July 26, 2013

(By Sheila Wray Gregoire) “That family phone at one point acted as a gatekeeper. You couldn’t just call a married individual of the opposite sex without also talking to that person’s spouse or kids. You were constantly reminded that the person was part of a larger unit. You had no real way to pursue a more personal relationship […]

(By Urban Times) “You shouldn’t ask an architect to reflect on the future of architecture, take someone from outside that world”. In this beautiful TEDx talk Michiel van Iersel, founder of the Amsterdam based collective ‘Failed Architecture‘ explains how and most importantly why more and more non-architects get involved in urban planning, and what this has to do with previous generations of ’Starchitects’: He quotes Dan

(By Erika Napoletano) “It’s easy to blame our customers or clients for not paying us on time. So easy, in fact, that we ignore the reasons we can’t access the cash we need, when we need it. When my clients weren’t paying me on time, I knew there was only one fix for my cash flow:

(By Theophilus Ilevbare) “Many Nigerians are favourably disposed to a paradigm shift from the old guard of ex-military administrators to the younger breed of politicians which is in tandem with the trending global practice: world super power leaders like Barack Obama, David Cameron, Francois Hollande and others are young, well educated, eloquent, dynamic and charismatic. But

(By Theophilus Ilevbare) “Many Nigerians are favourably disposed to a paradigm shift from the old guard of ex-military administrators to the younger breed of politicians which is in tandem with the trending global practice: world super power leaders like Barack Obama, David Cameron, Francois Hollande and others are young, well educated, eloquent, dynamic and charismatic. But

(By Idahoise Shadrach) “Taking a look at education in Nigeria today, one can hardly find a teachers’ teaching college where teachers are supposed to be trained. Most parents of this generation in Nigeria will not allow their children to attend a teachers’ training college. What we have now are conventional secondary schools that prepare children