Category Archives for lighting and the economy
The poodle meeting
Manila, 21st March 2014 You may wonder where this is going…This is actually about the project coordination meeting I had all day that involved all key consultants. A crucial meeting with the client, the QS, the project manager and all … Continue reading
Manila
Manila, 20th March 2014 Arrived in lovely Manila for project meetings over the next two days… I have been coming to Manila for the last twenty odd years or so, depending on project needs as well as for speaking engagements, … Continue reading
Quality versus quantity
Singapore, 18th February 2014 Time and again we come across project budgets that have been put together by quantity surveyors who have no idea what they are talking about. Worse even, they then manage to get owners approval (of course … Continue reading
Fees, Budgets and prices
Perth- Singapore, 12th February 2014 As I make my way back to Singapore, I can’t but get saddened (perhaps frustrated) from the continuous urge from each and everyone in the chain of design from the first fee negotiations, the establishment … Continue reading
The economy
Singapore, 28th January 2014 Haven’t spoken about the economy much yet, but it is a legitimate question we pose to ourselves at the beginning of the year. We finished 2013 on a high, but how is 2014 shaping up (from … Continue reading
Sacrificial lamps
Singapore, 27th January 2014 In one of my meetings today I had an interesting discussion with the interior designer of one of our projects in regards to what or what not to specify in regards to the expected client’s budget, … Continue reading
The new China
Yangshuo – Hong Kong, 23rd January 2014 As I am making my way from Yangshuo to Hong Kong for my next meetings, I am reflecting on some interesting developments taking pace in China. In the “new” China of today it … Continue reading
Amongst the cowboys…
Guangzhou, 25th November 2013 6 Six more to go… I am counting down to my 1000th blog post! I would like to take this opportunity to ask all my readers to send in your wishes, comments and feedbacks on how … Continue reading
Lighting the Olympics
Perth, 21st November 2013 8 Eight more to go… I am counting down to my 1000th blog post! I would like to take this opportunity to ask all my readers to send in your wishes, comments and feedbacks on how … Continue reading
Who will survive?
Bangkok, 14th November 2013 After a whirlwind transit in Singapore I am in Bangkok for the rest of the week to undergo some product training with my design team. It does not happen often that I have about the whole … Continue reading
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