Summer school at CAT for the architecture Professional Diploma students
The summer school for the architecture Professional Diploma students has started this week at CAT. We will follow them and their impressions throughout the week.
Sean’s blog.
Hello, my name is Sean. I am currently one of the architecture Professional Diploma students here at CAT. I started the course last September and I am taking part in the August summer school. This particular module includes an extended period of major project design development, coupled with a timber construction practical. Today was the third consecutive studio day, which for myself, meant a tutorial in the morning, followed by the continued, evolution of my major thesis design project. This project represents the culmination of 5 years of architectural education and I have chosen to design a mixed use, sustainable development in the heart of Mexico city. Therefore, through confronting and dissecting the cultural, geographical and environmental uniqueness of such a site, I hope to use these studio days to implement an architecturally rich intervention.
Rebecca’s blog.
Hi, my name is Rebecca. The summer school at CAT is a brilliant opportunity to engage with visiting architects and professionals. Been able to sit in the WISE building at CAT for one whole week in certainly inspiring. My scheme “The Learning Society”, a project proposal based in Falmouth, is advocating an alternative approach to student accomodation, i.e. living and working with communities, encouraging a sense of responsibility (in all respects), and creating spaces that spark creativity. Sitting at my desk in the WISE building, I look across a beautifully proportioned internal courtyard, and I cannot help but get the dimensions using my tape measure. This will definitely feature in my scheme! The rain has been steadily pouring for the previous two days, and the timber gutters in the courtyard trickle a steady stream of water into recessed square ponds in the courtyards. Walking under the covered walkway to and from the rammed earth lecture theatre and restaurant, I am once again inspired by the range of sensuous experiences. In simplicity there is creativity. It seems I have all the inspiration I need for my project right here!