Love this read! You'd briefly mentioned architecture which made me start to read this through your perspective relating to IR, as well as through the perspective of my own formal education, in Landscape Architecture and design.
I think a lot of what you're talking about has significant relevance in the designed world. While often on a smaller scale, the buildings, streets, and places we visit in the world are all tied to the stories of the people who've lived there, their cultures, and their stories. The design of the world is so heavily rooted in international history, in ways that are almost never readily apparent.
I love your views on traveling. I love that you refer to reading lines on a map as flat when comparing it to experiencing the border and how it affects the people who live there. This is super similar to the concept of genius loci which sort of talks about the "spirit of place" a concept that is heavily discussed in the design world to try and ensure that the spaces we create are as far from "flat" as possible.
Maybe I'm stretching the correlation, but I genuinely felt like there was a connection between the way I feel about designed spaces, and the way you feel about travelling!!
Also excited for the new Substack. I'll be checking in on it :)
I think you’re onto something! I completely agree on the points to make about design, and immediately made me think of different architectural styles and the original purposes. I think it’d be a super interesting concept to explore
I feel like empathy is the way to know the world, country,region, and mainly people. Having empathy is an art not every human has.Such a good read. Good luck with the IR.
Love this read! You'd briefly mentioned architecture which made me start to read this through your perspective relating to IR, as well as through the perspective of my own formal education, in Landscape Architecture and design.
I think a lot of what you're talking about has significant relevance in the designed world. While often on a smaller scale, the buildings, streets, and places we visit in the world are all tied to the stories of the people who've lived there, their cultures, and their stories. The design of the world is so heavily rooted in international history, in ways that are almost never readily apparent.
I love your views on traveling. I love that you refer to reading lines on a map as flat when comparing it to experiencing the border and how it affects the people who live there. This is super similar to the concept of genius loci which sort of talks about the "spirit of place" a concept that is heavily discussed in the design world to try and ensure that the spaces we create are as far from "flat" as possible.
Maybe I'm stretching the correlation, but I genuinely felt like there was a connection between the way I feel about designed spaces, and the way you feel about travelling!!
Also excited for the new Substack. I'll be checking in on it :)
I think you’re onto something! I completely agree on the points to make about design, and immediately made me think of different architectural styles and the original purposes. I think it’d be a super interesting concept to explore
I feel like empathy is the way to know the world, country,region, and mainly people. Having empathy is an art not every human has.Such a good read. Good luck with the IR.
Thanks for reading! Empathy is hard to understand and even harder to convey I think. And increasingly more difficult as we move forward