I used to think that architecture and cities were made up of a variety of plans.
But in 2020, in a year when the word “plan” has been shaken and troubled all over the world, I remember my first job in Uganda and being stunned by the fact that everything was not going according to my plan…
Some of the quality modernist buildings built around the time of Uganda’s independence are finally coming into the spotlight. Many of them are still standing on the campus of the National Makerere University in the capital city of Kampala. Opened in 1922 as a technical school, Makerere University was recognised as one of the East African Universities during the British colonial period…
Mothers cooking or working at a sewing machine, children studying, men playing games with their neighbors and old men sitting in chairs all day with beer in their hands… Walking down the alleys, you can find people spending their time in the shade, feeling the fresh breeze…
In contrast, in Uganda, whose population is exploding with an oveflowing of young workers, the assumption is that everything must be done by hand. Even if it takes ten men ten days, the cost of renting heavy machinery, petrol and drivers is much higher than the cost of manual labour…
There are many people involved in construction. Once construction begins, people come out of nowhere to look for work…
The term “terroir” is a concept well known among wine and coffee producers and enthusiasts. Not only the variety of grapes and beans, but also the characteristics of the natural environment, such as the soil and the climate in which they are grown, have a significant impact on the taste and quality of the wine or coffee when it is consumed…
In January 2020, the Chinese government placed Wuhan under quarantine. Effectively reducing movement of people within the city and moving outside it. To curb the spread of COVID-19….
