Sketch ideas for camouflage
Rocky Mountainous Camouflage 
Desert Camouflage
Grass CamouflageBomb Project
So we have about 4 weeks until our dissertation is due and last week we were told we would be taking part in a 3 day Bomb project :o
I was worried that the project would be a waste of time, time I could be using to write my dissertation and working on my thesis project, but it was actually nice to have a wee break.
So the project was to explore a building typography. Our group was LEARN.
We started to think about the stages of learning throughout our life, Birth, Toddler, Nursery, Primary School, High School, University and Adulthood (Life) and how our knowledge and wisdom grows as we grow.
Thesis Progress
Ive hit a bit of a brick wall!!! I'm not sure where I'm going with my research. I can't seem to get past imagining the shape and size of a shipping container, but I feel its already been done and want to do something else but I don't know what :( really need to find some inspiration.
Dissertation Progress
Ive written my first 2 chapter drafts, but struggling to get going with the last chapter, inspiration anyone?
Thesis Project Proposal
For my thesis project, I am researching Afghanistan and their Education System. These are some of the images from my proposal presentation. 
I am looking at the effects of war on the country and on the children of Afghanistan.
A country needs 4 crucial things needed to help a county rebuild from poverty, Health Care, Water and Sanitation, Income and Education.
My idea to try and concour the lack of Education in Rural Afghanistan is to design a portable school.
The idea is that the school can be transported, by helicopter, to the difficult to reach places and can be used as a temporary or perminant structure.
Findhorn 25th September
The Findhorn Foundation is located about 5 miles from Forres in the north of Scotland. Its is an Eco Village and community. Findhorn Foundation grow all of their own fruit and veg, have 4 wind turbines and loads of solar panels.
These houses are part of the area in the park called the 'Field of Dreams'
This is a small section of the stone work on the outside of the main hall, which was built by member of the foundation.
The foundation is full of very creative people, this gate is just one example of the skills they have.
I loved this quirky, cute building used for meditation.
This was in the garden of their arts centre, which is completely off the grid, and it is to attract wildlife and insects into the garden.
These houses are part of the area in the park called the 'Field of Dreams'
This is a small section of the stone work on the outside of the main hall, which was built by member of the foundation.
The foundation is full of very creative people, this gate is just one example of the skills they have.
I loved this quirky, cute building used for meditation.This was in the garden of their arts centre, which is completely off the grid, and it is to attract wildlife and insects into the garden.
Stenhouse Primary
Today I spent the morning with Primary 4 at Stenhouse Primary in Edinburgh. I got to take a group of 6 children and chat to them about their school and classroom.
I asked them about technology in the classroom and asked if they would all like to have a laptop to work on and one girl said "No, they use too much electricity". I thought this was brilliant coming from an 8 year old.
They all said they would love to have more outdoor learning and wanted to have a garden to grow potatoes, carrots and tomatoes and then what they grow could be used for their lunches.
They also realised that even although they would all want a big, comfy office chair on wheels, they would probably not get any work done, so the chairs they have now are more suited to the classroom environment.
The classroom had lots of interactive displays, like the sweetshop sentences display. This display could be used at any time if any one of them was struggling to remember how to construct a sentence.
There was also topic stations around the room. These were tables with objects, books and work that related to what they are learning in lessons. The children, when finished the class work and have spare time, are allowed to go to any of these stations and play with or read any of the material at these stations. This helps to reinforce what they have been learning that week and this stations chance every two weeks.
I asked them about technology in the classroom and asked if they would all like to have a laptop to work on and one girl said "No, they use too much electricity". I thought this was brilliant coming from an 8 year old.
They all said they would love to have more outdoor learning and wanted to have a garden to grow potatoes, carrots and tomatoes and then what they grow could be used for their lunches.
They also realised that even although they would all want a big, comfy office chair on wheels, they would probably not get any work done, so the chairs they have now are more suited to the classroom environment.
The classroom had lots of interactive displays, like the sweetshop sentences display. This display could be used at any time if any one of them was struggling to remember how to construct a sentence.
There was also topic stations around the room. These were tables with objects, books and work that related to what they are learning in lessons. The children, when finished the class work and have spare time, are allowed to go to any of these stations and play with or read any of the material at these stations. This helps to reinforce what they have been learning that week and this stations chance every two weeks.
Herat, Afghanistan
Herat Mosque
Ghorid Dome(http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/Asia/Afghanistan/West/Herat/Chist-e-Sharif/photo283891.htm)
Herat is in the northwestern of Afghanistan, capital of the Herat Province, on the Harirud river.
Herat is one of Afghanistan's ancient cities full of culture and architecture from over 2500 years of settlements.
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