I thought about the gift of knowledge, as our tram route is intended to share information, by informing potential architecture students of the history of some of Auckland's most notable, historic buildings. This also relates to my "new word" - Assembology, defined as an accumulation of knowledge from a variety of disciplines used to reinforce and further knowledge in one discipline in particular (architecture, in this case.)
Without knowledge passed on from generations, we would not have a society built in the way it is today. Vital information being passed down dates back to the Neanderthal days, where survival was dependant on information gained throughout years of "trial and error" and practice. Our own decisions and opinions are informed by the knowledge passed on by those closest to us, our parents. Authors of the past speak to us through books that have lasted years, centuries, passing on knowledge that would have been lost to the ages.
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