Adding value? – Think Design Feasibility

Adding value? – Think Design Feasibility

At Iceni, we believe good design is an integral part of planning feasibility work. But as the House of Lords have just pointed out, planning authorities in their efforts to ‘Meet Housing Demand’, have, to an extent, sacrificed the feasibility element. A representative...
Can ‘beds and sheds’ be the solution?

Can ‘beds and sheds’ be the solution?

Delivering houses should not just be a numbers game  The UK property industry will soon embark on their annual pilgrimage to the South of France, and as usual, residential development – and moreover the housing crisis – will once again be omnipotent...
Stirling – the availability of beauty

Stirling – the availability of beauty

The recently announced winner of the Stirling Prize for Architecture expresses one of the dilemmas at the heart of the architectural profession and its culture. The building is the European corporate headquarters of Bloomberg, the finance and media company. Bloomberg...