Studio life has taken on a different rhythm during lockdown, with kitchens, bedrooms, and living rooms transforming into makeshift workspaces. To capture this moment, I asked students to send me photos of their home studio setups, revealing the realities of designing, drawing, and thinking architecture in...
Honoured to be included alongside Bryan Cantley, Neil Spiller, Peter Baldwin and Perry Kulper. With gratitude to Thom Mayne. The AJ Student Prize 2019 was an incredible celebration of emerging architectural talent, and I was proud to be there to support our outstanding students, Hanna Makhoul...
Proud that all my students made it to the finish line. 10 days till panel moderation...
I have a feeling that, in class, I say ‘storyboard this’ as often as I say ‘draw it’...
Here’s some moments from our design review today. Well done, all! Today's Design Studio 6 Interim Review marked a significant step forward in the evolution of our projects, as students began translating the conceptual studies from DS5 into more resolved architectural proposals. This review was an...
This Superstudio takes on the challenge of Hybrid Mechanisms, an intensive workshop on drawing assembly that explores the intersection of representation, and speculative collage. In this session, we push beyond conventional architectural drawing into a space where hybridised techniques generate new forms of spatial intelligence—where drawing...
Friendly peer review competition: studio Plasticity #1 prix Dan Gibbons #2 prix Adam Nuttall Well done guys! This week in the Plasticity Studio, we held our Friendly Peer Review Competition, an opportunity for students to critically engage with each other’s work, exchange constructive feedback, and celebrate the rigor...
Portfolio submission: congratulations to all my students for their brilliant work! Congratulations to all my Design Studio 5 students for their work in this semester’s portfolio submission! The dedication, creativity, and critical thinking you have poured into your projects have resulted in an incredible body of...
Chip Sullivan in Scotland. Wonderful evening in Edinburgh with the one and only Chip Sullivan and a bunch of awesome drawing aficionados. + Architecture Drawing Prize ©2025 SPECULATIVE ASSEMBLIES BLOG Announcements, events, invites, and timely updates...