Interlude: Two Kinds of Uncertainty

In the car back to the office, Tomas is feeling, as he often remarks, “stressed.” A lot has been going on in the practice. Over the last year there has been a process of expansion, with more and bigger projects than usual. New staff have been taken on. Systems have been changed, to try to make the process more efficient. Changes have been difficult to implement, alongside the usual pressures of building and design deadlines—“like changing the engine of a car while you’re still driving,” as he puts it....