PANEL REVIEW WITH SUSAN GIBB
Below are the slides I prepared for my external review. Going into the review, I had prepared a few questions but wasn’t quite sure what to expect other than being excited to have Susan’s insights and to see what the other students are working on!
The feedback from Susan was that she thought I was digging into an interesting topic with a lot to explore. She recommended I try to narrow down my project scope so I can dig into one aspect deeper, rather than stay broad and unfocused. I asked if there was an area she was most interested in form my slides and she thought the Cape Breton half houses were most interesting as I could explore the social issues related to them.
Frauke also joined the panel, and had some great ideas around looking beyond what structures are standing now, and to explore what was there before, including indigenous land use.
Overall I felt like I’m on the right track with this area of research.
SITE DATA COLLECTION
MAHONE BAY, NS
One aspect I loved about collecting site data in Mahone Bay were the bright, unusual colour schemes that burst through the grey day, seemingly unbothered about matching or pleasing modern tastes.
OUTPUT RESEARCH
Jumping ahead to output ideas, I started looking at paper houses as they combine my area of research with something more interactive than a book.
