It was what I did not see, that created the opportunities.
“In Two Minds”- a reflection
It is one thing to say that self doubt is a positive character trait in the architect, it is quite another to embrace the uncertainty and fear that this position brings.
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Deadlines
Understanding and communicating how long a task will take is the most crucial skill a young architect can learn.
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The Fear Of Going First
Your project leader walks up to the team and asks for a volunteer. A hushed silence follows. Your colleagues glare are at their screens with manufactured vigour, only to avoid eye contact with their task master.
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What are we training for?
.. the question still nags me, what is this process actually training us for?
Read MoreSnowmass - Colorado
We were reunited with friends and family on a long-planned trip to the ski fields of Colorado.
Read MoreA Walk To The Griffith Observatory
After a boisterous evening Downtown, we enjoyed a slow start in our Echo Park bungalow.
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Why Saving Energy Could Cost You
The vision is for all our energy to be supplied by renewable sources and stored using lithium-ion fuel cells, but the transition may not be as smooth as you think.
Read MoreSouth to North - Echo Park
We arrived in Echo Park not knowing what to expect.
Read MoreCeviche in Lima
Our time in South America now at an end, we had one day in Lima before flying to Los Angeles.
Read MoreMachu Picchu
In many ways this day was the climax of our entire time in South America,
Read MoreRunkurakay to Intipata
Despite the deliciousness and strength of the Macho Tea served to us last night (much Rum), our night's sleep had been far from comfortable.
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Dead Woman's Pass
We met our porter team who are seventeen to our fourteen.
Read MoreFirst day on the Inca Trail
We had met our group the night before at the trek briefing.
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After Dr Tallon had kindly prepared the sandwiches we walked to the bus terminal for services to Pisac.
Read MoreMoray and Maras
A lie in today, up and out by 8am! We flag down a taxi to take us to the bus terminal for Urubamba.
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Eyyyy Saqsayhuaman!
The rain was pouring outside so we decided to take our time over brekkie rather than go for the Saqsayhuaman, Tambomachay, Puku-pucara tri-fector
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Tipon and Piquillacta
Our first tourist trip in Cusco was to visit two significant archaeological sites built by two different civilisations.
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Coffee in Cusco
It was with a sense of anti-climax that we boarded our last night bus in South America, settling as best we could in the state of dishevelled panic that comes with all bus travel on this continent.
Read MoreMooching in Arequipa
We had two days to relax in Arequipa before making the trip up to Cusco and the Sacred Valley.
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