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5 Useful Things for July

Published 5 months ago • 1 min read

Welcome to our July edition of 5 Useful Things. In these mid monthly emails we share with you 5 useful things we have come across during our work and personal time that we hope you will enjoy.

This month we have a variety of discoveries that we hope you will get some value from. If you have stumbled across something that you think our readers would find useful, please let us know!

1. Something Useful

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Mattoboard – Free Moodboarding Tool

A simple, elegant browser-based tool for creating moodboards. Great for concept development, client presentations, or just organising design thoughts visually.

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2. Something To Learn

Fibres Academy

Practical guidance on using wood fibre insulation from the team at Back to Earth.

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3. Something To Listen To

Modern Wisdom with Chris Williamson

Wide-ranging conversations with thinkers and researchers on everything from habits to creativity. Ideal for expanding your worldview while sketching.

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4. Something To Watch

6 Secrets to Creating a Calming Retreat

Another lovely video from The Local Project. This time we look at Ridge House, where the architects share the six secrets they used to create a calming retreat.

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5. Something To Download

New Collections from FIA

To celebrate the launch of our new book House Extension Details, we have put together some new book collections offering savings of up to 25%.

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We hope you find something here that perhaps you haven't stumbled across before. We'll continue to keep our eyes open to anything we think you will find useful or enjoy, and keep you updated every month with our 5 Useful Things.

Thank you, as always, for reading our emails and showing us your love and support. It really means a lot.

All our best,

Emma and the First In Architecture Team

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