About Suzanne.Tate
I am an expert in space potential

I am co-founder of an architectural & design studio called studioTO based in London, UK. My passion is observing human behaviour and creating spaces which make better human beings. A lot of challenges we face on the global scale have been created by ourselves.
We are facing an existential threat. Not to our survival but to our identity. There is an interdependence between our inner and outer world. I truly believe that our surroundings affect our state of mind. Where we live & work has a profound influence on our well being. My purpose and primary focus is holistically improving spaces we inhabit and in doing so, supporting human beings in cultivating their inner conditions.We mustn’t forget that social healing is indispensable part of the ecological healing.
Our aim is to deliver social impact respecting principles of Living Building, restoring healthy relationship between nature, place and community.
We must rethink how we create our cities, towns, neighbourhoods, homes and offices, and all the spaces and infrastructure in between. This is part of the necessary process of reinventing our relationship with the natural world and each other—reestablishing ourselves as not separate from, but part of nature.
Featured articles and news
Editor's broadbrush view on forms of electrical heating in context.
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Electric Dreams, Boiler Realities.
New President of ECA announced
Ruth Devine MBE becomes the 112th President of the Electrical Contractors Association.
New CIAT Professional Standards Competency Framework
Supercedes the 2019 Professional Standards Framework from 1 May 2025.
Difficult Sites: Architecture Against the Odds
Free exhibition at the RIBA Architecture Gallery until 31 May.
PPN 021: Payment Spot Checks in Public Sub-Contracts
Published following consultation and influence from ECA.
Designing Buildings reaches 20,000 articles
We take a look back at some of the stranger contributions.
Lessons learned from other industries.
The Buildings of the Malting Industry. Book review.
Conserving places with climate resilience in mind.
Combating burnout.
The 5 elements of seiri, seiton, seiso, seiketsu and shitsuke.
Shading for housing, a design guide
A look back at embedding a new culture of shading.
The Architectural Technology Awards
The AT Awards 2025 are open for entries!
ECA Blueprint for Electrification
The 'mosaic of interconnected challenges' and how to deliver the UK’s Transition to Clean Power.
Grenfell Tower Principal Contractor Award notice
Tower repair and maintenance contractor announced as demolition contractor.