
56,651 Thank Yous
It’s not every day you get to write a number like 56,651 . That’s how many of you viewed Uniform November's posts this year—and I want to...


Sitting on the Fence (and Earning the Splinters)
Written by Frazer Macdonald Hay The phrase “sitting on the fence” often gets thrown around as an insult. It conjures images of...


Building Peace in Turbulent Times: Architecture, Memory, and the Legacy of Conflict
St Peter's Seminary Alter, Cardross, Scotland Text and Image By Frazer Macdonald Hay In a world where conflicts persist in regions like...

The Crisis Caravan Revisited: Why Cutting Aid to Fund Defense is a Dangerous Delusion
In 2011, Linda Polman exposed the underbelly of humanitarianism in her powerful book The Crisis Caravan . She argued that the...

Overwhelmed by the News? Let Your Sense of Place Restore a Little Balance
In a world saturated with news of political manipulation, human hardship, cynical criticism, and foreboding fear, it can be difficult to...


Breaking the Cycles of Hatred in Ukraine and Gaza
Written by Frazer Macdonald Hay Breaking the Cycles of Hatred: Memory, Conflict, and Reconciliation in Ukraine and Gaza Martha Minow’s...


Why Are So Many Buildings Butchered in the Name of Adaptive Reuse?
Image AI Generated By Frazer Macdonald Hay Upon the table, raw and worn, A structure lies—a life forlorn. Its walls once whispered, doors...


THAT HOUR a New Service
AI Generated A friend sent me this AI-generated image in response to my new That Hour service, and I really like it! It’s a brutal yet...


The Silent Crisis: Rural Depopulation’s Impact
Text and Images by Frazer Macdonald Hay During some research and after reading the article Stop rural depopulation! Tourism is not the...


Rebuilding After Conflict: A Guide for Decision-Makers in the Middle East and Ukraine
Written (and Image) by Frazer Macdonald Hay ( scroll down for French, Arabic or Russian translations) Introduction As nations emerge from...