Our top-floor anchor tenants Studio Polpo have been hailed by the Royal Institute of British Architects for offering "an example to the whole profession on bringing together unexpected disciplines, marginal communities, artists and funding to tackle important issues of the day, while having fun".
You can read the full article in the RIBA Journal here.
For more on Studio Polpo and their work here at Union St, check out this video interview:
This week’s new members are Julie and Sam…
Julie is here two days per week and is a super interesting founder and consultant, having established and sold her agency and now being able to choose a better work-life balance. You can follow Julie on Twitter at https://twitter.com/iamjulievincent.
Sam is three days per week and is currently enjoying the pleasures of marking his students’ coursework. As an Urban Sociologist at Birmingham University with an interest in grassroots movements, you can find Sam on Twitter at https://twitter.com/sjburgum.
After fearing the worst during lockdown it’s especially lovely to see new member profiles appearing on our selfie wall, from today you’ll see New Member Monday across our blog and social media, starting with Paige and James.
Paige is Project Advisor with a small charity called Safe Hands who put sexual and reproductive health information into the hands of women and girls using multimedia communication campaigns. As you’d expect, their website is really visually striking.
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James is an Architect at Studio Polpo, who recently earned the following description from the Royal Institute of British Architects; “Studio Polpo isn’t your everyday practice. It’s there to spot ways it can improve its community, working with a network of architects, clients, and often opportunist ideas.” You can follow James on Twitter here.
