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The Human-Scale Principle: Telling history people can feel
Most history is told at the wrong scale.
We tend to tell it in the largest units available: centuries, world
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TWIL #46: From Marriage Rituals to Marked Skin
Every Sunday, I write down a few things that caught my attention that week: details I tripped over, ideas that
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Beyond the Glass Case: Five Ways to Turn Exhibits Into Living Worlds
Most people don’t lose interest because topics are boring. They lose interest because topics are presented in old, linear
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TWIL #45: From AGI to Socialist Malls
Every Sunday, I share a few of my learnings, reflections, and curiosities from the week. Things I stumbled upon, things
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TWIL #44: From Tears to Navel-Gazing
Every Sunday, I share a few of my learnings, reflections, and curiosities from the week. Things I stumbled upon, things
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The Quiet Sublime - Designing public spaces that move people without saying a word
Some places move us without saying a word. The quiet sublime is the courage to design for feeling. To create tension and meaning in the space between.
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TWIL #43: From 40 Days to a Movie Painting
Quarantine: forty days that tried to hold back the world
I’m currently finishing Dan Brown’s Inferno, and somewhere
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Shared Wonder: Designing public spaces for connection
We live in an age of perfect personalization. Our feeds, our headphones, our preferences all tune neatly to “just me.
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TWIL #42: From Strange Fish to Disappearing Places
Every Sunday, I share a few of my learnings, reflections, and curiosities from the week. Things I stumbled upon, things
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Heritage is a verb
Exploring heritage as a living practice. How communities, memories, and small acts of care keep culture connected and evolving.
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TWIL #41: From Death Masks to Connected Cities
Every Sunday, I share a few of my learnings, reflections, and curiosities from the week. Things I stumbled upon, things
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Genius Loci - How to let places speak
Human-made spaces that listen to their surroundings. Structures that reveal what’s already there, connecting people gently to the spirit of place.
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TWIL #40: From Stitches to Love Itches
Every Sunday, I share a few of my learnings, reflections, and curiosities from the week. Things I stumbled upon, things
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TWIL #39: From Bomb Statistics to Fading Images
Every Sunday, I share a few of my learnings, reflections, and curiosities from the week. Things I stumbled upon, things
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TWIL #38: From Predictions to Meandering Rivers
This Week I Learned - Insights, observations, and the stuff that made me go “Whoa!”
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TWIL #37: From Stone Age to Green Energy
This Week I Learned - Insights, observations, and the stuff that made me go “Whoa!”
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TWIL #36: From Archeology to Hors Category
This Week I Learned - Insights, observations, and the stuff that made me go “Whoa!”
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TWIL #35: From Weather Apps to Popcorn
This Week I Learned - Insights, observations, and the stuff that made me go “Whoa!”