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5 Useful Things for November

Published 5 months ago • 1 min read

Welcome to our November 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 to Save!

Black Friday 2024

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Make sure you don't miss out on this event starting Friday 29 November, ending Monday 2 December.

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2. Something Useful

Aerial Photo Explorer

Historic aerial photography shows the growth and changes to England's urban and rural landscapes, free to view by Historic England.

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3. Something To Read

Natural Building Materials

If you are looking for some inspiration on natural building materials, check out this book by Detail, some beautiful projects with the usual top quality detail examples that we have come to expect from InDetail.

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4. Something To Listen To

Huberman Lab

Dr Huberman discusses science and science based tools for everyday life. Topics range from fitness to sleep, mental health to nutrition, and everything in between.

5. Something to Watch

Tom Scott

Tom Scott has a huge variety of really interesting videos, some architecture, most not. But how about you start with this one…

I hope you find something here that perhaps you hadn't stumbled across before. We will 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. If you want to share something, then please do drop us an email, we would love to hear from you.

This month's selection came from Axelle, Emma T, Emma W and Valanne.

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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