
Post-Conflict Street Furniture
I am developing a series of street furniture proposals which will act as modest moments of recognition, acknowledgement and memorial...


A Foundation for Peacebuilding
Supporting communities and clearing mined areas around the Kabul Zoo, University of Kabul, the Aliabad Hospital, and the suburb of Koti...


Everyday Embers of Conflict
Following an excellent article “Inside Srebrenica: old scars, new wounds” by Valerie Hopkins for the Financial Times, this is a short...


Smart Cities & Post-Conflict Citizens
Smart Cities and Post-Conflict citizens. What an important set of social dynamics to explore. Can they be mutually beneficial or...


The Power of The Infra-Ordinary
It is fascinating how everyday places that through turmoil, have come to mean something else to those that frequent them. To work within...


Battles and Ballet
Rudolf Nureyev Post-conflict remembrance and social cohesion are politically charged affaires, too focused on nation-building with...


A Precarious Threshold to the Future
Stumbling around at this precarious threshold to the future, many lament their imagined past whilst fearing a complex future, but if we...


Prospecting for Those Valuable Ideas
It goes without saying that in these testing times where idea generation and problem-solving skills are critical, it is important to stay...


DID WE DO THIS?
As uncomfortable as it may be, the message scrolled on that wall in Beirut might as well read, ‘WE DID THIS’, we all should take some...


Medical Care for Sick & Disabled Buildings
There are 3 reasons to care for ageing, sick or disabled buildings. Firstly, they are packed with embodied energy, secondly, they are...