Category Archives for Light and inspiration
Reviving historic lights
Singapore, 3rd September 2014 While the ballroom T&C is coming to a close and everything is falling into place, as it always does in the end, I can start moving my attention to other project issues. I have another 5 … Continue reading
Perceived versus measured light
Singapore, 26th August 2014 One of the great misunderstandings when it comes to appreciating dimming and the dimmed lighting effect is that there is a difference between the visible appreciation of light and the actual measured output. Heaps of studies … Continue reading
The joy of professionalism
Perth, 13th August 2014 I think we have all been there, working with professionals. It is such a breath of fresh air when you can meet and interact with true professionals. I had such project meeting today in Perth where … Continue reading
Percent for the art
Singapore, 1st August 2014 Australia has a Percent for the Art scheme that require any developer, whether private or government, to spend a percentage of the development costs on art. The policy requires the developers to allocate 1 percent of … Continue reading
No budget, no glory
Singapore, 31st July 2014 July has come and gone…Is it me or is time just zooming past? How do you deal with clients who have no budget or better still have money (we know the mother company has plenty of … Continue reading
Buddha
Singapore, 30th July 2014 Today was in the sign of Buddha. We had a kick off meeting for a new project in Nanjing ,close to the location that is known as the centre of Buddhism in China. As history goes … Continue reading
Just another day
Singapore, 21st July 2014 In the end I made it back safely to Singapore, but the devastation around Haiko and the airport was unbelievable, roofs torn of buildings, giant billboards just blown to pieces with its remains strewn over the … Continue reading
Can I have a room please?
Shenzhen- Hainan, 16-17th July 2014 It was one of those days that had an unpredictable outcome which in the end did me leave any reasonable time to write my blog. I flew in via Hong Kong yesterday and had an … Continue reading
The LED alternative
Jakarta- Singapore, 15th July 2014 I am in transit in my Singapore office for half a day before leaving for Hong Kong and Shenzhen tomorrow. The usual project and admin issues to follow up on. We are working on a … Continue reading
Design without concept
Singapore, 11th July 2014 It happens at times that the project owners are in a hurry don’t really have a properly conceived idea what they want except it has to be quick and cheap. What’s new you are going to … Continue reading
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