon for evening of drinking and drawing on 14th Nov. Taught by architectural illustrator Philip Buckingham to help build confidence, speed and develop architectural illustration techniques through a series of informal drawing exercises. Tickets: eventbrite.co.uk/e/riba-south-w…

Anyone for an evening of drinking and drawing?

Why town planning can learn from Brian Eno. And Brian Eno should really be a town planner. (Thanks to Brian Eno News for a fascinating conversation.) dezeen.com/2018/11/09/bri…

Thanks Philip Buckingham for this evenings drawing class with RIBA South West London Architects and hosted kindly by Formation Architects. Looking forward to the next one!

Loving the "design development" process of Foster's Tulip

Measure twice, cut once #brexit

Local South West London Practices get involved. This is a great opportunity to meet and form connections with some very talented students before they graduate in the Summer and help to bridge the gap between academia and the wider profession. Kingston University

Jo Negrini, CEO of Your Croydon, announces a new London South Bank University - LSBU campus will be coming to the town centre #LondonatMipim #LondonIsOpen

RIBA SWLA Presents: Drink and Draw at #CroydonArtsStore 18th April Taught by architectural illustrator Philip Buckingham to help build confidence, speed and develop architectural illustration techniques through a series of informal drawing exercises. Tickets: eventbrite.co.uk/e/south-west-l…

Excited to see MATA Architects feature for the first time in the Sunday Times today. The Black Box extension is conceived as a ‘reconfigurable box’ in dark stained Siberian Larch. Two bespoke counterbalanced shutters are manually operated internally usin…lnkd.in/dZWPKTU

MATA Architects puts Black Box on the record dlvr.it/R1dMN6

Check out the wonderful work by MATA Architects Taylan Tahir on designboom: designboom.com/architecture/m…

Last few tickets left for drink and draw at Croydon Arts Store. Architectural illustration techniques taught by Philip Buckingham

Robert Jenrick Esther McVey Please spare 4 mins of your time on this video: youtu.be/CnZj1flXhaA For >2yrs leaseholders have sought real action, aided only by a handful of MPs & collective groups like UK Cladding Action Group, yet so many lives remain unjustly on hold. #EndOurCladdingScandal

Notes on 2020:A return to past ways of living will be influenced by a period of social distancing and newly formed routines. With it an appreciation of our reliance on local businesses and workers and a new view on the community value of local high streets.bit.ly/3btThHH

Notes on 2020: Short-term Emergency Measures Will Lead to Longer-term Innovation. Can we integrate innovative collaboration from today with future business models? Can we leverage real estate capacity to better serve the aims business & the community? bit.ly/3aEBc9P

Curious - are you happy where you are living right now or would you change things?