Monthly Archives for September 2013
My daily moment
Singapore, 30th September 2013 Probably lucky I am back in Singapore as the hangover from the lost grand final is surely tough back in Perth and Fremantle. They fought valiantly but in the end just came up (15 points) short. … Continue reading
Purple Reign…
Perth, 27th September 2013 This Saturday will see the grand final in AFL when the Fremantle Dockers meet Hawthorn at the MSG. May all sound jargon to you, but down here in Australia the Footy Grand Final at the MSG … Continue reading
Percentage for the arts
Perth, 26th September 2013 As countries become more developed the attention for art and artists becomes more important. It is not surprising that countries like Australia have so called percentage for art programs in which developers are required to factor … Continue reading
Form over function?
Perth, 25th September 2013 I may have blogged about this before, but it remains a sticky design issue time again, certainly in my industry of lighting design. Again we are having a heated discussion with an architect who strives towards … Continue reading
Keeping up with the industry
Perth, 24th September 2013 I don’t know how everyone does it and maybe they don’t, but how do you keep up with all industry news. At times I am inundated by the amount of newsletters and professional/ industry magazines that … Continue reading
Professionalism on cue
Perth, 23rd September 2013 Another lengthy meeting about design and budgets…but for a change it is refreshing to deal with professionals rather than with an individual developer. Contrary to many projects where we deal with individual owners or first time … Continue reading
The show goes on
Perth, 20th September 2013 I think we all like to think we are irreplaceable, that if you are not there things will collapse, but somehow the show always goes on with or without you. Maybe not as good and maybe … Continue reading
Basics, people!
Perth, 19th September 2013 As I grow wiser (one would hope) I just realise how much people depend on computers to tell them what is right. Even in my own office we have computers to calculate lighting levels. But does … Continue reading
Budgets and budgets
Perth, 18th September 2013 Most of what we do revolves around money and in our project world more specifically around budgets. Getting it right is an art by itself because often budgets are made in the early stages of a … Continue reading
Bright future
Perth, 17th September 2013 As we are in the process of organising a company get together later in the year, I realise that most of my team are in their 20’s and 30’s, all still relatively young and with a … Continue reading
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