Mat Barnes's guest appearances

Mat Barnes

Office Talk, Marketing for Architecture

AnylabTalks

20x20

James Murray

Nicholas Braun

Kirsten Lees

Ray Brown

Asif Khan

Patrik Schumacher

Emma Williamson

Sam Jacob

Adam Nathaniel Furman

Ben Morgan

Nikita Morell

Scott Valentine

Andrew Burns

Lauren Li

Jennifer McMaster

OwlTail

Mat Barnes is director of CAN – and architecture and art studio which designs characterful buildings, places, objects and spaces that subvert and amplify their social and cultural contexts and respond to their physical bounds. CAN create idiosyncratic and striking projects, underwritten by cultural and historical research, and believe that architecture can and should make the city a more joyful, inclusive and exciting place to live and work.Prior to founding CAN, Mat was an Associate at Studio 54 Architecture where he was responsible for the award-winning Peabody infill housing projects delivered through the Small Projects Panel. He also delivered the complex Arlington Road housing scheme in Camden. He is a former member of STORE, a teaching and arts collective and has delivered lectures on CAN's work across Europe. He has been a guest critic at a number of universities including UCL and Westminster. He consolidated his various creative practices to form CAN in 2016.

Mat Barnes is director of CAN – and architecture and art studio which designs characterful buildings, places, objects and spaces that subvert and amplify their social and cultural contexts and respond to their physical bounds. CAN create idiosyncratic and striking projects, underwritten by cultural and historical research, and believe that architecture can and should make the city a more joyful, inclusive and exciting place to live and work. Prior to founding CAN, Mat was an Associate at Studio 54 Architecture where he was responsible for the award-winning Peabody infill housing projects delivered through the Small Projects Panel. He also delivered the complex Arlington Road housing scheme in Camden. He is a former member of STORE, a teaching and arts collective and has delivered lectures on CAN's work across Europe. He has been a guest critic at a number of universities including UCL and Westminster. He consolidated his various creative practices to form CAN in 2016.

18. Mat Barnes

Mat Barnes is the director of CAN, a young UK-based practice whose unique and expressive projects have seen the studio awarded the RIBA Rising Star Award in 2021, and the RIBA London Award for the Mountain View house in 2022.In this episode, we discussed: The benefits of raising your profile within the industry as a springboard to working on bigger public project teams. Why Mat looks outside of architecture for design and business inspiration, and how this helps him to take a differentiated approach to his social media, marketing and photographic style. How Mat uses weekly email and Instagram outreach to grow his professional network and discover new project opportunities for the studio. The press and photography strategy Mat follows to ensure his projects are reaching the right audience of potential clients. Why encouraging clients to feel safe expressing their unique personality and tastes in their project can make the architect’s job of marketing the finished project so much easier. If you’d like to learn more about Mat and the studio, you can visit can-site.co.uk or follow @can_agram on Instagram.If you’d like to learn more about me, Dave Sharp, you can visit vanityprojects.com to check out my blog, join over 5000 other architects on my email list, or learn more about my marketing coaching services for architects.This episode was supported by ArchiPro. ArchiPro showcases the best and latest in the architecture and building industry, and connects people with trusted trade professionals and products to suit their needs. Visit ArchiPro.com.au to learn more.

Mat Barnes is the director of CAN, a young UK-based practice whose unique and expressive projects have seen the studio awarded the RIBA Rising Star Award in 2021, and the RIBA London Award for the Mountain View house in 2022.In this episode, we discussed:<ul> <li>The benefits of raising your profile within the industry as a springboard to working on bigger public project teams.</li> <li>Why Mat looks outside of architecture for design and business inspiration, and how this helps him to take a differentiated approach to his social media, marketing and photographic style.</li> <li>How Mat uses weekly email and Instagram outreach to grow his professional network and discover new project opportunities for the studio.</li> <li>The press and photography strategy Mat follows to ensure his projects are reaching the right audience of potential clients.</li> <li>Why encouraging clients to feel safe expressing their unique personality and tastes in their project can make the architect’s job of marketing the finished project so much easier.</li> </ul>If you’d like to learn more about Mat and the studio, you can visit <a href="https://can-site.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">can-site.co.uk</a> or follow <a href="https://www.instagram.com/can_agram/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@can_agram</a> on Instagram.If you’d like to learn more about me, Dave Sharp, you can visit <a href="https://vanityprojects.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">vanityprojects.com</a> to check out my blog, join over 5000 other architects on my email list, or learn more about my <a href="https://vanityprojects.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">marketing coaching services for architects</a>.This episode was supported by <a href="https://archipro.com.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ArchiPro</a>. ArchiPro showcases the best and latest in the architecture and building industry, and connects people with trusted trade professionals and products to suit their needs. Visit <a href="https://archipro.com.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ArchiPro.com.au</a> to learn more.

This episode’s guest is Mat Barnes, director of CAN: Critical Architecture Network in London. CAN is an architecture studio that designs buildings, environments and installations. Prior to founding CAN, Mat was an Associate at Studio 54 Architecture where he was responsible for the award-winning Peabody infill housing projects. He has been a guest critic at a number of universities including Oxford Brookes and Westminster. Recently his design of Lomax Studio project picked up a Royal Institute of British Architects  London regional award. In this interview, we talk about experiences, McDonald's, ornament in architecture and how to make a great city. I hope you enjoy our talk.

From critical thinking to joy in architecture with Mat Barnes