The Second fear architects have is outsourcing Measured Surveys and CAD drawings "What if the drawings are wrong?" Cheap overseas CAD farms can do it for less but you fear that the drawings will be inaccurate? You've probably heard the stories or experienced it yourself. Cheap overseas CAD teams. Hours spent marking up errors and correcting drawings that should have been right the first time. Missing dimensions Walls that don't line up Windows in the wrong place Disorganised layers Or...

The FUTURE of London Construction has Arrived. 🚲 Forget the white Vans in London. Five bags of cement? Cargo bike. A ladder? Cargo bike. A fridge? Cargo bike. Cement mixer? Obviously… cargo bike. Next week we’ll be loading our 3D laser scanner, tripods, batteries and the surveyors onto one and cling down the A40. 😂 But don’t worry the investigation has been done. Apparently, it works. SpaceSurvey is measuring buildings while we can still fit the equipment in a van so if you need a free...

One of the biggest fears architects have is losing the feel of the space. You've probably experienced it yourself. Standing in the rain with a laser measure. Walking through someone's house. Noticing how the light enters a room. Feeling the proportions, materials, and flow of the building. You tell yourself that if someone else captures the measurements, you'll lose your connection to the project. But is that really true? Or are we confusing the art of Architecture with the task of Measuring?...