

Beyond Reuse: Toward Hybrid Futures
By Frazer Macdonald Hay The future of adaptive reuse isn’t simply about replacing one function with another. It’s about creating hybrid...


The Architecture of the Everyday: Adaptive Re-use and the Value of Junk DNA
Text and Image by Frazer Macdonald Hay We rarely notice the buildings that shape our daily lives—until they’re gone. That corner shop we...


Creativity in the Face of War: Violence, Chaos, and the Rebirth of Expression
Text and Image by Frazer Macdonald HAY Are we more creative in the face of wartime violence? At first glance, the question seems...


56,651 Thank Yous
It’s not every day you get to write a number like 56,651 . That’s how many of you viewed Uniform November's posts this year—and I want to...


Sitting on the Fence (and Earning the Splinters)
Written by Frazer Macdonald Hay The phrase “sitting on the fence” often gets thrown around as an insult. It conjures images of...


Building Peace in Turbulent Times: Architecture, Memory, and the Legacy of Conflict
St Peter's Seminary Alter, Cardross, Scotland Text and Image By Frazer Macdonald Hay In a world where conflicts persist in regions like...


The Crisis Caravan Revisited: Why Cutting Aid to Fund Defense is a Dangerous Delusion
In 2011, Linda Polman exposed the underbelly of humanitarianism in her powerful book The Crisis Caravan . She argued that the...


Overwhelmed by the News? Let Your Sense of Place Restore a Little Balance
In a world saturated with news of political manipulation, human hardship, cynical criticism, and foreboding fear, it can be difficult to...


Breaking the Cycles of Hatred in Ukraine and Gaza
Written by Frazer Macdonald Hay Breaking the Cycles of Hatred: Memory, Conflict, and Reconciliation in Ukraine and Gaza Martha Minow’s...


Why Are So Many Buildings Butchered in the Name of Adaptive Reuse?
Image AI Generated By Frazer Macdonald Hay Upon the table, raw and worn, A structure lies—a life forlorn. Its walls once whispered, doors...