last crit ever….

a strange feeling – possibly exaggerated by my lack of sleep – that yesterday was my last crit ever.

i was one of the first to present, and it was good to get it out of the way and to have a discussion with the panel while they were still quite fresh.

it was a useful process, to push to get some things completed, and to put it up on the wall always helps me to clarify where my strengths and more importantly at this point – my weaknesses lie.

i had plenty of information, research and ideas to put up on the wall, but there was not enough big wow images amongst the detail – so i need to crack on with this.

we discussed the issues of building in a remote location in china, and the possibility of having trouble getting enough skilled builders willing to take on the challenge of the construction methods i am proposing. it was suggested that i need to have good justification for my chosen forms if i was going to convince the Tibetan locals that my buildings are worth the effort, and therefore a certain amount of rationalisation may be necessary in the design, and a very clear construction sequence plan.