Conflict

Conflict occurs when there is a collision of contradictory or incompatible notions which cannot co-exist. When a conflict does rear its ugly head, a resolution should be sought in a manner which retains as much of the opposing ideas without creating issues. This usually means both entities making concessions in order to achieve a solution. In an extreme case, this can mean one of the ideas being discarded in order for any resolution to occur.

In a real practicing environment, conflict can be very expensive and possibly bankrupting. Conflict from inadequate remuneration is a frequent situation. Depending on how much money is at stake and how large the companies are will determine how long the conflict will last!

As anticipated, our group has had quite a few conflicts ranging from reading the drawings we used to construct the model to more personal matters such as agendas and time tables.

Our first conflict was simply finding a suitable time and day to meet which we argued over for about a week when we came to the realisation that we would all have to make concessions of coming in on a day off, staying later or coming in earlier.

The drawings which we found for our unbuilt building were limited which meant that we were unable to clearly interpret the details of the design. The 2 sections which we found had discrepancies which conflicted with our understanding of the space. After talking about the design as a group, our combined architectural knowledge thrashed out our idea of how the space might work and justified it with the fact that this is also a fabrication exercise.

Our group has also had some personal conflicts involving differing priorities between student classes as well as difference in intents. The difference in class priorities has served in creating frustrations in some members of the group since those who prioritised our group over another engagement made key decisions in splitting up the tasks for the next couple of weeks.

There is also a conflict of attitude in the group with some members volunteering for more work whilst others doing the minimal efforts being made by others. This is frustrating for those of us who want to do the best we can for this visualisation. In order to have resolution, a full effort must be seen by all!