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Juan Junca + BloQs Residency at New London Architecture's WRK/LDN Exhibition

Member Juan Junca and Building BloQs have been in residence at the New London Architecture's WRK/LDN exhibition which explores the changing patterns of work in the city. Set up in a window off Tottenham Court Road, Juan has been making a new dining chair design and settee from solid walnut. Read his interview and see him in action on the NLA's blog: Originally published on htt ...

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Hole & Corner Feature

Originally published in Hole&Corner Magazine Making Space: Building BloQs — In the last of our features on London making spaces, we talk about purpose, collaborative values and the power of community with Al Parra – one of the four founders of Building BloQs in Enfield, set to become the largest open access making workshop in Europe…  When and why was Building BloQs s ...

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The Key to Britain’s Recovery - The Guardian

I’ve found the key to Britain’s recovery: an orange shed in Shanktown - Aditya Chakrabortty A return visit to the Building Bloqs initiative – in a suburb best known for stabbings and mini-riots – shows what social enterprises can do with proper support Originally published in The Guardian by Aditya Chakrabortty on 29th March 2016 Journalists are like pigeons: they all floc ...

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