Tin is now a visiting fellow at the Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research (NIBR), Oslo Metropolitan University (OsloMet). As a result, Tin was asked to present himself for the staff and Gro Sandkjær Hanssen posed one crucial question: what does he expect to gain from as a visiting researcher? Read the article to find this out!

Tin’s swan song lecture and workshop on RFP - Space, functions and program. This might be the last lecture he will hold at NMBU, as his contract expires in February 2025. In essence, LAA350’s scope is early stage concept development from idea to massing study, and this lecture goes beyond that scope. Because the next step, is actually breaking down the massing study of one program (P), into smaller functions (F) and spaces (R). This is the necessary a step to closing the gap between early stage concept, and late stage construction blueprint.

The students are to present their project as-it-is at this point in time. There are some criteria for this session: overarching idea, analysis of the place, and their spatial guidelines - these are the things that the teachers Anja, Tin and Mads has been drilling the students on through lectures, workshops and pop-quiz. The sum of this should culminate in a design proposal. Especially, Tin stood out with his pastry skills baking lemonies (the lemon-version of brownies) and serving 4l of ice cream. This coincided right before the midterm review of the teachers’ performance.

Tin was chosen for a profile piece at NORSI. He spent half his mandatory credits at the PhD school, and in the interview, he gave a detailed account about his PhD, how innovation studies affected his understanding of real estate, and not least, when he got to interview Christer Falck, the TV personality and first winner of the Norwegian Survivor.

This year’s student competition 2nd place went to the team - Local Wizz, taking home 15.000 NOK! The team consisted of the property students Gowsiggan Selvanesan, Johannes Dahl Sundal, David Børresen Thorkildsen, and +1. Tin correctly ranked both 1st and 2nd place as the top contenders to win the coveted award, in his precursor workshop three weeks prior. The 2nd place students got additional supervision by the maestro himself the following weekend. If successful, Tin was promised a steak dinner by the students. Tin has yet to receive such a dinner.

Tin will lecture and workshop on Concept - 1. context, 2. problem, 3. overarching idea and how these shape the 4. spatial guidelines for their project. Again, there is no false or true answers when it comes to design or urban proposals, but there are the more interesting proposal according to a setting or jury.

During a study trip to Gothenburg, somebody racked up a bar tab and left it on Tin’s tab. While the rest of the teaching staff was away with their kids on “Høstferie”, Tin spent week 40 on building up a credible case for the inquisitions (in plural), that he led on 3-4th of October. The case remains unsolved and any tip leading to an indictment will be greatly appreciated.

Once again, the lecture/workshop titled "Diagram" at LAA350, which aims to equip students from both graphical and non-graphical disciplines with the necessary tools to effectively draw, communicate, and persuade. The structure of the lecture consists of three components: a lecture, an assignment, and a pin-up session. A significant aspect of spatial planning involves conveying abstract concepts that complement more concrete sections and plans.

Tin held the same lecture he held at Proptech Prodigies some weeks prior. The lecture focuses on two cases: the Norwegian proptech market and how young professionals responds to digital tools. Both of these cases are based on paper 1 and paper 2 of Tin’s PhD. Yes, we are fully aware that this lecture has been held and heard many times. Take it up with HR at Tin.uno....

LAA350 is heading abroad and east of Oslo, to Gothenburg. The two-day trip was meant to inspire the students and to strengthen the bonds in each of the teams. While there, we got to visit White Architects and get a guided tour by Gothenburg’s officials at Älvrummet - their entity managing the harborfront developments.

Tin will for the first time hold the lecture, “From-analysis-to-concept”, emphasizing the importance of connecting the two. This may sound contradictory in a field with wicked problems or no right-or-wrong-answers, yet it is crucial for coherency for any concept or deliverables. Another motive for holding this lecture, is to separate the different parts of the planning process, taught in EIE310, LAA350, and APL350.

The long-awaited kick-off of Prodigies with a keynote held by Tin. His theme was the Norwegian proptech market and how young professionals responds to this. Tin was in good company with other keynotes such as Trond Riiber Knudsen of TRK Group, Henrik Taubøll of Haavind, Ingunn Randa of OBOS and many more. As usual, Tin spoke about asses and sweatshops.

Tin will hold the lecture titled "Oppgaveforståelse" for the second time in the course LAA350, marking his first opportunity to share insights on a topic that typically addresses the initial steps involved in obtaining public procurement for large urban projects. This lecture is particularly noteworthy as it draws upon Tin's extensive experience with plan and design competitions, having participated in numerous awarded projects between 2017 and 2023.

Konkurranseånd 2 (transl. Competitive Spirit) was hosted with Urban Lab and with a biger supervising crew, Nora Ulrikke Andersen and Saddaf Parwany. This session serves as a precursor to SITRAP’s national student competition, Selfie Tourism. The aim of this workshop is to establish 9 teams across acquaintances, fields and time spent studying, and push the ideation of concepts to the limit.

Tin joins in for a second time on the course LAA350 - Projects in Urban Development, alongside Anja Standal and Mads Juel Engh. The class of ‘24 consists of 88 students in interdisciplinary groups and will be working with city Askim. The course encourages studies of structures, massing and in-between spaces.

Tin attended the annual AESOP Conference in Paris, with a cohort from the Faculty of Landscape and Society at NMBU. Here, he presented his working paper, “When Spatial Planning Education meets Digitalisation”, which is planned to be his second paper of his PhD. The paper focuses how young professionals practice with and without the inclusion of new digital tools.

This year marks the first time Tin supervised alone a master thesis on property development, consisting of André Moi and Joakim Moland Andersen. In poorly translated English, their thesis title were, “How do new digital tools influence established practices in the early stages of property development?". Judging from the grin on their faces, Tin must have done a mighty fine job.

Tin was invited by Oslo Architecture Association (OAF), to sit in a panel about the crises the architects are undergoing, with other panelists across five generations of architects. The invitees from the left represented different eras: 60-80’s Kari Nissen Brodtkorb, 90’s Elin Børrud, 00’s Kyrre Sundal and 10’s Tin Phan, with 20’s Theodor Bjerke both representing 20’s and moderating the talks. The event is the result of a news article in Arkitektur.no about the concerns of the younger generation.

Tin held the lecture/workshop Diagram at GLA304, a lecture to encourage students to draw, convey and convince beyond their usual landscape training. A big part of spatial planning is also about conveying abstract ideas to supplement the concrete sections/plans.

Tin held the lecture, “Master thesis as in applying for your dream job”. The focus of this lecture was to convey how the structure of a thesis is transferable to professional life.