Writing has never been a strong point of mine, I’m more of a drawer than a talker, it normally seems like a daunting task that I usually try my best to avoid. However, rather out of character, I found myself enjoying the blog process that was less a piece of analytical writing and more a…
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Figure 1 Some of my earliest memories are of Cape Town in the late 1990s. Apartheid had just ended in 1994 and yet the country was still very segregated and unequal. It was normal to live behind large walls and security systems, to always have your car doors and windows locked, to never walk down…
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  Figure 1. Imagine a day, like any other day, you wake up to the harsh sound of your alarm. Your room is freezing. The heating must not have come on yet and winter in Newcastle is not always so forgiving. You sleepily shuffle to the bathroom and wipe the mirror surface clean to check…
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Charrette week at Newcastle 2018 addressed the theme of ‘spectacular, failure, help’. It was a challenging and thought provoking brief that brought together students from across the school and departments, encouraging them to combine their unique experiences and skills to create a creative installation surrounding the theme. Myself and four others were challenged to create…
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