The global health, COVID-19, crisis had an enormous effect on people’s relationships. Habits changed, as well as the ways we choose to communicate, interact and socialise. Building on these thoughts, I cannot help but think about how this has also affected the spaces where these social interactions take place and how designers’ approach needs to…
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Place-making strategies to achieve green justice in diverse neighbourhoods
Read moreIt has been some time now that green infrastructure has caught my attention. My dissertation thesis on green strategies in diverse neighbourhoods in London was the beginning of a long research. This blog post is a short summary of my dissertation work. A tree alongside the road, a garden, a park, green wedges. London is…
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Tutorial on how to master the ‘digital’ watercolour technique in 4 simple steps
Read moreVisual representation is a strong tool when designing. An image could be worth a thousand words. Thus, it is very important to master this skill. There is a plethora of graphic techniques and a great variety of softwares to choose from. In this blog post, I will present the “watercolour” technique, a particular one, that…
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Does “sense of place” make any sense anymore?
Read moreI recently came across two very interesting readings that led me to today’s blog post; “More or Less Meaningful Concepts in Planning Theory” by Nigel Taylor (2003) and “On Bullshit” by Frankfurt H. (2005). Both books talk about the ambiguity that characterises many aspects of our culture which constantly fails to give real meaning to things.…