The workshop started with my talk ‘Model as a Vehicle for Design’. In the presentation I discussed the role of … More

On 14.11.23 I ran a workshop for nine A-Level art pupils. During the exercise the pupils were intuitively making conceptual … More

Comics are used by ethnographers more and more widely. Open and honest subjectivity of a comic strip helps to mitigate … More

During a recent garden party in Colchester, Essex, the invitees were asked to contribute to a collective painting. At the … More

This is a short and sporadic critique of the Neoliberal concept of free choice from someone who grew up in … More

Nicosia is the capital of Cyprus, established thousands of years ago. The historic city is a fortification, shaped as a … More

Last Friday I presented at the academic conference Sosiologipäivät hosted by the University of Tampere in Finland. I took part … More

In 2021 – 2022 I was part of the TP Bennett team working on a 504-room student accommodation block in … More

Architect Jim Ross and myself ran two prototype-making sessions for a group of MAUD and MArch masters students at the … More

David McEwen from Unit38 invited me to help Westminster University’s 2nd year architecture students develop their ideas. All of the … More

Today I gave a presentation to a group of architects, designers and sustainability specialists at TP Bennett. This was part … More

Last week I revisited the Tees Valley Energy-from-Waste plant near Middlesbrough. The main aim of the visit was to attempt … More

Whilst studying architecture I have prized the importance of a model as a vehicle for design. My particular interest has … More

In mid-July I met with a Sheffield-based architect, specialised in Energy-from-Waste facilities. Below are some key points in relation to … More

On the 30th June I attended (Re)making infrastructures workshop, organised by the Sustainable Consumption Institute, University of Manchester. The event … More

Today my partner and I travelled across rural Armenia to Tatev monastery in the south east. On the way we … More

During some of my placement period at KTH Stockholm I stayed at 43 Drottning Kristinas väg, which is a notable … More

Sweden is one of Europe’s leading countries for producing biochar from organic waste. The production is growing fast, becoming more … More

A book chapter I have been writing in collaboration with Dr Deljana Iossifova from the University of Manchester has now … More

Murphy’s and Ratje’s history of the waste incinerator, starts with late 19c and early 20c models. At the time, un-sorted … More

As the world was coming out of Covid and my part time PhD was commencing, I was part of the … More

At the end of autumn 2021 I visited the Re-use hub to visit the informal conference LARAC 2021. The re-use … More

To me, model-making is a phenomenological process of discovering of how different material work and what they want to become. … More

In November 2021 I went to visit Longley Lane MRF, the site for sorting Greater Manchester’s recyclable waste. Langley Lane, … More

In October 2021 I commenced on a PhD at the University of Manchester. The topic of the PhD is on … More

Last Saturday I attended one of a series of conferences on activism held at the CIVA architectural institution in Brussels. … More

On Tuesday the 1st June I was invited to chair an event forming part of the INFRA+ series, organised by … More

Yesterday I took part in the reviews of the final year briefs for the master students at the London School … More

Making metal has been one of the central activities of humankind for thousands of years. What started off as small … More

Untouched by railways and industry, secluded and picturesque Tarusa has inspired many generations of poets and artists. During all seasons, … More

Living in the Arctic Tundra Around 70km to the north from Murmansk any trees disappear and one is faced with … More

Over the past week I visited Teriberka and Murmansk, positioned near to the Arctic Ocean over 300 km north of … More