Happiness Is Not Entering Competitions
1 May, 2008 By Marguerite Lazell
Bauman Lyons director Irena Bauman gives her tips on how to be a happy architect in a new book
A new book on how to find happiness as an architect has ignited the debate about the culture of competitions and awards in the profession.
In her book, How to be a Happy Architect, Bauman Lyons director Irena Bauman unveils a radical formula for wellbeing, revealing her firm will no longer enter for awards or for competitions that don’t pay, will not work on schemes more than two hours’ travel time from its office, and is growing vegetables in its car park.
