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Today we learnt about the difference between how to perceive and conceive space, which we then linked to how it is produced and third space. To perceive means ‘to notice or become aware of something directly through the senses.’ Whiles conceive means ‘to form an idea or plan in your mind, to imagine something.’ Linking this to architecture we can look at urban space, which requires major philosophical work, Henri Lefebvre, a social theorist, argues that space is a social pro

Today we had our final formative review, so we printed out A2 copies of our Design Sheets. These last few days Nia has been working on them in response to our last formative review, constructing a narrative in the presentation of the work like I had discussed in my third blog entry. In the review we did a peer assessment and discussed what we could improve on while we annotated our sheets with post-it notes. Seeing the sheets in real life gave me a sense of scale, I was able

Today we were introduced to the concept of perception, which is “The ability to see, hear, or become aware of something through the senses.” This allows us to create memories in a space, which are then stored not only in an unconscious state in the mind but with the space itself, meaning memories can return to our conscious state when recollected or reimagines through spatial perception. "There is not just a physical reality; spaces are linked to actions and rituals that prov