Office Talk UK, Marketing for Architecture

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Office Talk UK is a fortnightly podcast hosted by Dave Sharp, and a great excuse for him to have conversations with leading UK architects about their approach to business, marketing, communications and brand strategy. Office Talk has been shortlisted for the 2023 ArchiTeam Awards for Innovation & Contribution to Architecture, and the 2022 Archiboo Awards for Best Podcast.

  1. 29 OCT

    Henley Halebrown

    Simon Henley is a principal of Henley Halebrown. Established in 1995, the studio has evolved from a practice working on a range of interiors, exhibitions and domestic commissions to completing award winning education, healthcare, residential, commercial and arts buildings as well as “adaptive reuse” projects. They have been named Healthcare Architect of the Year in 2008, Public Building Architect of the Year in 2011 and Housing Architect of the Year in 2021. To date, the practice has also won eleven RIBA awards. In 2018 Chadwick Hall was shortlisted for the RIBA Stirling Prize. In 2022 Hackney New Primary School & 333 Kingsland Road was shortlisted for the RIBA Stirling Prize and won the Neave Brown Award for Housing. You can see more of their work at henleyhalebrown.com, or you can follow them on Instagram @henleyhalebrown. Office Talk is hosted and produced by ⁠⁠Office D.SHARP⁠⁠, a strategic marketing and communications practice for architecture. We work collaboratively with clients across the UK. To learn more about our approach, simply visit ⁠⁠officedavesharp.com⁠⁠, or follow us on Instagram @officedavesharp.

    1h 9m

  2. 1 OCT

    McLean Quinlan

    McLean Quinlan is a family of architects who, for over 40 years, have been creating distinct, beautifully crafted homes and retreats - in towns, in the countryside, in the UK and overseas. Working from studios in London and Winchester, the close-knit team of architects and designers work on a small number of residential, cultural and hospitality projects each year. Every project is carefully shaped with input from a trusted network of craftspeople and collaborators. Their work has been recognised by the RIBA, the UK Passivhaus Trust, the Manser Medal and AYA’s Individual House Architect of the Year, and regularly features in House & Garden and Country Life's Top 100 lists. Their projects have also appeared in publications by Taschen, Phaidon and RIBA. You can see more of their work at mcleanquinlan.com, or you can follow them on Instagram @mcleanquinlan. Office Talk is hosted and produced by ⁠⁠Office D.SHARP⁠⁠, a strategic marketing and communications practice for architecture. We work collaboratively with clients across the globe. To learn more about our approach and offerings, simply visit ⁠⁠officedavesharp.com⁠⁠, or follow us on Instagram @officedavesharp.

    45 min

  3. 6 AUG

    Ellie Stathaki of Wallpaper*

    Ellie Stathaki is the Architecture & Environment Director at Wallpaper*. She trained as an architect at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece and studied architectural history at the Bartlett in London. She has been a member of the Wallpaper* team since 2006, visiting buildings across the globe and interviewing leading architects such as Tadao Ando and Rem Koolhaas. Ellie has also taken part in judging panels, moderated events, curated shows and contributed in books, such as The Contemporary House, Glenn Sestig Architecture Diary and House London. Ellie is currently working on a new book called Future Homes with RIBA Publishing, which will be available next year. You can see more of Ellie’s work at wallpaper.com, or follow them on Instagram @wallpapermag. Office Talk is hosted and produced by ⁠⁠Office D.SHARP⁠⁠, a strategic marketing and communications practice for architecture. We work collaboratively with clients across the globe. To learn more about our approach and offerings, simply visit ⁠⁠officedavesharp.com⁠⁠, or follow us on Instagram @officedavesharp.

    1h 14m

  4. 25 JUN

    Morris + Company

    Joe Morris is the CEO and Head of Architecture of Morris + Company—an award-winning practice with studios in London and Copenhagen. If you'd like to learn more about the studio’s work, you can follow the practice on Instagram at @morrisand.company, or visit morrisand.company. Office Talk is hosted and produced by ⁠⁠Office D.SHARP⁠⁠, a strategic marketing and communications practice for architecture. We work collaboratively with clients across the globe. To learn more about our approach and offerings, simply visit ⁠⁠officedavesharp.com⁠⁠.

    52 min

  5. 7 MAY

    Clementine Blakemore

    Clementine Blakemore is the director of Clementine Blakemore Architects —  an award-winning practice committed to producing buildings that are inventive, inclusive, rooted in place and shaped by context. The studio’s work has received substantial awards and press recognition. In 2023, Clementine, was selected as a ⁠RIBA Journal Rising Star⁠. The studio has been included in the Architects’ Journal ⁠40 under 40 list⁠, featured in the Architecture Foundation book ⁠New Architects 4⁠, and shortlisted for the ⁠RIBA Stirling Prize⁠. Their Wraxall Yard project was recognised with the ⁠2024 RIBA Stephen Lawrence Prize⁠. If you'd like to learn more about her studio’s work, you can follow the practice on Instagram at @clementine.blakemore, or visit ⁠clementineblakemore.com⁠. Office Talk is hosted and produced by ⁠⁠Office D.SHARP⁠⁠, a strategic marketing and communications practice for architecture. We work collaboratively with clients across the globe. To learn more about our approach and offerings, simply visit ⁠⁠officedavesharp.com⁠⁠. If you are looking to be more effective in your marketing, sales and business development, Architecture CRM is the only CRM software designed specifically for architects. Visit ⁠⁠architecturecrm.com⁠⁠ to start a 30-day free trial.

    1h 6m

  6. 9 APR

    Enki Magazine

    Eleanor Rice is the Houses Editor of Enki Magazine. Enki Magazine was launched by Charlotte Coward-Williams in 2018. Since then, Enki has disrupted the print market with a highly-curated magazine that unites architecture and interiors with sustainable living. It is the ultimate coffee-table mag beloved by both those in and out of the design industry.  As a cherished destination for many of the best residential projects, I wanted to invite Eleanor on to share some of the inner-workings of how projects are selected for print. We also discussed what she looks for in publishable architectural photography and styling, the history and positioning of Enki in the market, and the planning and production process for an Enki issue. If you’d like to learn more about Enki, you can visit enkimagazine.com, or follow them on Instagram at @enkimaguk. Office Talk is hosted and produced by Office D.SHARP, a strategic marketing and communications practice for architecture. We work collaboratively with clients across the globe. To learn more about our approach and offerings, simply visit officedavesharp.com. If you are looking to be more effective in your marketing, sales and business development, visit architecturecrm.com. The software, designed by Office D.SHARP, reminds you when you follow-up on project opportunities and flags when a relationship has gone cold. It updates itself automatically from your email and calendar, and the pipeline tool makes it so easy to keep track of project opportunities and predict your cashflow. Visit architecturecrm.com to start a 30-day free trial.

    56 min

  7. 13 MAR

    O’DonnellBrown

    Jennifer O’Donnell is a director of O’DonnellBrown, a Glasgow based practice known for their socially conscious, well-considered and crafted buildings and places. The practice has been recognised as an Architectural Review Emerging Architecture Awards finalist, as a ‘stand-out practice’ in The Architect’s Journal 40 under 40, which recognises architecture’s brightest up-and-coming talent, and as a featured practice in The Architecture Foundation’s ‘New architects 4’,. If you’d like to learn more about the studio, you can visit ⁠odonnellbrown.com⁠ or follow them on Instagram ⁠@odonnellbrown_⁠ Office Talk is hosted and produced by ⁠Office D.SHARP⁠, a strategic marketing and communications practice for architecture. We work collaboratively with clients across the UK. To learn more about our approach and offerings, simply visit ⁠officedavesharp.com⁠. Thank you to Programa for sponsoring today’s episode. Visit programa.design/officetalk to start for free and save 25% on annual plans. Office D.SHARP is excited to introduce architecturecrm.com, the only CRM software build specifically for architects. Architecture CRM has just started its open beta, and we are inviting architects to sign up and start using it in their practice. If you want a tool to help make your sales work simpler, more effective, and generate more work for your practice, visit architecturecrm.com and start a two week free trial. Office D.SHARP has a handful of appointment times available for small and emerging practitioners to discuss specific marketing challenges and questions. If you’d like to book one of these consultations, please visit ⁠cal.com/davesharp⁠ and select a time from our UK office hours. This episode of Office Talk was edited and engineered by Oscar Crawford.

    1h 4m

  8. 5 FEB

    Rural Office

    Niall Maxwell is the director of Rural Office, an award-winning practice with a reputation for delivering considered architecture, strategic thinking and research. Based in Wales, the practice is known for their work in regional settings and their understanding of context, and in recent years, they have diversified to deliver strategic projects for national clients and institutions. The practice won the RIBA House of the Year and National Award in 2017 for Caring Wood, and were listed as one of the 25 UK Disruptor practices in the Architects Journal AJ100. If you’d like to learn more about the studio, you can visit rural-office.co.uk or follow them on Instagram @rural_office. Office Talk is hosted and produced by Office D.SHARP, a strategic marketing and communications practice for architecture. We work collaboratively with clients across the UK. To learn more about our approach and offerings, simply visit officedavesharp.com. Thank you to Programa for sponsoring today’s episode. Visit programa.design/officetalk to start for free and save 25% on annual plans. This episode of Office Talk was edited and engineered by Oscar Crawford.

    1h 16m
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Office Talk UK is a fortnightly podcast hosted by Dave Sharp, and a great excuse for him to have conversations with leading UK architects about their approach to business, marketing, communications and brand strategy. Office Talk has been shortlisted for the 2023 ArchiTeam Awards for Innovation & Contribution to Architecture, and the 2022 Archiboo Awards for Best Podcast.

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