210706 - The Facts! I am posting this as I am being 'trolled' by someone who doesn't know the facts. Dear non-architect, You are not an architect and unless you qualify as one never will be one either. The job title 'architect' is protected under UK law and...

How do I work with an architect? A guide to finding, appointing and working with an architect based on the questions we are asked the most. Unless your project is very simple, it makes sense to at least talk to an architect for advice before you get...

Warwick Mihaly, ArchiTeam chair and principal of Mihaly Slocombe Architects. At Deco House in Kew, designed by Mihaly Slocombe and constructed by Basis Builders. Photo: Greg Briggs This is an article from Australia but applies here to, and anywhere else on the planet as the qualifications necessary to be...

Warwick Mihaly, ArchiTeam chair and principal of Mihaly Slocombe Architects. At Deco House in Kew, designed by Mihaly Slocombe and constructed by Basis Builders. Photo: Greg Briggs This article is from Australia but applies equally around the world where the job title is restricted to those with the...

An often asked question that is very easy to answer. We are the only profession qualified in the truly architectural design of buildings. There are, of course, other chartered professions involved in the design of buildings: structural engineers (IStructE), building services engineers (CIBSE), building surveyors...

Ideally we start on a project helping you, the client, at the business case stage. We can assist you in determining whether you need an internal re-organisation, an extension (in any direction), or a new building on the same or another site. If another site...

As KR.eativ: Architects Ltd remains open for business in the South East Midlands (SEMLEP area) and very nearly fully functional. Please circulate to your connections as we still need commissions even if work has stopped on site. Any project started now won't get to site until...

Anyone who really is an architect will have to be registered with the above, http://www.arb.org.uk Most of us are chartered members of the RIBA, the only professional chartered body of the profession. We are, 'on top of that' an RIBA Chartered Practice which means even more independent protection...

I've been reading my extensive library again and found some gems (and my comment) from between the wars that are still relevant today but completely ignored by most non-architects and builders: Bathrooms should be conveniently placed near the bedrooms they serve, but WCs screened as...

The Government has prepared a report to promote and support Garden Villages (Locally-Led Garden Villages, Towns and Cities, March 2016). In it there is the following statement: "We are supporting a new wave of garden cities, towns, villages and communities in Bicester, Basingstoke, Didcot, Ebbsfleet, North...