Futur en Seine @ le 104, Paris
Hello all, I am back in my hometown, getting to know the place again. I don’t know if any of you ever feel this, but the first couple of days of being back, I feel like I am in a movie, people don’t look real, places look like movie sets. I’ve just gotten over that … Read more
Jamming for Public Service Design – Global Service Jam, Canberra
Hello Folks, It’s been way too long. I kind of dropped off the radar there. Eight weeks back into work and not a moment to spare. Who knew my day job would interfere so much with my newfound hobby! The important part is that I am back, for now at least, and keen to share … Read more
Revisiting Syria – A chronicle from 2008
You’ve seen it all over the news. Syria is in turmoil and there is no end in sight. A series of threats, warnings, negotiations and visits from international observers, the bottom line is: it’s not letting up. The latest plea has been from the Saudi delegation to the UN, who in spite of their own … Read more
Interview Series: Nora Niasari, Film Maker
Since my arrival in Sydney in 2009, hanging out at the School of Design, Architecture and Building at University Technology of Sydney has been the best way to meet great people doing great things (that I can subsequently write about). This is where I met Adrian Lahoud, but also Tarsha Finney, Sam Spurr, Craig Allchin … Read more
Portrait of a Neighbourhood: Harlem
I’ve been meaning to write about my time in New York for a while now. I came and left so quickly that I’ve hardly had time to look back. I moved to New York in 2006 after completing my BA at UCL and ready to tackle the world of academia across the pond. I was … Read more
Article Review: ‘Resilient’ by David Neustein
Hello again, As you’ve probably guessed, I am back at work. Yes, already. It seems like yesterday I was rejoicing over the prospect of having two weeks to myself, two weeks to do all this stuff that I had never done before like run, cycle and swim everyday (what was I thinking), like reading a … Read more
Designing Creative Clusters: Learning from Shanghai
Hi all, The lovely weather has subsided somewhat which means I’ve got more time to spend indoors and therefore more time to dedicate to this new hobby of mine. I’ve got to thank Dan Hill and Timothy Moore (editor for Architecture Australia) for tweeting about this nascent blog, they both endorsed it pretty quickly which … Read more
Book Review: Work and the City, Frank Duffy, 2008
Hello again, and yes, I am at it again… With the holidays and all this free time, I’ve been able to get through a couple of books that have been on my list for what seems like a million years. I started with ‘Work and the City’ by Frank Duffy, probably because it had been … Read more
