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Words of Affirmation : Identity Crisis

January 01, 2020 in Just a thought

Happy New Year everyone! I hope all of you have had a lovely start to 2020.

Currently sitting here with my trusty pen and paper (this has been typed up!), I have already learned a few new things about myself, and I hope that after the exciting countdown, the fireworks and festivities, we have found some kind of light at the end of our own tunnels.

Just for Laughs: Job Hunting Be Like This Sometimes

October 17, 2019 in Social, The Hero Phenomena, Just a thought, Just for Laughs

In light of my rather glum entry about unemployment, I decided to put a lighter note to this.

After speaking to my mentor on the importance of networking, I illustrated some of my experiences and feelings of job hunting*. Due to the unfortunate events of the market as of late, the competition of finding a job increased, and it’s not making it easier.

Architecture of the Media : When One Issue Unconsciously Buries Another

September 30, 2019 in Just a thought, Shared Conversations, Social, The Media

Comedian Anna Akana’s video ‘You can’t care about everything’ was also ironically released that day, explaining on the issue of compassion fatigue. The timing couldn’t be more perfect when I stumbled across the video in which she explained the overwhelming feeling of the constant broadcasting of crisis and issues happening at every nation. There was a sense of relieve when she consolidated the issues and that it is okay to have your beliefs – so long as we understand and separate ourselves what we want to put value on and work towards it, that’s okay also.

*General rule: Utopia becomes Dystopia….*

How will we live together? Part II : Are We Trying To Build A Utopia At Venice Biennale?

September 25, 2019 in Architecture Competitions, Just a thought

As an avid Y.A. fiction reader, I have read enough books to understand the general rule of thumb that utopia is a mask of dystopic nature. As architects (or in my case, architecture graduate), wanting to create a harmonious community can be disguised in the forms of renders – but because we lack the ability to communicate with every possible user to understand and predict how their physicality and mentality will evolve over time, the idea of utopia can only reach so far in time.

I want to believe that we are somewhat living together, we all breathe the same air, share the same sun, ocean, etc. in the poetic sense. However, when we have such a complex mind and emotions becomes involved – it is very hard to define an on point solution to understanding the future of sharing this space together.

How will we live together? Part I : On Overthinking the Venice Biennale

September 18, 2019 in Just a thought, Shared Conversations, Architecture Competitions

Last month, expression of interest for the Venice Architecture Biennale 2020 was released to the architecture community. Under the theme of ‘How will we live together?’, it was an extremely enticing and straightforward topic. Albeit, having entered a few competitions now – the level of depth and overthinking of the conversation is challenging but exciting.

We can look at this philosophically, pragmatically, utopically, optimistically otherwise realistic perspective. Following from this year’s announcement for Venice Architecture Biennale’s main brief “How will we live together?” has made me raise eyebrows at the sentence. In many ways – although not religious, I can’t help but think of the scene where Jesus feeds the five thousand. There is some irony to the thought of questioning how architecture or through architecture how do we demonstrate the possibility of everyone living together.

Words of Affirmation : Identity Crisis

How will we live together? Part II : Are We Trying To Build A Utopia At Venice Biennale?

How will we live together? Part I : On Overthinking the Venice Biennale

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