BUILDING / NOVEMBER 2010

'There are not many private sector clients out there who want to do something a bit different, a bit better, create a legacy. In the public sector, this government has no time for "architecture"; it wants buildings that are just good enough.'
Philosopher's dog dilemma
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BUILDING / OCTOBER 2010

'After extensive consultation with the industry, we have selected another group of 40 talented individuals under 40... Pascale Scheurer, 36, founding director of Surface to Air architects and Wired architects.'
40 under 40 2010: The new crop
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RIBA JOURNAL / SEPTEMBER 2010

'Given the likely shift towards refurbishment rather than new build for schools - plus the increasing problem of unruly pupils disrupting classes- here's a neat solution to both. Designed by Surface to Air Architects...'
"Top class", RIBA Journal, September 2010
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BUILDING / SEPTEMBER 2010

'If you were involved in Building Schools for the Future (BSF), either as a contractor or a consultant, you may bewondering how to apply your expertise to deliver free schools. From an inside perspective, the emerging programme is a chance to create intelligent change and innovation.'
"Why I'm convinced by free schools: Free-range children", Building, September 2010
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BUILDING / MAY 2010

'Change brings opportunity. Architects, local authorities, schools and contractors - we all need to adapt to survive. Intelligent, cost-effective design solutions will emerge... sometimes the solution won't be a building - but it will always be about wise choices, setting priorities and proving value for money.'
"BSF is dead, so now what", Building, May 2010
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BUILDING / JULY 2009

'Thanks to meticulous budgeting for the past five years, Scheurer and Porter say they will be in a position to expand once the market has recovered. Both see recession as an opportunity. "A lot of big practices today were grown through the last recession"", Porter says. "Good ideas can come out of being pushed right to the edge."
"Young, gifted and back", Building, July 2009
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BUILDING / FEBRUARY 2009

Scheurer also runs her small practice, Surface to Air, and works mainly on school projects of varying size. "Young architects are tremendously well-placed to be creative on schools projects, because you know that the project will be important to them", she says. "In a larger practice, a job under £2m could just slip through the cracks because it's not big enough to be important. With a smaller practice you know they will give a lot of time and work to a project at any scale".
"Chasing Rabbits", Building, February 2009
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BUILDING / JANUARY 2009

Building's panel of recession-watchers give their 2009 predictions and Grimdex figures for the year ahead. Pascale Scheurer: 'We're cautiosly optimistic about 2009. We have work in the public sector, like in education which is the growing market.'
"Gloomwatch predictions", Building, January 2010
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WOUND MAGAZINE / FEBRUARY 2007

'...Jiricna believes that as an architect designing in the fashion world she functions as simply a backstage presence - providing a setting in which others can perform or exhibit their creative work...'
Wound Magazine / February 2007 - 'Eva Jiricna' (article - 1900 words) By: Holly Porter
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JOHN MCASLAN MAGAZINE / NOVEMBER 2007

'Cedric Price, the legendary architectural provocateur whose ideas have informed the work of architects ranging from Richard Rogers to Rem Koolhaus, once declared that 'dialogue might be the only excuse for architecture'. Pascale Scheurer's project, People in Space, surely owes something to that idea, and its instincts fordebate and Price's pursuit of 'doubt. delight and change'...'
John McAslan Magazine / November 2007 - 'Like you give a damn' By: Pascale Scheurer
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PLAN MAGAZINE / SEPTEMBER 2007

'...I've never envisaged being a woman as an issue which might impinge on my 'success' in the Construction industry. Insufficient talent, ambition, work-ethic and tenacity, yes, but, strangely enough, not my gender. Perhaps it's also because I've also always approached the industry on my own terms...'
Plan Magazine / September 2007 : 'Women in Architecture' (article - 500 words) By: Holly Porter
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BUILDING MAGAZINE / JULY 2006

'Life can be a picnic if you set up your own architectural practice. But it's not all brainstorming in the back garden, flexible hours and creative control. Emily Wright asked five young architects how to go it alone.'
Building / July 2006 - 'Feature: Young Architectural Practices' (press coverage)
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INJECTION MAGAZINE / MAY 2006

'Right now a new movement is emerging in architecture. A group of young people and practices are re-defining the architect's role - as entrepreneurs, project designers, curators and cross-discipline collaborators...'
Injection in the AJ / May 2006 - 'Injection Magazine' By: Pascale Scheurer and Holly Porter
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THE TIMES / MARCH 2006

'...the industry is keen to attract more female and ethnic minority recruits, says Holly Porter, co-founder of Chicks with Bricks, a network for women in construction. She applauds efforts to target girls from an early age but says that they will consider a career in construction only if they have successful role models...'
The Times /March 2006 - 'Women in Construction' (press coverage)
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THE TELEGRAPH / FEBRUARY 2006

'"We couldn't see many female role models in the industry, so we decided to find out whether there were any and bring them together." She said. Chicks with Bricks has built up a membership of 600 in a year, showing the depth of enthusiasm among women in the industry...'
The Telegraph / February 2006 - 'Chicks with Bricks: Fixing it for more Babs the Builders'
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RIBA JOURNAL / MARCH 2006

'We didn't actually set out to start a practice. Having studied together at Cambridge, Holly and I met again last year via the RIBA, and together we pitched a new magazine for and by young architects, as a focus for this emerging community.'
RIBAjournal / March 2006 - 'Setting up in Practice' - (Monthly articles) By: Pascale Scheurer
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THE WHARF / MARCH 2006

'Two architects who have set up a practice are calling on Docklands women to join their group for women working in the construction industry, Chicks with Bricks...'
The Wharf / March 2006 - 'The Chicks with Bricks who have built up a good career' (press coverage)
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AJ COLUMN, 2005

'Shot out of an education system drunk on design and quick fire projects, we land straight into the realities of the architect's office.'
AJ Column / July 2005 / August 2005 / September 2005 / October 2005/ December 2005
(articles - 500 words each) By: Holly Porter
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BUILDING / OCTOBER 2005

'Constructions female contigent enjoyed a chance to dominate an industry gathering last week at the annual Chicks with Bricks get together, held at the top of the Swiss RE building...'
Building Magazine / October 2005 - 'A poet and she didn't realise' (press coverage)
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BUILDING DESIGN / JULY 2005

'An open letter to the RIBA, Ken Livingstone, Tessa Jowell, London 2012 committee, Cabe and the Architecture Foundation from Pascale Scheurer, Chair, and on behalf, of the RIBA Young Practitioners panel...'
Building Design / July 2005 - 'How to let the young compete in 2012' (press coverage)
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