It really motivates me to keep on going and be creative.’ All of the GWS studios have glass walls, which means every stuck-up Post-it note or storyboard is showcased to the world giving away just a little bit of what lies beneath.

M: As I studied at Westminster for both my undergraduate and postgraduate degree, I have come to know some of the tutors quite well.On top of this, when studying for my Masters degree, I worked as a PAL (Peer Assisted Learning) assistant for undergraduate students.

This is a new initiative set up by Westminster, which involves older students helping teach the younger ones.I assisted in sketching workshops, tutorials, formal reviews as well as crits and certain presentations for year 1 undergraduate architecture and interior architecture students.As a result of my experience, I have on two occasions since graduating been asked to help out at crits as part of the panel.

I really enjoy the experience and am very grateful to be given the opportunity to attend.Even though I am there to help the students, I don't think it is only about them benefiting from the experience.

I believe it is hugely important for architects to stay involved in architectural education, not only in order to help tutor the next generation of architects, but also to take inspiration, ideas and thought processes from student work back into real world practice.

At University we are encouraged to create provoking, abstract, sensitive, conceptual and sometimes impossible design briefs and projects, testing the limits of the designer and the possibilities of architecture; skills that should never be forgotten.. BW: What and who does a crit typically involve?.Using ‘Amazon’ was meant as shorthand for some form of digital marketplace.

to advance construction procurement methods., not a suggestion of a perfect model to follow, but it prompted an interesting debate..

It is partly with that debate in mind that I think we should discuss what e-commerce may look like when applied to construction.But it’s mainly because a digital marketplace for construction would be another massive leap forward..