Nice to meet you all!

Having the freedom to experiment is definitely one of the great things about participating in competitions as a student. Professional architects are tempted to “play it safe” when participating in competitions because they think that’s they only way they might get new commissions without being well known. Students on the other hand find themselves wanting to please their teachers so they can get better grades… Participating in a competition as a student is truly a unique opportunity to experiment and push the boundaries of your ideas. Worst case scenario your idea does not work and does not affect your grades. Best case scenario you come up with something unique and amazing that will give you confidence to keep experimenting after graduation.

We all look forward to seeing what you guys come up with.

Best of luck!

Hola Yanina,

Durante el día de ayer tuvimos un problema técnico on la página que impedía que se pudiese ver la página con las charlas. Esta mañana lo hemos solucionado, por lo que ahora deberías poder ver los videos sin problemas. Si no fuese así, por favor no dudes en avisarnos, y disculpa por el inconveniente.

Fun fact, so far 30% of registered teams are “solo” teams, so you might be “solo”, but are not alone! 😉

We love to see students from other disciplines other than architecture join the competition. We believe your unique tools to approach the brief will make for a very interesting proposal. Can’t wait to see it! And welcome to the three of you! 🙂

Hola Yanina. Si bien no terminamos de entender cual era el problema, nos alegramos de que lo hayas podido solucionar. ¡Bienvenida! 🙂

Hi Furkan, nice to meet you! 🙂

We completely understand your situation, and would like to share a thought that might help you view your architecture studies with more optimism.

Because architects have been around for centuries, like doctors, it is often thought that if you study architecture you can only work as an architect, the same way if you study medicine you can only be a doctor. However, we believe that is not true at all. Studying architecture opens so many doors that are not necessarily the traditional “architecture studio” work. We’ve seen architect become great project managers, web designers, video game designers, launch and manage plenty of ONGs that focus on social issues, and much more.

We encourage you to look at your architecture studies as a path with multiple branches. Keep an open mind and you’ll find your purpose soon enough, and when you do you’ll surely find your architecture studies very handy 😉

Hello Andre! Nice to meet you 🙂

Well, designing solo means you will have full control over your project and won’t have to convince anyone about your ideas, which can be great at times. It also means there won’t be anyone there to remind you to do the work, so be careful with procastination! We recomend setting partial deadlines for yourself and try your best to stick to them so that you don’t have to end up rushing at the end 😉

Good luck!