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I nt hi si s s uewet a k eal ooka tt hec ompl et i onof‘ Ut opi a ’ t hel i br a r ya nda c a demyf orper f or mi ng a r t sbyKAAN Ar c hi t ec t en. Thes i t ei sl oc a t edi nAa l s t , Bel gi um a ndgi v esf unc t i ona l i t ya swel l a sanewur ba ndy na mi c . Youc a ns eet hi spr oj ec tf r om pa ge62 . r ev er ymuc hl ook i ngf or wa r dt oa l l t heupc omi ngexhi bi t i onsi nc l udi ngSc ot l a ndBui l dt a k i ng Wea pl a c eont he2 0t h2 1 s tMa r c ha tt heSEC, wher et hel a t es tdev el opment si nt hebui l tenv i r onment wi l l bes howc a s ed. Wea r ea l s ol ook i ngf or wa r dt oTheSma r tHomeExpot a k i ngpl a c eont he 2 6t h2 7 t hMa r c ha tt heNEC, Bi r mi ngha m, wher et hef oc uswi l l beupont hef ut ur eofs ma r t t ec hnol ogi esa ndwi l l c ov erabr oa dr a nge, i nc l udi ngAI , Cy ber s ec ur i t y , Aut oma t i ona ndmuc h mor e! Andl a s tbutnotl ea s t , t heRCI Showa tt heRi c ohAr ena , Cov ent r yont he2 7 t h2 8t hMa r c h wher er oofing, c l a ddi nga ndi ns ul a t i onwi l l beexpl or ed. Asa l wa y s , i fy ouha v ear ec entpr oj ec tornewss t or yt ha ty ouwoul dl i k et os eepubl i s hed wi t hi nourpa ges , pl ea s ec ont a c tt heedi t or i a l t ea m.
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F ol l owi ngapr opos a l f r om MPDebbi eAbr a ha mst o i nc or por a t eapr oj ec tba nka c c ounts y s t em t opr ev ent a not herCa r i l l i onl i k ec ol l a ps e, Da v i dJ a z a ni , Seni or L ec t ur eri nBui l di ngT ec hnol ogya ndCons t r uc t i on Ma na gement , Uni v er s i t yofBedf or ds hi r e, c a l l sf ora gov er nmentc ons ul t a t i ont oens ur eSMEc ont r a c t or s c onc er nsa r ea tt hef or ef r ontofs uc has y s t em: “Thepr opos al f r omMPDe bbi eAbr ahamsf oras e c ur e d c ont r ac t spay me ntac c ount st opr e v e ntar e pe atoft he Car i l l i onc r i s i si sawe l c ome , i fov e r due , mov e . Howe v e r , i ti si mpe r at i v et hatt hepr opos e ds y s t e mnotonl y guar ant e e st hepay me nt , butal s ohast hec apac i t yt o pr oc e s st hi si nat i me l ymanne r . Thef undame nt al pr obl e m wi t hCar i l l i onandt hes ubc ont r ac t or smode l wast he de l ay si npay me nt s , whi c hme antmanySMEsc oul dnot f unc t i onon1 2 0dayt e r ms . The‘ t oobi gt ogobus t ’ f al s i s m c e r t ai nl ydoe snotappl yt oSMEs . Be i ngaf e wt hous and poundov e r dr awnhasmaj orr ami fic at i onsandof t e nf or c e s s uc hbus i ne s s e si nt ol i qui dat i onduet ot hel ac kofc as hflow e s pe c i al l ydur i ngt he s et i me sofaus t e r i t y , whe nac c e s st o c r e di tandfinanc ei spr obl e mat i c . “Thepr opos al ne e dst oe ns ur et hatt hes y s t e mpr oc e s s e s t hepay me ntwi t hi nt hec ont r ac tt e r msass e toutbyt he s i gne ddoc ume nt . Shoul dt he r ebei t e msofv ar i at i ont hat ar enotagr e e dwi t hi nt hev al uat i on, i ns t e adofr e f us i ng t hewhol ev al uat i ont he r es houl dbet he napr oc e s sof de duc t i ngt he s et oal l owt hemaj or i t yofv al uat i ont obe pr oc e s s e di nat i me l ymat t e r . SMEs ubc ont r ac t or ss houl d al s obei s s ue dwi t hc l e arc l ai mf or mswi t hc ont r ac t doc ume nt sandhav ec l e are xpl anat i onspr ov i de dhowt o c ompl e t et he s e . “ Agov e r nme ntc ons ul t at i oni nc onj unc t i onwi t ht he Char t e r e dI ns t i t ut eofBui l di ng( CI OB)i sr e qui r e dt odr af t outar obus ts e r i e sofme as ur e st oe ns ur et hatSMEs , who ar ev i t al t ot hei ndus t r yandwhos el i v e l i hoodde pe ndson s uc hame as ur e , ar ef ul l yc onv e r s antwi t ht her ul e sand ar eabl et oi mpl e me ntt he s e . ”
RI BAha sc onfir medt heHomeOffic ei s openi ngupt heUK’ sExc ept i ona l T a l ent Vi s as c hemet oa r c hi t ec t s . I twi l l bea wel c omemov ef ort heUKa r c hi t ec t ur e i ndus t r y , a sbus i nes si mmi gr a t i onl a wy er AnneMor r i sexpl a i ns .
t ha nt hi si sa v a i l a bl eunderot herwor k v i s a s . Vi s ahol der sc a na ppl yt os et t l ei n t heUKonc et heyha v ebeenher ef or3 y ea r sa sa nexc ept i ona l t a l ent , or5 y ea r sa sexc ept i ona l pr omi s e, pr ov i ded t heyha v ebeenwor k i ngi nt he a r c hi t ec t ur a l s ec t or .
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Ar c hi t ec t sha v ebeena ddedt ot hel i s tof s ahol der sc a nbr i ngdependent st o pr of es s i onsel i gi bl eundert heUK’ sTi er1 Vi t heUK, wher et heymeett her el ev a nt exc ept i ona l t a l entv i s a . r equi r ement s . Theexc ept i ona l t a l entv i s ai sopent o Exi s t i ngUKv i s ahol der sc a n‘ s wi t c h’ t o i ndi v i dua l swhoha v ebeenendor s eda s t heTi er1v i s ac a t egor y , i nc l udi ngTi er4 l ea der si noneofanumberofs pec i a l i s t s t udent sl ook i ngt or ema i ni nt heUK fiel ds , i nc l udi ngs c i enc e, t hea r t s , a f t ert hei rs t udi es . engi neer i ng, huma ni t i es , di gi t a l t ec hnol ogya ndnowa r c hi t ec t ur e. El i gi bi l i t yc r i t er i adur i ngt hea ppl i c a t i on I toffer st heUKa noppor t uni t yt oa t t r a c t pr oc es sa r er el a xedi nr es pec tof a ndr et a i ns k i l l eda r c hi t ec t sa tat i meof ma i nt ena nc ef undsa ndEngl i s h hei ght enedc onc er nf ort hedes i gna nd l a ngua gepr ofic i enc y . c ons t r uc t i oni ndus t r y , wi t hexi s t i ng Howc a na r c hi t ec t sa ppl yf ort henew s hor t a gesi ns k i l l edl a bourexpec t edt o v i s a ? beexa c er ba t edbyr es t r i c t eda c c es st o EUt a l entwhenf r eedom ofmov ement Theexc ept i ona l t a l entv i s ai sopent o endspos t Br exi t . na t i ona l sofnonEEAc ount r i eswho ha v es ec ur edendor s ementf r om t he Thev i s ai sa l s oopent oi ndi v i dua l s r el ev a nti ndus t r ybody–f ora r c hi t ec t s demons t r a t i ngpot ent i a l i nt hei rfiel d t hi swi l l beRI BAi nc onj unc t i onwi t h undera n‘ exc ept i ona l pr omi s e’ r out e. t heAr t sCounc i l Engl a nd. Whyi st heexc ept i ona l t a l entv i s aa n Endor s edi ndi v i dua l st henma k et hei r a t t r a c t i v ev i s aopt i on? Ti er1v i s aa ppl i c a t i ont ot heHome UKi mmi gr a t i onr ul esha v et r a di t i ona l l y Offic e, wher et heywi l l bea s s es s ed ma dei text r emel ydi ffic ul tf ors k i l l ed a ga i ns tgener a l gr oundsf orl ea v et o a r c hi t ec t st oc omet ot heUKt owor k , ent erorr ema i ni nt heUK. ei t hert obeempl oy edort os etupt hei r ownpr a c t i c e. I st hi sgoodnewsf ort heUK a r c hi t ec t ur a l s ec t or ? Asanewr out ei nt ot heUKf or a r c hi t ec t s , t heexc ept i ona l t a l entv i s a Asa noppor t uni t yf ors k i l l eda nd pr omi s i nga r c hi t ec t st owor ki nt heUK, offer sanumberofbenefit s . t heexc ept i ona l t a l entv i s as houl doffer s omewel c omer el i eft ot hes hor t a ges Exc ept i ona l t a l entv i s ahol der sa r enot s ubj ec tt oempl oy mentr es t r i c t i ons , c ur r ent l ya ffec t i ngt hes ec t or . unl i k eot herwor kv i s a s . Theyha v et he f r eedom t or unt hei rownbus i nes s , be Ther ea r ehowev eronl y2 , 000 empl oy edort a k eupempl oy menti na ny exc ept i ona l t a l entv i s a sc ur r ent l yma de a v a i l a bl eea c hy ea r( Apr i l t oMa r c h) s ec t ora ta nyl ev el . a c r os sa l l el i gi bl epr of es s i ons , s o ppl i c a nt swi l l needt omov equi c k l yt o Thev i s a sa r egr a nt edf orama xi mum of5 a y ea r sa ndc a nbeext endedf oraf ur t her t a k ea dv a nt a geoft hes c heme. ma xi mum of5y ea r s–al ongerdur a t i on
J a s onOr mei sapr oper t yexper tf or TheHomebui l di ng&Renov a t i ngShow " Ourhomesa ndt hewa yweus et hem r eflec tt he wa ys oc i et yi sc ha ngi ng. I fwel ooka tt hehi s t or y oft hehomess i nc emedi a ev a l t i mes , t her e’ sa defini t eev ol ut i oni nhowwei nt er a c twi t hour hous es . Ther ei sana t ur a l pr ogr es s i onwhi c ht ook usf r om c ommuna l dwel l i ngsba c ki na nc i ent t i mest opr oper t i eswhi c hha v ebec omemuc h mor ef a mi l yc ent r i c . Wi t ht hi st r a ns i t i onha v e c omemor ec ha nges . Mor er ec ent l y , weha v e not i c edt ha tt hec onv ent i onsofhowweus e r oomsi sbegi nni ngt of eel al i t t l eout da t ed. Dema r c a t edr oomsa r ebec omi ngl es sr el ev a nt a ndamor eflexi bl ea ppr oa c ht ot hewa yi n whi c hweus et hehous ei sbec omi ngmuc h mor ei mpor t a nt . Wha twe’ r ea s k i ngofour hous esi sbec omi ngmor ec ompl exa swel l . Peopl ea r en’ tmov i nga smuc ha st heydi di nt he pa s ts ot heyneedt oc ha nget hei rpr oper t i es mor eof t ent oa da ptt hem t ot hei rl i f es t y l e. Bec a us eoft hi s , t heywa ntt ot a k emor ec ont r ol ov ert hei rl i v i ngs pa c e. Homebui l di ng& Renov a t i ngs pea k st opeopl ewhowa ntt hei r homest obear eflec t i onofwher et hey ’ r ea ta sa f a mi l ya ndwher et hey ’ r ea ti nt er msoft hei rl i v es .
Ki t c hens Thi spr oc es ss t a r t ed1 5 2 0y ea r sa go, wi t ht he ev ol ut i onofk i t c hensa st hema i ndr i v er . Cook i ng ha sbec omemor eofas oc i a l a ffa i ra ndi tha s ma det hek i t c hent hec ent r a l huboft hehous e. Cur r ent l y , wewa ntt oha v ewha tI c a l l ‘ bi g ma ga z i nes t y l es pa c es ’ t het y peofs pa c eswe s eea l l ov erhomesma ga z i ness uc ha sour sopenpl a nl i v i ngk i t c henswher et hel i v i ng, c ook i nga ndea t i ngc a na l l t a k epl a c et oget her . I na ddi t i on, newa r ea semer ges uc ha ss c ul l er i es orhi ddens ec ondk i t c hensf ort hos ewhowa ntt o pr epa r eal otoft hec ook i ngbef or eha nd, whi l e t hek i t c hens ec t i onbec omesmuc hmor eofa s howa r ea . I nma nywa y s , i t ’ sa l mos tl i k e
r ev i s i t i ngs omeoft heol dus esahous e t endedt oha v e. Agr ea texa mpl ei st hepa nt r y , whi c hwa spopul a rac oupl eofc ent ur i esa go. Bec a us eourk i t c hensa r et ur ni ngi nt ol i v i ng s pa c es , wedon’ twa ntt oha v ema nywa l l uni t s ondi s pl a ys oweha v ea r t , l i ghtorpl ent yof wi ndowsont hewa l l si ns t ea d. F orout s our c i ng s omeoft hef unc t i onsoft hek i t c hens uc ha s c ook i ngorf oods t or a ge, onec a nr el yona pa nt r ya sas uppor ts y s t em. Thi st r endi sone t ha t ’ sc ement edi t s el fi nt ot hehomef ormos t peopl ebuti t ’ sha ppeni ngi not hera r ea sof t hehous ea swel l .
Bedr ooms Wher ea spr ev i ous l ywewoul dha v eus ed bedr oomspur el yt os l eepi n, nowwe’ v e dev el opedal i v i ngneedf ort hi ss pa c e. Af t er s t a y i ngi nc omf or t a bl ehot el sa nds eei ngt ha t t hebedr oom c omeswi t hades k , aTV, a n i nf or ma l l i v i ngs pa c ea nda nens ui t e, wewa nt t or ec r ea t et hi sa thomea swel l . F a mi l i es wi t hma nyc hi l dr enmi ghtneedt oc r ea t ea s a nc t ua r yt ha tt r ul ybel ongsonl yt ot hea dul t s whi l et her es toft hehous ei sv er ys oc i a l .
Homeoffic es Al t hought her ei sa ni nc r ea s ei npeopl eha v i ng t heflexi bi l i t yofwor k i ngf r om home, y ou mi ghtr ea l i s et ha tmos tpeopl ema ynotus ei t a sof t ena si twa si nt ended. I , f orexa mpl e, findmy s el fs omet i meswor k i ngf r om t he k i t c hent a bl ebec a us eI wa ntt obea r oundmy f a mi l y , I c a ns eewha t ’ sgoi ngoni nt hehous e a ndI c a npr epa r eac upoft eawi t hea s e whenev erI needone. Ov ert hey ea r s , I t hi nk we’ l l s eear ea l dec l i nei nt hemor ef or ma l i s ed a r ea ss uc ha st hehomeoffic e. Thi ss ounds a l mos tc ount eri nt ui t i v e, buti fy ou’ r ewor k i ng a t7 . 3 0pm a tni ghty ouwoul dn’ twa ntt obe s t uc ki nas ec l udeds pa c e; y ou’ l l wa ntt obe pa r tofas oc i a l a r eawher et hewhol ef a mi l y i s . Bei nga bl et oha v et heflexi bi l i t yof i mpr ov i s i ngahomeoffic edes ki sv er y i mpor t a nt .
L i v i ngr ooms Thet r a di t i ona l dema r c a t i onofdr a wi ngr ooms a ndf or ma l r ec ept i onr oomsi sbec omi ngmuc h mor es t r et c hed. OnSa t ur da yev eni ngt he f a mi l yc oul dga t hera r oundt owa t c hapopul a r TVs how, whi l ei nt hea f t er noont her oom ma y ha v ebeenus edf ort hek i ds ’ pl a y i ngt i me. Dur i ngt hehol i da y s , t hel i v i ngr oom bec omes amor ef or ma l ent er t a i ni ngs pa c e, r ea dyt o r ec ei v egues t sa ndbefil l edt of ul l c a pa c i t y . Bec a us eoft hi s , l i v i ngr oomsneedt obe s ui t a bl ef orr el a xi ng. Thepr a c t i c a l wa yt o a c hi ev eas er enes pa c ei st hr ougha ddi ngi n
c l ev ers t or a ges pa c es . Thebi gTVi ny ourl i v i ng r oom c oul dbet uc k eda wa yi nabui l t i nc a bi net oras l i di ngpa nel whi c hc onc ea l sawhol ewa l l . Thi sa l l owsy out oha v eat i di erhous ef orwhen f r i endsa r eov era ndy ouwa ntt obemor el a i d ba c k . F r om ar oom us a geper s pec t i v e, wemi ghts ee l es speopl eopt i ngt oha v ea nopenpl a nl a y out wi t hs l i di ngorbi f ol ddoor sov er l ook i ngt he pa t i o. Ther e’ si nc r ea s i ngl yar ea l i s a t i ont ha tt hi s mi ghtnotbea sf ea s i bl ea ndpr a c t i c a l i nt he mi ddl eofav er ywetDec emberda y . I nt hi s i ns t a nc e, Br i t smi ghtpr ef erha v i ngac os y , s ma l l , enc l os ed, s nugs pa c eorbet t ery et , f a c i l i t a t e bot hf ort hes i t ua t i oni nwhi c hi t ’ ss nowya nd c ol df orf ourmont hsa ndboi l i nghotf ora not her f our . Nobodywa nt st os i ti nani c eda r k , c os y s pa c ewheni t ’ sl ov el ya ndl i ghtout ; y ouwa ntt o beopena ndi nt er a c t i ngwi t ht heout s i de. Equa l l y wheni t ’ sf r eez i nga ndr a i ni ngy ouwa ntt obe s nuga ndwa r m, s ot her oom needst or eflec t bot hs i t ua t i ons .
Ba t hr ooms Theba t hr oom a r eai sa not hers pa c ewhi c h t endst obec r ea t edi nt oaper s ona l s a nc t ua r y . The‘ a t homes pa ’ f eel i sus ua l l ya c hi ev edt hr ough c l ev erdec or a t i ont r i c k sl i k ec ha ngi ngt hes hower hea d, i ns t a l l i ngwa t er pr oofs pea k er s , pl a c i ng s i det a bl es t ool snea rba t ht ubs , a ddi ngext r a s hel v esorexot i chous epl a nt s . Af t ert hei rbus y r out i nes , peopl ewa ntt oenga gei npa mper i ng r i t ua l sa ndpr ef ert odot hi si nt hec omf or tof t hei rownhome.
News pa c es Thebi gges tc ompl a i ntf a mi l i esha v ei st ha tk i ds f r om t hea geof1 0pr oba bl yf eel abi tdi s t a nt f r om t hei rpa r ent sa st hey ’ r ei nt hei rbedr ooms pl a y i ngv i deoga mesorbr ows i ngt hei nt er net . Adul t swa ntt oha v emor ec ont r ol ov ert hei r c hi l dr en’ sl ei s ur ea c t i v i t i esa ndma k et hem mor e s oc i a l l ypa r toft hef a mi l yuni ta ga i n. Thi swi l l pr oba bl yl ea dt ot heemer genc eofa l l k i ndsof pl a y r oomst ha tbec omea l mos tl i k es ec onda r y l i v i ngr oomswher ek i dsc a nenj oyt hems el v esi n t hei rs pa r et i me. Ont heot herha nd, k i dsmi ght needt os t a r ts t udy i ngi nt hei rbedr oomsa s t hey ’ r emor equi eta ndpr i v a t ea r ea ss ot hes e mi ghtneedt obet ur nedi nt os t udi es . Whenpeopl ea r el a y i ngoutt hei rhous ef r om s c r a t c horwhent hey ’ r epl a nni ngoutext ens i on orr enov a t i onpr oj ec t s , i t ’ si mpor t a ntt odec i de t hes pa c e’ sl a y outbyi t sda ya ndni ght f unc t i ona l i t yort hepr i v a t ea nds oc i a l us e, not byt her ooms ’ na mes , whi c ha r ef a s tbec omi ng out da t ed. "