Arch & Regen

Here we cover all aspects of the built environment: property, regeneration, architecture, design and engineering

Leanne| March 12, 2012| Architecture, Food & Drink, General, PR & Comms, Retail

How to make your press releases work for you

This article was first published by Building Design on 12th March 2012. In my life as a PR, there are few subjects that cause as much stress and angst as the press release. Originally, the press release (or media release) was designed to provide journalists with timely facts and news. However, since…

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How to make your press releases work for you
Katie| February 22, 2012| Architecture, General

Save St Bride’s – The INSPIRE! Appeal

Following a £40 million investment and 15-year repair program, the restoration of St Paul’s Cathedral finally completed last summer in time for the cathedral’s 300th anniversary. Resplendent in renewed glory, St Paul’s sits atop the highest point of the City of London as an international symbol of our National heritage,…

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Photography by Daniel Shearing
Sarah| February 7, 2012| Architecture, PR & Comms

Article 25

This morning’s Article 25 networking breakfast was a fantastic example of events that really deliver what they promise.   More than 100 representatives from across architecture, construction and property turned up to hear about some of the amazing work this charity is doing in Burkina Faso and Haiti. Presentations were…

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article 25
Leanne| January 27, 2012| Architecture, General, PR & Comms

New Year’s Revolutions

Why a re-think of your company’s approach to public relations may be essential for survival in 2012. As memories of Christmas cheer and New Year celebrations recede and January draws to an end, it is important for businesses to retain a broad view and look ahead to 2012 with focus…

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Know the media landscape
Tom| November 22, 2011| Architecture, General, Retail

ING MEDIA at World Architecture Festival 2011

With an impressive total of six ING MEDIA clients on the shortlist, it was with excitement and optimism that I set off to Barcelona for the World Architecture Festival 2011. This being my first time at ‘WAF’, I was also intrigued to see how the event lived up to the…

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Michael Rayner of Cox Rayner Architects
Chantelle| November 18, 2011| Architecture, PR & Comms

An International Perspective

At ING MEDIA we not only work with some of the UK’s leading architectural practices, but a range of international clients, such as Kohn Pedersen Fox and HASSELL. I am particularly lucky to be working with HEAT Architecture, an initiative of the Queensland Government, which is supporting the Australian state’s…

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Kurilpa Bridge, Brisbane, Australia. Photo: Christopher Frederick Jones
Leanne| November 14, 2011| Architecture

Architects – it’s time to get serious about selling solutions.

  Below is an excerpt of a piece that I was asked to write after judging the 2011 Australian Institute of Architects Awards. How did it come to this? How did the one-dimensional stereotype of architects take hold in the broader world of media, business, politics and public opinion? Black…

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An exhausted AIA jury pose for a pic outside Peter Stutchbury's Hangar at Cessnock airport.
Laura| September 23, 2011| Architecture, PR & Comms, Retail

The power of design

Being Italian I am quite familiar with designs that have stood the test of time…from the Fiat 500 (1957) to the Vespa (1946) to the Bialetti Moka Pot (1933) but until last week I had never thought  of the British electricity pylon in the same light –  it’s 84 years…

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Gustafson Porter's 'Flower Tower' Electricity Pylon
Rob| September 22, 2011| Architecture, General, PR & Comms

When Apps Work…

One of the most exciting things about my late adoption of a smartphone, apart from enhanced street credibility, was the opportunity to access the world of Apps. Looking from the outside, it appeared that, short of providing a cure for cancer, there was an App for everything and my life would…

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Open City app
Rob| September 13, 2011| Architecture, General, Retail

A Capital Event

As someone who feels duty-bound to clean before the cleaner comes round, the thought of hosting public tours of my humble abode leaves me in a cold sweat. Yet, that is exactly what hundreds of homeowners will be doing this weekend as part of Open House London. Open House, which…

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photo > Nick Woodford