Africa - still land of the conceptual design idea free.

I really, really love living on the continent of Africa.  When engaging with the wild spaces - simple common sense is the only thing keeping you safe. There are no signs constantly telling you be careful of the cliff edge. No handrails preventing you from falling over the edge. Amazingly when some foreigners come here - Because of the lack of signage constantly warning them - They think its somehow safe to go close to the edge of cliffs or do really dangerous silly things. Like run at table mountain and start climbing it at 4pm in the afternoon. By 8pm they either dead or stuck on a ledge for the night. It happens, seems like in some countries if your not warned of danger and the mountain is not fenced, you can engage with zero planning. 

In Africa if one lacks simple common sense - It can be very dangerous to your health - Difference between life and death really. So if your planning a visit. just because someone doesn't tell you to "mind the gap". Doesn't mean there is no gap. Here nobody really tells you the obvious, which is how i like it. Engage with the kitty with a mane at your own peril! Incidently a lions tongue is designed to lick off fir and skin. Its super rough. The claws are needle sharp. The power of a lion is beyond anything most people would ever experience. If a lion looks at you and makes eye contact with just you. Your not in a car, your standing infront of it. You will never ever forget that single most dynamic yellow eye stare. That is Africa, your hearts in your mouth and youve just been looked at and acknowledged as being on the food chain.

Enjoy the wild, keep yourself safe. 

Because the environment has a wild element to it. Architectural design idea energy is slightly different than other places to my mind. Creating tame grid conceptual design ideas is an option. However wild ideas create there own outcome wild energy. Not everyones taste to be honest. But afternoon tea in a manicured grid garden has a place for some as well. Experiencing the wild bush and its many challenges keeps one on your toes. Wildetecture.