Photo credit: Nook I’ve been doing a deep dive recently (as you do when you arrive in a new country!) as to what is happening in the education space. It’s encouraging to see the focus that the Scottish Government has placed on the Schools Infrastructure Investment Program , with a key goal of reducing child poverty. This is a generational transformation (it reminds me a little of the transformation of the Building Education Revolution in Australia in 2010, where the governme
The "Great Return" is being enforced. As of 2026, companies are tightening Return to Office (RTO) mandates to reclaim "culture" and "collaboration." However, employees are returning to find a workspace that is often louder, more distracting, and less productive than the home offices they left behind, or the office environment they were initially in. When the office sounds like a call centre, and employers are trying to maximise ‘bums on seats’, but you're trying to do deep w
In the world of architecture, the focus often lies on aesthetics, functionality, and sustainability. However, one critical aspect that frequently gets overlooked is acoustic design . The way sound interacts with a space can significantly influence the experience of its occupants, and when it comes to restaurants, you may be surprised to learn that the level of background noise affects both the intensity of flavour and the perceived crunchiness of foods, researchers have found
