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The elusive Concept

To achieve clarity, the Concept must be consistent and coherent.  For example, let us assume you are to design a monument in memory of an in tense historic event. Much like storytelling, you will exhibit the evident tension through composition of layout; consider how someone navigates the landscape via varied levels, wide and narrow, tall and low, light and dark, spaces as well as literal structural tension . The relationship between function and form and how you orchestrate the interactions.  Perhaps you will illustrate deliberate use of stressed materials in specific instances. Reflecting such characteristics ensures that you echo such ‘tense’ records in time. Explore the depth and possibilities of this narrative with thorough detail; control the experiences but also accept that ‘users’ - all animals and people alike will form subjective and individual journeys. Creating a setting for discovery is fundamental, physical and theoretical. Perhaps you will in...

Explore the World!

Navigate the planet Earth as far as reasonably practicable. You will raise your awareness and gain invaluable experience through exposure to various contexts; cultures, wisdom, places, spaces and memories. Remember the 1966 photograph taken by Lunar Orbiter 1 or the 1968 “Earthrise” photograph of the Earth by Astronaut  William Anders (Apollo 8 mission), these served as realisation triggers; that “there are no boarders!”  Exploring and experiencing particular context/ location(s) allows for a subjective experience of the terrain, the smells, the textures, the temperatures, the light and shadows, the colours etc. through the senses yet you can also conduct objective observation and record how people interact and navigate through the said space, the function and performance, the landscape and the architecture thereof.  These investigations and experiences form a collection of ‘parts or tools’ that you collect which will help reduce biased expectations, ...

Objective tools of Logic

The following will help us maintain intellectual honesty.  Note; there is no hierarchy as each is important.   Be sceptical and question the posed theories, arguments and/or claims. Avoid attacking collectives-individuals and their characters _ Ad hominem (Latin for "to the man" or "to the person", short for “argumentum ad hominem“, a logical fallacy). Avoid misinterpretation, distortion or gross representation of an idea, theory, position or argument presented. Allow the known persons to position themselves _ Straw Man Fallacy. Do not assert that because there is no evidence to suggest otherwise that something is therefore true or false. Ignorance is not substantiated _ Ad Ignorantiam (Latin: argumentum ad ignorant am, where ignorance represents "a lack of contrary evidence", a fallacy in informal logic. Statistics are a helpful source but you must always consider all of the variables. Ensure the data available represent...