Latest News and Insights from Plan A

UCL Marshgate building on-site

After all the challenges during spring and summer months, it’s really positive to see progress moving forward on the Marshgate building

Museum of London Update

After over three and half years of dedication and hard work, yesterday marked a significant milestone...

Factors for Success

Even though we are still in lockdown, spreading the word about Design Management goes on. Many thanks to all those from Grimshaw Architec...

Getting your Client Approvals in Place

In our position supporting Architects in their Lead Designer role, we often witness the good and the bad related to obtaining Client appr...

Sharing Knowledge

There are times during the week when being in our office in Farringdon can be a lonely place. For our Design Management service line wher...

Loughborough Careers Fairs

Very pleased to have met the rising stars of the construction industry at Loughborough University Careers Fair yesterday. We are recruiti...

RIBA Part 3 Workshop

Another great session this week talking about Design Management and Health and Safety with RIBA Part 3 students at the AA School. Thanks ...

Building Awards - Consultancy of the Year 2019 Finalists

We are thrilled to announce that we have been shortlisted again for the Building Awards - Construction/Consultant Surveyor of the Year (fewe

Getting it in writing

A senior Plan A Design Manager was recently chatting over lunch about their experiences at University and specifically exposure to respon...

'In at the deep end'

For the past 10 months I have been undertaking my year out placement at Plan A Consultants as part of my 4-year Sandwich Degree. The aim ...

Design Responsibility: Descriptive and Prescriptive specifications

The difference between Descriptive and Prescriptive specifications is often an area of confusion for designers and the distinction needs to

Optimising the Design Process

Associate Design Manager Geoff Rolandsen discusses the implementation of appropriate measures to help optimise the design process and manage

NEC Review: Managing Early Warning Notices

How should Architects manage Early Warning Notices to protect the integrity of their projects and Client relationships?

Scaling Up your Start-Up

This week, Plan A Director Gerard Daws reflects upon Verne Harnish's 'Scaling Up: How a Few Companies Make It... and Why the Rest Do

Collaboration and Acting as ‘One Team’

Why is it important to foster collaboration and work as a team in design?

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