All Martyn Evans articles – Page 2
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OpinionThe subtle art of designing places with character
If you don’t want sterility be prepared to get messy, writes Martyn Evans
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OpinionFinally, clients are hungry for your ideas
Uncertainty reigns which puts innovative and confident designers in a strong position, argues Martyn Evans
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OpinionAre we ready for WFH to become WFO?
As offices gradually reopen, now is the time to re-think the way we work for the sake of our people and our businesses, writes Martyn Evans
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OpinionHow far do you go to embed ESG principles in your work?
We can always do better but the key is to set clear goals and be relentless in pursuing them, writes Martyn Evans
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OpinionYou have no authority here: Should planning decisions be left to local councillors?
There is a serious side to the viral video from Handforth Parish Council committee meeting, says Martyn Evans
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OpinionSo 2021, how should we prepare?
Martyn Evans reflects on what we can learn from a year like no other as the next one hoves into view
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OpinionHow to pitch to developers – and how not to
Working out what makes you different, and relevant to a project, will help you to stand out from the crowd, writes Martyn Evans
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OpinionLearning from lockdown: Don’t miss the chance for change
There’s no manual for returning to work. What works for the next practice might not work for yours. But this is the time to seize opportunities, writes Martyn Evans
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OpinionLearning from lockdown: Now is the time to talk to volume housebuilders
Martyn Evans doesn’t buy the idea that nothing will ever change in the designer-less world of housing
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OpinionIf you can keep your head…
What the strife at the AA and RIBA tells us about leadership, democracy and power
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OpinionOur response to Black Lives Matter must go deeper than social media
What matters is bringing about positive change not just what we say in posts, suggests Martyn Evans
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OpinionLearning from lockdown: If the future is office-less, how do you protect your firm’s culture?
The greatest challenge is not technical, it’s social, writes Martyn Evans
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OpinionHow to keep your practice afloat
Start by handing over your creative work to colleagues, says Martyn Evans. Then pick up the phone
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OpinionDistanced learning in a post-office world
People are predicting the death of the office. Martyn Evans wonders if the new way of working could save the high street and the planet
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OpinionHow gaming and e-sports will reshape the built environment
Curiosity will help you stay ahead of the game, says Martyn Evans
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OpinionShould architects be paid more?
Building Design’s client columnist looks at how this might actually happen in the real world - and it involves relationships
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OpinionGood ideas – and how to stifle them
It’s all a question of your appetite for risk, writes Martyn Evans
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OpinionWe must listen or suffer the consequences
We need to start measuring how our projects affect the happiness of children and the loneliness of old folks, writes Martyn Evans
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OpinionIt takes decades to build a place’s character. Can developers ever short-circuit that process?
Set aside your branding and logos, advises Martyn Evans
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OpinionTwo projects that all housing developers should visit
When it comes to making good places, architecture is only part of the recipe, says Martyn Evans