• Classical Architecture in Modern Times

    April 2012

    Classical architecture in modern times: A talk by George Saumarez Smith and Francis Terry at TEDxLondonBusinessSchool. Six commonly asked questions.

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  • A Life In Sketchbooks A Life In Sketchbooks

    A Life In Sketchbooks

    April 2022

    Francis gave a zoom talk on his sketching through the decades to the Traditional Architects Group recently. In this talk, Francis discusses his work from his various sketchbooks and focus on how these drawings inspired his work.

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  • The Erechtheum Portico, From Ancient Greece to Downing and Beyond The Erechtheum Portico, From Ancient Greece to Downing and Beyond

    The Erechtheum Portico, From Ancient Greece to Downing and Beyond

    March 2017

    Part of 'Catalysized: Outcomes of Catalysis' at the Seventh Catalysis Conference, 24-26 March 2017, Downing College, Cambridge.

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  • NPPF Paragraph 79e Explained NPPF Paragraph 79e Explained

    NPPF Paragraph 79e Explained

    October 2020

    Many people, would love to build a new house in the country. The problem is getting planning permission. But don't despair, NPPF paragraph 79e is the planning legislation which is specifically written to allow this to happen. In this video Francis and planning specialist Martin Leay discuss how this can be done in practical terms using examples of their many past successes of 'paragraph 79e' houses.

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  • NPPF Paragraph 80e Explained NPPF Paragraph 80e Explained

    NPPF Paragraph 80e Explained

    November 2021

    Many people, perhaps you, would love to build yourself a new house in the country where you could live with your family and work from home in rural tranquility. It is perhaps the English dream. The problem is getting planning permission. But don’t despair, NPPF paragraph 80e is the planning legislation which is specifically written to allow this to happen. The clause states that the new house has to be an ‘exceptional’ work of architecture and so it is not easy to get planning permission… but not impossible. In this video architect Francis Terry and planning specialist Martin Leay discuss how this can be done in practical terms using examples of their many past successes of ‘paragraph 80e’ houses.

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