Possible Future Studio

It’s Always Just A Starting Point

Perspective of GROWTH Agriculture Learning Hub

Well, the semester had came to the end after a long, enjoyable of ‘Architorture’ moment, it’s challenging and fun, excitement and accomplishment at the end, yet tiring process for most of us I would said. However, this is a norm for architecture students, isn’t it ? Striving for our dream, surviving and learning from the crit sessions, it’s what we have done for over two and a half year. Things were easier back then, where we can feel our buddy physically in the studio, getting emotional support from each other. As the pandemic hits, all of us were forced to have the class and studio online. It may be interesting at the first place, we can stay comfortably at home with all of our favorite foods and comparatively slower pace. But it starts to become a struggle. Online discussion, online crits, everything online become the new norm and somehow affect the effectiveness of communication. We struggle alone in the midnight as we meet our limitation. Ideas are running out of option, and difficult to break through our mindset. Generally, it’s a mess and full of harshness.

Take myself as example, I’ve been consuming too much of time during the form making process. To be honest, I swear that I would try something new this semester before the project really starts. However, things do not go how I expected of. I would said that, there is over 20 mock up I’ve done in Sketchup just to get the right feeling of my concept – Growth. But I failed to come out with something new. At the very last moment, I designed my project as usual, with the style I familiar. I rush all the way from conceptual to working drawings. And I always remind myself – “Done is better than nothing”. And not surprisingly, I got the comments that I expected from the panels during the final assessment.

“I can see that you are trying to do something, but still playing safe.” And I accepted it, admitted it. But there are still comments that really surprised me. I’ve been commented on the design languages as well used and exploration, as well as the spatial arrangement in a tidy manner within an odd shape of floor plan. All of these have proved that I’m gradually learning something from the previous semester and this gives me a lot of encouragement. However, I know that there are still a lot of knowledge awaiting me – structural system, services, technology, sustainability, … …, and a lot more.

Well, I’ve gone this far in architectural studies. And I am clearly know that I still love this course, because this is what I dream of. As I finish all the boards, renderings, presentation and even the animation, I feel proud of my design. Not because it is perfect, but it is the outcome from all my heart, tears and endless, sleepless night. And after this, I’m gonna step into the last semester of the course, but my target and direction never change. I’m not sure what I’m going to face, there is a bit of excitement, a bit of fear against unknown. But, I’ll still trying to explore the things beyond my understanding because this is the reason we are in the university. Learning never stop, and so our journey of life. Cheers for tomorrow ! Cheers for a better version of ourselves !

And I hope whoever reading this, can believe in yourself. You can do it !


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