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EDUCATION : DESIGNING FOR LEARNING, DESIGNING FOR ALL
Photo credit: Nook I’ve been doing a deep dive recently (as you do when you arrive in a new country!) as to what is happening in the education space. It’s encouraging to see the focus that the Scottish Government has placed on the Schools Infrastructure Investment Program , with a key goal of reducing child poverty. This is a generational transformation (it reminds me a little of the transformation of the Building Education Revolution in Australia in 2010, where the governme

Amanda Robinson
2 days ago3 min read


Return to Office Noise Gap
The "Great Return" is being enforced. As of 2026, companies are tightening Return to Office (RTO) mandates to reclaim "culture" and "collaboration." However, employees are returning to find a workspace that is often louder, more distracting, and less productive than the home offices they left behind, or the office environment they were initially in. When the office sounds like a call centre, and employers are trying to maximise ‘bums on seats’, but you're trying to do deep w

Amanda Robinson
Jan 222 min read


Can noisy restaurants impact your food taste?
In the world of architecture, the focus often lies on aesthetics, functionality, and sustainability. However, one critical aspect that frequently gets overlooked is acoustic design . The way sound interacts with a space can significantly influence the experience of its occupants, and when it comes to restaurants, you may be surprised to learn that the level of background noise affects both the intensity of flavour and the perceived crunchiness of foods, researchers have found

Amanda Robinson
Dec 19, 20252 min read
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