Newsletter
Business
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Jun 1, 2026
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5 min read
Trails of the Founder: What the ZHA Ruling Requires Mid-Size Practices to Do Now
Choose a governance audit over a naming dispute. Three questions every founder-led firm should answer this quarter.
Economy
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May 18, 2026
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4 min read
Birds migrating south: African urbanization
54 nations, one biennale, and the largest airport in the world. What Africa's largest commissions require, and why most practices aren't yet there.
Material
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Apr 14, 2026
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5 min read
Plastic building - a status update
Recycled plastic has been framed as a Holy Grail of architectural sustainability. But where has it actually become useful, and what is still holding it back?
Business
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Apr 7, 2026
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5 min read
The pre-design turn
Why more firms are widening their scope before geometry settles, and why upstream expertise can turn into earlier revenue, stronger client control, and a better chance of staying on the project.
Material
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Mar 30, 2026
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6 min read
When metrics start drawing the building
Why architects should start treating energy, heat, and environmental feedback as design language, not only as technical proof.
Material
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Mar 23, 2026
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5 min read
The Concrete Split
Why you should not treat concrete as a single material in your next design strategy.
BIM
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Mar 16, 2026
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4 min read
The liability hiding in your BIM exports
How to regain control when room data, IFCs, and quantity schedules start carrying more weight than your office intended.
Economy
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Mar 9, 2026
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6 min read
Information leverage in Architecture
Stop the 12% fee leak: How to reclaim your revenue share and transition from a design-only cost to a high-margin systems orchestrator.
Material
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Feb 9, 2026
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6 min read
The Anti-Skyscraper & The Tactile Rebellion
Milans skyline gets a horisontal break, the UK:s new gatekeeper is here, and why New York’s newest supertall is wearing a 1920s costume.
