This semester, blogging provided a form of escape from all the coursework we needed to produce for other modules. As I mentioned in my previous reflective blog Looking Back, I saw this opportunity as a way to broaden my reading on a variety of subjects in which I had long been interested but had never Read the full article…

Fig.1.0. photo by Huangyunzhou My changes First of all, I am grateful to the teachers and students who helped me during my time in the UK, I really feel that I have gained a lot. I would also like to thank all those who have read my blogs and I hope they have been of value Read the full article…

My Blogging Experience In the pursuit of clarity I have structured this reflection into the following areas. First is my roles and contributions to the module and process was a whole. This is followed by my experience writing the blogs and comments. Then, I reflect on how this experience has been advantageous to other modules Read the full article…

Growth The activity of blog writing was something entirely new to me. It was a personal way of engaging a short discussion and respond to what I’ve learned in our selected urban design lectures. At first, writing blogs seemed very intimidating and to be honest, still is. However, I am slowly learning that this has Read the full article…

Initial thoughts Contributing to this blog has been a fun and creative way to work towards the completion of this module though at first, it seemed quite daunting. Having entered into the course on an unusual path, with an HND and 4 years of working in practice, I had reservations about my abilities to effectively Read the full article…

If you were to ask me a few months ago whether I would ever write a blog one day, I would have likely said no. Blogging has always scared me a little because of the way one writes, but since submitting my first blog entry back in October, I’ve found blogging to be a very creative Read the full article…

I really enjoyed this experience of writing blogs for the university website. I think it is a really great initiative by Newcastle University where students are provided with an opportunity to explore various topics related to urban design. Students present their views and reflect on the opinions and the work of other people. It started Read the full article…