Tim Peake

www.frieze.com
A link to culture through visual arts and literature, outside the self-congratulatory world of architecture.

www.economist.com

The Economist's in-depth articles allow us to talk to clients not just about building design but about trends they understand.

www.flickr.com

Photos of social events and settings, featuring everything from sandcastles to skeletons, posted by research organisations, companies and designers. All free to download.

www.lastfm.co.uk

An independent broad-ranging search engine into other people’s views on music.

www.earth.google.com

Useful for giving us the first views of a site before a proper survey is carried out.