Journal
Thoughts on architecture, technology, research, cities and everyday life. Questions, observations and short notes gathered over time.
- Architecture
- Technology
- Research
- Cities
- Notes
The entries dated 22 September are existing short notes from the manifesto. Dates indicate when they were added to this journal; their original writing dates are not recorded.
The Door Handle and the Direction We Take
On what we can control, what we must entrust, and the seasons of life.
Towards Benbecula: Notes from the Journey and the Island
Photographs from a working journey: a desk, island landscapes, an exhibition and the changing light.
A Line to Shetland: Field Notes from Saxa Vord
Shetland notes, from fieldwork at Saxa Vord to misty shores, Skidbladner’s timber hull and everyday encounters.
The Second Visit: Blood and Life
Night of 21 October 2026 — Customs House, 39 Quayside, Newcastle
Two Rainbows in the Drizzle
16 October 2026, Quayside, Newcastle
From Understanding to Building: The Meaning of Things, the Trust We Carry
A reflection reaching from Yunus Emre’s call to self-knowledge into the age of artificial intelligence.
ICAAD 2026: After the Presentation
Presented online on 23 October 2026 with Prof. Dr. İlham Enveroğlu. Presentation and certificate of participation.
Why Data Centres Became a Research Question
Between designing a new facility and learning from existing ones.
İdrak, İnşa and the Question of AI
What happens after an option appears?
To listen is to find rest.
Making room to listen.
Drawing brings calm.
Drawing, looking and seeing again.
The way shapes the arrival.
On the journey and how we take it.
Project details and practice work: MOLD Design Lab · PLANEST.