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5 Useful Things for June

Published 3 months ago • 1 min read

Welcome to our June 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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House Extension Details - An Architectural Guide

Just in case you missed the announcements… We are delighted to say we released our brand new book House Extension Details this month. Packed with over 200 extension focused details and tonnes of guidance, this is a must have for any practicing architect or technologist.

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2. Something To Listen To

Feel Better, Live More with Dr Rangan Chatterjee

Wellbeing for designers and everyone else: this podcast often touches on stress, burnout, and performance — essential listening during busy studio periods.

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3. Something To Read

Ca na Catalina by Ernest Bordoy

A thoughtful case study of environmentally responsible architecture with a personal, human-centred design approach. Quietly radical, especially beautiful.

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4. Something To Watch

How to Make an Architectural Model – 30 minute study

A behind-the-scenes look at the craft of physical architectural models from one of the best Architecture YouTube channels - 30x40 Design Workshop.

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5. Something To Explore

Project Kamp – Sustainable Living Experiments

An off-grid design collective experimenting with community building, land management, and self-sufficiency in Portugal. Their YouTube diaries are refreshingly honest.

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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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