Tom Newby
@tomnewby.co.uk
Structural engineer. Emergency shelter specialist & ex-humanitarian aidworker. Interested in good people-centred design, equity & (climate) justice. Currently working on the unusual combination of social housing and stadiums in the UK.
I liked this one, from the Alhambra. Less impenetrable perhaps, but wonderful because it's about something so incredibly mundane.
November 8, 2025 at 10:03 PM
I liked this one, from the Alhambra. Less impenetrable perhaps, but wonderful because it's about something so incredibly mundane.
October 26, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Spot the difference on today's bbc news
October 14, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Spot the difference on today's bbc news
Still from a video via a colleague showing someone stepping on a fragment of asbestos roofing sheet in Gaza.
The rubble which makes up so much of Gaza will be riddled with asbestos and other hazards which will continue to kill people.
The rubble which makes up so much of Gaza will be riddled with asbestos and other hazards which will continue to kill people.
October 14, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Still from a video via a colleague showing someone stepping on a fragment of asbestos roofing sheet in Gaza.
The rubble which makes up so much of Gaza will be riddled with asbestos and other hazards which will continue to kill people.
The rubble which makes up so much of Gaza will be riddled with asbestos and other hazards which will continue to kill people.
Another video of Cebu quake
October 1, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Another video of Cebu quake
October 1, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Today we're having Canada for breakfast.
September 27, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Today we're having Canada for breakfast.
Food for the soul.
And for bees.
And for bees.
August 24, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Food for the soul.
And for bees.
And for bees.
Sadly he wasn't dressed like this at the time.
August 23, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Sadly he wasn't dressed like this at the time.
And the other is reading an appropriate book
August 1, 2025 at 8:38 PM
And the other is reading an appropriate book
He's making full use of the the complimentary items
August 1, 2025 at 8:01 PM
He's making full use of the the complimentary items
Setting off from Paris on Intercite de nuit.
The boy said he was "not feeling very refreshed" but now he's used the "refreshing towel" and that situation is fully resolved
The boy said he was "not feeling very refreshed" but now he's used the "refreshing towel" and that situation is fully resolved
August 1, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Setting off from Paris on Intercite de nuit.
The boy said he was "not feeling very refreshed" but now he's used the "refreshing towel" and that situation is fully resolved
The boy said he was "not feeling very refreshed" but now he's used the "refreshing towel" and that situation is fully resolved
A huge privilege to visit the new Sadler's Wells East and get a guided tour. My team completed the structural design of this wonderful building alongside O'Donnell+Tuomey, and I'm pleased to report the incredibly complicated structural acoustic isolation between studios and theatre works perfectly!
July 21, 2025 at 4:14 PM
A huge privilege to visit the new Sadler's Wells East and get a guided tour. My team completed the structural design of this wonderful building alongside O'Donnell+Tuomey, and I'm pleased to report the incredibly complicated structural acoustic isolation between studios and theatre works perfectly!
For shame.
Injustice has many layers.
Injustice has many layers.
June 30, 2025 at 6:13 PM
For shame.
Injustice has many layers.
Injustice has many layers.
In highlighting the essential connection between humanity and homes @leilanifarha.bsky.social absolutely rightly calls out the domicide in Gaza as a central part of Israel's genocide.
June 12, 2025 at 1:21 PM
In highlighting the essential connection between humanity and homes @leilanifarha.bsky.social absolutely rightly calls out the domicide in Gaza as a central part of Israel's genocide.
Am now hearing about this year's award winner Hastings Commons, a Community Labs Trust in Hastings developing housing and community in Hastings.
They've knitted together 110 individual grants and loans to build immense community and social value.
They've knitted together 110 individual grants and loans to build immense community and social value.
June 12, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Am now hearing about this year's award winner Hastings Commons, a Community Labs Trust in Hastings developing housing and community in Hastings.
They've knitted together 110 individual grants and loans to build immense community and social value.
They've knitted together 110 individual grants and loans to build immense community and social value.
In association with UN Habitat the Awards have recognised the very best of housing projects and organisations. For 40 years @worldhabitat.bsky.social has been promoting and facilitating sharing and adoption of these solutions and approaches to housing and habitat across the world.
June 12, 2025 at 11:21 AM
In association with UN Habitat the Awards have recognised the very best of housing projects and organisations. For 40 years @worldhabitat.bsky.social has been promoting and facilitating sharing and adoption of these solutions and approaches to housing and habitat across the world.
Very excited to be at the World Habitat conference today, marking 40 years of the World Habitat Awards, kicked off with impassioned and powerful calls to action by Matt Downie MBE from Crisis and Kwajo Tweneboa, and a panel discussion on ending homelessness in the UK.
June 12, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Very excited to be at the World Habitat conference today, marking 40 years of the World Habitat Awards, kicked off with impassioned and powerful calls to action by Matt Downie MBE from Crisis and Kwajo Tweneboa, and a panel discussion on ending homelessness in the UK.
The section really shows the roles that the amazing stairs play in linking up the building and forming its spaces.
May 15, 2025 at 9:23 AM
The section really shows the roles that the amazing stairs play in linking up the building and forming its spaces.
