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A millennial’s inquisition on architecture’s relationship with anything and everything

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Below are past entries of Archemist in the Making. Most of the old entries were brought over from the first blog to keep everything together. I still pop by there once in a while to back up my texts. Feel free to sign up below to keep up to date with what I’ve written!

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2016
- Nov 22, 2016 The Narrator that Shaped "Architecture" Nov 22, 2016
- Nov 29, 2016 The Hero Phenomena : Dreaming of Built Form Nov 29, 2016
- Dec 6, 2016 The Hero Phenomena: Dreaming of Built Form II Dec 6, 2016
- Dec 12, 2016 You Speak What? Dec 12, 2016
- Dec 20, 2016 Four Walls, One gone Dec 20, 2016
2017
- Apr 8, 2017 The Way We Knew It Left It. Ellipsism Part I Apr 8, 2017
- May 27, 2017 Expectations vs Reality I : The Big Picture May 27, 2017
- Dec 20, 2017 The Hero Phenomena III : Conformity and Stereotype Dec 20, 2017
- Dec 23, 2017 Who Gets A Say. Ellipsism Part II Dec 23, 2017
2018
- Jan 23, 2018 Expectation vs Reality II : "You Had Me At Hello" Jan 23, 2018
- Apr 27, 2018 A*********a : Please Don't Get Up Close And Personal Apr 27, 2018
- Jun 20, 2018 Adventures on Studio Shared 2.0 Part I Jun 20, 2018
- Aug 27, 2018 Adventures on Studio Shared 2.0 Part II Aug 27, 2018
- Aug 27, 2018 Adventures on Studio Shared 2.0 Part III Aug 27, 2018
- Aug 27, 2018 Adventures on Studio Shared 2.0 Part IV (Conclusion) Aug 27, 2018
- Sep 7, 2018 The Hero Phenomena IV : When Will You Be Good Enough? Sep 7, 2018
- Nov 22, 2018 But... Are You Happy? Chapter I Nov 22, 2018
- Nov 27, 2018 But... Are You Happy? Chapter II Nov 27, 2018
- Dec 6, 2018 “Unless we’re looking at the cartesian plane, there is no such thing as Linear my dear...” Dec 6, 2018
2019
- Apr 4, 2019 Expectation vs. Reality III: When the Love Letter Becomes Unwanted Apr 4, 2019
- Apr 8, 2019 "But my dear, it's not always about the money" Apr 8, 2019
- Jun 9, 2019 Architecture for the Homesick 101: Are You Sure You Need A Kitchen or a Laundry? Jun 9, 2019
- Jun 16, 2019 Architecture for the Homesick 101 : Making most of what they've got Jun 16, 2019
- Jun 24, 2019 Architecture for the Homesick 101: We need to talk about your grandparents. Jun 24, 2019
- Jul 10, 2019 Democratising in Design Part I : A Code’s Accessibility, Implications and Precautions Jul 10, 2019
- Jul 16, 2019 Democratising in Design Part II : Attitudes of Implied Design Independence Jul 16, 2019
- Jul 23, 2019 How to ask the right questions? Get a non-architect to do so! Jul 23, 2019
- Jul 30, 2019 Architecture for Two with Lily Jiang (I) : What they don't tell you about Architecture School Jul 30, 2019
- Aug 6, 2019 Architecture for Two with Lily Jiang (II): The lessons we applied during architecture school Aug 6, 2019
- Aug 13, 2019 Architecture for Two with Lily Jiang (III) : The Lessons We Learn After Architecture School Aug 13, 2019
- Sep 11, 2019 Heroine Phenomena V: Hanging On By The Thread of Sanity During Unemployment Sep 11, 2019
- Sep 18, 2019 How will we live together? Part I : On Overthinking the Venice Biennale Sep 18, 2019
- Sep 25, 2019 How will we live together? Part II : Are We Trying To Build A Utopia At Venice Biennale? Sep 25, 2019
- Sep 30, 2019 Architecture of the Media : When One Issue Unconsciously Buries Another Sep 30, 2019
- Oct 8, 2019 The Digital Narrator Of Architecture Oct 8, 2019
- Oct 17, 2019 Just for Laughs: Job Hunting Be Like This Sometimes Oct 17, 2019
2020
- Jan 1, 2020 Words of Affirmation : Identity Crisis Jan 1, 2020
- Jan 13, 2020 Conversation with Eden Hoang: Landscape (&) Architecture Jan 13, 2020
- Jan 24, 2020 Instagram : Today's Architecture Duck and the Decorated Shed Jan 24, 2020
- Jan 29, 2020 I Thought Architect Barbie Was Just Barbie... Jan 29, 2020
- Mar 30, 2020 Social Isolation? I’ve been there, but that was 18 years ago. Mar 30, 2020
- Mar 31, 2020 A Routine to Fulfil - A List. Mar 31, 2020
- Apr 9, 2020 Making that emotional impression for architecture like dramas do...? Apr 9, 2020
- Apr 16, 2020 Architecture of the Media // Covid-19 Oversaturation Apr 16, 2020
- May 1, 2020 Letters to Architects // Dear Le Corbusier... May 1, 2020
- May 12, 2020 Letters to Architects // Dear Robin Boyd May 12, 2020
- Jul 2, 2020 Letters to Artists // Dear Louise Bourgeois Jul 2, 2020
- Jul 23, 2020 Transcript// Approaching Architecture Media (feat. Schema) Jul 23, 2020
- Aug 27, 2020 K-Pop Music Videos Is My Architecture Escape... Aug 27, 2020
- Oct 9, 2020 Reputation: Game of Fame // A Review Oct 9, 2020
- Oct 26, 2020 Talking About Art x Architecture // 02 Photography Oct 26, 2020
2021
- Apr 5, 2021 The Personal Relationship of Architects Apr 5, 2021
- May 28, 2021 In the Mood for Love - Stitches in time through lenses tinted with neon nostalgia May 28, 2021
- Jul 5, 2021 Diary Archived in 35mm Jul 5, 2021
- Dec 31, 2021 Words of Affirmation : A Year On Dec 31, 2021
2022
- Mar 9, 2022 Archimarathon Studio: A Remedy to the Studio Culture Missing in the Digital Realm Mar 9, 2022
- May 9, 2022 Where did written criticisms go? May 9, 2022
- Aug 10, 2022 Girls' Generation 'Forever1' MV - A Review Aug 10, 2022
- Sep 25, 2022 Like Really? You Want Me To Think Like That? Sep 25, 2022
- Dec 29, 2022 Where Writing Builds Dec 29, 2022
- Dec 31, 2022 The Variations Of A Blur - A Year That Has Been Dec 31, 2022
2023
- Aug 8, 2023 Barbie Movie - A Film that I Observed Aug 8, 2023
- Sep 18, 2023 Hero Phenomina VI: When Was The Last Time You Held Your Own? Sep 18, 2023
- Sep 28, 2023 Democratising in Design Part III : Are you sure about the Bot? Sep 28, 2023
- Dec 29, 2023 NGV Triennial III - An explosion of the artists' pallet Dec 29, 2023
- Dec 30, 2023 Past Lives : Chasing Closure through the lenses of what if’s in nostalgia Dec 30, 2023
- Dec 31, 2023 2023: Finding solace in silence Dec 31, 2023
2024
- Apr 23, 2024 The Lines On The Other Side Apr 23, 2024
- May 10, 2024 Do I Have The Right To Teach | Before We Begin May 10, 2024
- Nov 8, 2024 Looking Back: Job Hunting Was And Is Still Really Hard Nov 8, 2024