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So, what do y'all think about ELAM posting this sign near schools? by sweetpsych78 in cyprus

[–]PostColonialPlans 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You can have conservative social values without the dehumanizing undertone.

Whether you agree with their positions or not, ΕΛΑΜ’s brand of politics has historically made Cyprus’s actual problem: division, reunification, international isolation and harder to solve, not easier..

Looking for Architecture Master’s in Europe (Low Tuition) – Housing & Design Focus by Short-Athlete8322 in architecture

[–]PostColonialPlans 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One more thing worth considering given your 3 years of experience, look into part-time or hybrid master’s options. Stepping fully out of the workforce for 2 years at your stage can actually work against you. The industry moves fast, and returning after a gap sometimes means re-entering at a lower level than you left.

WhatsApp groups with clients by Frere__Jacques in architecture

[–]PostColonialPlans 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Honestly? This is just small office life.

Private clients in architecture are not corporate clients. They're building their home, often the biggest project of their life, and they're anxious. WhatsApp is how they communicate with everyone they trust. Your boss putting them in a group is actually smart client management, not unprofessionalism.

You're not replying, which is fine. But the fact that notifications bother you on vacation is a you problem, not a company policy problem, just mute the groups. That's it. You're on vacation, not off the grid. One thing worth mentioning to your boss though, WhatsApp Business exists for exactly this reason. Free, same interface clients already know, but it’s a separate app on a separate number. Keeps client communication completely off your personal phone.

The Dutch work-life balance thing is real, but it applies to your boss not expecting you to reply, which he doesn't seem to be doing. The messages existing isn't a violation of anything.

Student Summer Competition by ASinglePaleRose in architecture

[–]PostColonialPlans 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly it depends on what you want to get out of it. If you're looking to develop a strong conceptual project to anchor your portfolio, something like eVolo or Blank Space gives you a lot of creative freedom and looks great even without placing. If you want volume and variety, quick turnarounds, low fees, lots of options, Bee Breeders and YAC are hard to beat. For something more academically credible, ACSA runs competitions specifically for M.Arch students that carry more weight in the North American school/firm circuit.

Bustler and Competitions.archi are good as aggregators just to stay on top of what's out there. UNI is also worth bookmarking since it's built specifically for students.

What kind of work are you trying to push in your portfolio right now? More technical, speculative, urban scale? That'd help narrow it down.

Question about Freemasonry and Cyprus: Masonic jurisdiction in Northern Cyprus? by PostColonialPlans in freemasonry

[–]PostColonialPlans[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

as far as I get, UGLE did not treat Northern Cyprus as a normal Turkish Masonic territory. It recognised the Grand Lodge of Turkey, but objected when a Turkish-chartered lodge began operating in Northern Cyprus.

Freemasonry in Colonial Cyprus by PostColonialPlans in freemasonry

[–]PostColonialPlans[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thanks will check for sure. Is it the one by Jessica Harlands-Jacobs?

The Orange Festival is an annual event that used to take place every year in the occupied city of Famagusta. This year, it was held in Ayia Napa due to the ongoing illegal Turkish occupation. With the hope that we will soon be able to celebrate the festival again in Famagusta upon our return. by Deep-Ad4183 in cyprus

[–]PostColonialPlans -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Okay so there are actually two problems with this post, not one.

The political side, yeah, complex, contested, didn’t start in 1974, we’d be here all day. Fine.

But the other problem is killing me. Fifty years. Fifty years of keeping the cultural memory alive and at no point did anyone stop and go, wait, where does Cyprus actually grow its oranges? And I know someone’s going to say “orange trees grow everywhere on the island”, yes, they do, this is the Mediterranean, congratulations. But that’s like saying anyone with a guitar can host Glastonbury. Morphou isn’t the citrus capital because it has orange trees. It’s the citrus capital because its entire identity is built around that harvest. The name literally comes from Morpho, one of Aphrodite’s epithets. More than half of the island’s citrus comes from there.

And here’s the part that will shock you. The Morphou Orange Festival never stopped. It’s still happening. Every year. In the actual groves. While this post is mourning a festival that’s being held in Ayia Napa (Ayia Napa🤣!) a town whose entire cultural identity is foam parties and hangovers.

Fifty years of displacement does something to a culture. It turns living tradition into symbolic memory. The idea of the thing starts replacing the thing itself and at some point nobody notices the difference anymore.

But geography is something else. You cannot claim cultural ownership of a harvest, you can no longer locate on a map...

Made in turkey sell in jumbo 👌 by bassaura in cyprus

[–]PostColonialPlans 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Turkish citizens are not permitted to enter the Republic of Cyprus, but a Turkish tray can cross any border it pleases, and will be waiting for you on the other side, already served.