Michael Lewarne

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A daily [b]log of work progress

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About this [b]log

At the end of each year I review the past year and start to plan out the following one. Over the last few years I’ve

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The agenda

Daily accountability posts At the end of every day I work I will briefly post about my day. It’s intended to be a quick 5

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2023 Goals

These are the relevant goals for my year, for a level of accountability. They’re a starting point, not so much an end point. I may

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Michael Lewarne

About Michael

Hi I’m Michael and I’m a ‘Rebel’* I’ve questioned how architectural practice can be better throughout my architectural career.Meditated on the rare value of an

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The daily [b]log posts

It’s in the culture

Day 48: Thursday 16 March Had a day of living in other’s minds. Reading and writing. Can’t forget this from Simon Sinek’s podcast “Saying ‘no’

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The nudge

Day 47: Wednesday 15 March Ooof! Got schooled today. In a good way. A gentle nudge. One of the difficult parts of any business is

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Do the work

Day 46: Tuesday 14 March A few years ago when I went to Burning Man, I was told I might find answers to my questions

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Respair

Day 45: Monday 13 March In doing research into Jeremy Till’s Architecture After Architecture I was reminded of his (ie the internet’s) rediscovery of the

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New clear

Day 44: Friday 10 March Steady as she goes. As I continue to work through the bits and pieces, new clarity is coming. Workshop It’s

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lost not lost

Day 43: Thursday 9 March Sometimes something comes along that really nails something you’ve been pondering, Why do we (so often) need an All Is

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blindspot uncovered

Day 42: Wednesday 8 March As I research and read I am struck by the thought, “I am back at the start” It’s not quite

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The beaded string

Day 41: Tuesday 7 March Oh dear! Architecture, it seems, has landed itself on the wrong side of history. Admittedly, confronted with the most pressing

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-FH

Day 39: Friday 3 March Urgh! A disrupted WFH day. With a number of interruptions and a very noisy construction site across the road. Fair

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Too kind and gentle

Day 38: Thursday 2 March So I had my arse kicked last night. In a good way. Sat down with a very smart friend (who’s

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Rad

Day 37: Wednesday 1 March Today I’m feeling a bit scared shitless. Thanks to the big hairy audacious idea I mentioned yesterday. I’ve cooled it

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The return

Day 36: Tuesday 28 February It’s truncated Tuesday and a day of writing and thinking. Drafted the next useletter (to go out tomorrow) where I

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CGL

Day 35: Monday 27 February The question de jour Where’s the tension? Sometimes the thing you set out to do, is not the thing anyone

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The curate’s egg

Day 34: Friday 24 February I was tempted to leave this page deliberately blank. But that would be lazy and hiding. The truth is, today

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