Ian's Blog

Ian’s blog was born out of a need to ensure a) that should the reader not like what he says, we can blame it on him – and not the whole of Iceni (at least that’s what the lawyers told us to say), and b) if it’s drivel, it’s his drivel. Ian normally writes about planning and development – albeit that’s not a given. Given the choice, he’d just as merrily espouse about football. It’s debatable what he knows least about…

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03/05/2023
A Tale of Two Cities.
I live just around the corner from Springfield Hospital (Springfield), an NHS Estates site that historically housed a number of mental health facilities in varying stages of architectural qu... Read more
13/12/2022
Ian’s Blog: 22 Years of Hurt
So have you calmed down yet? Have you finished kicking the bins, throwing pizza at the TV, and blaming incompetent officials for having no idea? I am, of course, talking about the Governm... Read more
08/09/2021
Iceni Launches in the Midlands
September symbolises the start of the school year. New uniform, shiny shoes, fresh hopes and bright ideas for the year ahead. Whilst at Iceni we may have somewhat outgrown our stay-press tro... Read more
05/03/2021
A Hard Day’s Night
Way back in December ’19, when doing something remote from the office was a novelty and not a lock-down necessity, I decided to sleep out on the street in front of my house to bring attent... Read more
05/11/2020
A Very British Lock-Down…
Welcome to the first day of Lock-Down 2! Let’s face it, it’s going to be a hard act to follow. We’ve all heard the various allegories; the difficult second album, second-season syndr... Read more