JOURNALS

Paul Daramola

Jun 21, 20192 min read

The role of the architect Part 4 (Being active in my local community)

A key part of this strategy was to involve a social enterprise called ‘The Exchange’ which is set up to find a new and sustainable future...

Paul Daramola

May 17, 20193 min read

The role of the architect Part 3 (Being active in my local community)

Since my last entry, I have started considering why the general culture in an architecture practice (at least the ones I worked at so...

Paul Daramola

Apr 19, 20193 min read

The role of the architect Part 2 (The architect as a Developer)

Another quote to consider from the well-known architect developer Jonathan Segal says.. Architects of today are losing control and slowly...

Paul Daramola

Mar 21, 20193 min read

The role of the architect Part 1 (The Architect as a Developer)

Based on the role of the architectural assistant as discussed in the previous entry, my interest has shifted into considering the role of...

Paul Daramola

Feb 14, 20192 min read

Diversity in Architecture (An anecdotal Journal)

This entry looks into the power of networking within architecture and questions why we don't do it more often, focusing on my experience...

Paul Daramola

Jan 17, 20193 min read

The role of the Architectural Assistant (An anecdotal entry)

This entry looks into an anecdotal situation where I (as an architectural assistant) had to step into a role higher than initially...

Paul Daramola

Nov 13, 20183 min read

Marketing and Business development in Architecture

This entry looks in the marketing and business development strategy implemented at my practice for the month of Nov 2018. It is a...

Paul Daramola

Sep 27, 20183 min read

My story thus far

On the 17th of September 2018, I officially started my Part II (Masters) at one of the top 5 architecture schools in the UK; Welsh School...

Paul Daramola

Sep 19, 20181 min read

About me

Over the past year and a half, I have worked at 3 very different architectural practices. I worked with the partners Ian Fenn and Rebecca...