Category Archives for lighting and culture
Lights out
Kuala Lumpur, 3rd October 2013 Sometimes when you are in a meeting you have a feeling that the “lights have gone out” with the participants. Today I came all the way to KL to attend a meeting which was to … Continue reading
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
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
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
Clients 2
Singapore, 13th September 2013 Another week gone…another fee proposal just left my desk; this time to a totally unknown client in China. The challenge with these fee proposals is to find the right balance between professionalism and competitiveness if that … Continue reading
Clients
Singapore, 12th September 2013 I think there is always some kind of a mystery when it comes to our clients. What makes them come to you, what makes them choose you? We sometimes have a good idea, certainly when it … Continue reading
Lighting and local culture
Mumbai 29th August 2013 Today’s subject is very much driven by today’s events and what I then saw later on the way to dinner tonight. Today’s summit proceedings (I attended the Architecture and Design Summit organised by the Economic Times … Continue reading
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