Reflections on Friar’s Quay Part III: Shared Streets, Squares and Alleys

To mark the 50th anniversary of the completion of the Friars Quay housing development in Norwich we asked our Senior Architect Matt Wood to reflect on the project. Click Here for Part II, or read ahead for Part III. The 1975 Architectural Review article concludes that Friars

Francesca appointed to SPAB Scholarship panel

Reflections on Friars Quay Part II: Pre-Post-Modernism?

To mark the 50th anniversary of the completion of the Friars Quay housing development in Norwich we asked our Senior Architect Matt Wood to reflect on the project. Click Here for Part I, or read ahead for Part II. In 1989, Prince (now King) Charles expounded his ‘Vision of Brit

Reflections on Friars Quay Part I: Old City, New Attitude

To mark the 50th anniversary of the completion of the Friars Quay housing development in Norwich we asked our Senior Architect Matt Wood to reflect on the project. Here is the first of four short reads. A recent tourism marketing campaign by Visit Norwich called ‘Old City, New

Past and present collide at Norwich Castle

This morning at Norwich Castle, the past and present collided – in the best possible way. F+M’s Erin Davidson and Dan Towers joined Norfolk Museums, The British Museum, The National Lottery Heritage Fund, Conisbee and a room full of media to talk about what this trans

Inside the Architect’s Studio with Joe Maunder

How did your journey into architecture begin? “My career started, believe it or not, with a work placement at a practice in year nine, which was quite a while ago now. It was set up through the school I was at, we went to an architectural consultancy. I went on to do work place