to share (Xhosa)

the process of removing something

a glow remaining where light has disappeared

a whole formed by combining several separate elements

place or store; a collection of historical documents or records providing information about a place, institution, or group of people

the state of being jointed; the formation of clear and distinct sounds in speech

envelope; mood of a place

the process of increasing the size, value, or quality of something by adding to it

a self-taught person

be the property of; (of a thing) be rightly placed in a specified position

demarcation line which separates two geographic or political areas

watchful or protective attention

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the ritual observances and procedures required or performed at grand and formal occasions

sequence; written notation

formed by collecting: aggregated

the condition of sharing or having certain attitudes and interests in common

the state of something with regard to its appearance, quality, or working order

an arrangement of parts or elements in a particular form, figure, or combination

he action or state of making or being made impure

an agreement between states; standard of practice

act in opposition of; responding to something of the same kind, especially in opposition

tablecloth

From the Greek διασπορά (‘scattering’, ‘dispersion’) the term ‘diaspora’ refers to a scattered population whose origins lie within a smaller, usually fixed, geographic locale. Diaspora has come to refer in particular to the historic dispersions of an involuntary nature, such as the Jewish Diaspora; the fleeing of Greeks after the fall of Constantinople; the African trans-Atlantic slave trade; the Irish after the Great Famine and, more recently, the dispersion of Syrians, Iraqis and Kurds in the aftermath of the Gulf Wars. Scholars have historically distinguished between different types of diaspora, based on different causes: imperialism, trade, labour or wars, for example. Social cohesion within diasporic communities and the strength of ties to their original or ancestral lands also varies, with some communities maintaining strong political ties with their homelands and others dreaming endlessly of return. Within architecture, however, scant attention has been paid to the spatial, urban and architectural implications of migration. Refugee camps, deportation centres and prisons appear to be the only spaces or architectural programmes that deal in any way with this most contemporary of issues, yet the epistemological potential locked into the history and experience of diasporic communities around the world has far-reaching consequences for all built environment disciplines, at multiple scales and levels, and from multiple perspectives. Unit 12 will visit the island of Réunion, a region of France separated from the ‘mainland’ by 6,000km and the outermost region of the EU, in order to uncover new potential spatial languages of movement, migration and diaspora to augment the architectural vocabulary of our times. The Major Design Project of the year will be the Ministry of Home Affairs. Projects may look at landscapes, seascapes, edge conditions, boundaries between land and sea, between past and present and between 'home' and 'away'. The aim is to challenge each student to find their own appropriate architectural tools of representation, form, structure, materiality, programme, with which to propose a new architecture that, in Derrida's words, 'bears some resemblance to that which might be found in it.'

distinct; separate

healing physical, emotional, and spiritual illnesses, directing birth or death rituals, finding lost cattle, protecting warriors, counteracting witchcraft, and narrating the history, cosmology, and myths of their traditions.

the state of being under a spell; magic

fair and impartial

rub out or remove (writing or marks)

rubbing out, wiping out/off, crossing out, striking out, scoring out, blotting out, blanking out, scratching out

uncover earth to discover things about the past

the earth

geo (the earth) graphy (to write about); landscape, territory

a faint secondary image caused by a fault in an optical system

departure, migrate

a continuous, typically chronological, a record of important or public events or of a particular trend or institution; an account of past events

a state of great activity

of mixed character; composed of different elements

mixing atomic orbitals into new hybrid orbitals

a close similarity or affinity

originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native

the action or process of intervening

close familiarity

zulu the world, country, world, land, territory

(em)body; flesh; corpse

listen, obey, and be blessed

illuminate; of little weight; pale; ignite

relating to language or linguistics

having or apparently having supernatural powers

the action of manipulating something in a skilful manner

state of being material

a figure of speech in which a word or a phrase from figurative speech is used in a new context

change in form or nature

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Shortly. A term widely used in South African conversations relating to the period of time which will elapse before the given task, time or opportunity will present itself. The actual word is derived from the Afrikaans ”nou-nou” (which can be used both in future- and immediate past-tense) idiomatically used to mean soon (sooner than just now in South Africa, but similar to just now in the United Kingdom).

distinct from, different from, or opposite to something or oneself

refers to land, air, water, and cyber scapes; may explore edge conditions, trade relations, and cultural exchanges; and can be situated between past and present

preceding in time, order, or importance

a number of people and objects moving forward in an orderly fashion, especially as part of a ceremony

screen; veil; covering; conceal

Realm _ a field or domain

configure (soething) differently

matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid

suttle shades of meaning

signs collectively

a sign's physical form as distinct from its meaning

speech; area

an interval of time; the dimensions of height, depth, and width within which all things exist and move

the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language

the state of being stretched tight; application of a force

an area of knowledge; activity or experience

shapeshifters from different geographies

Reference: Aicha Kandicha

existing in or as part of a tradition; long-established

the process or a period of changing from one state or condition to another

no-mans land

the land; earth

emerge, hold a vigil; annual festival

informal miner; take a chance/try your luck