Architecture Internship
Hi all, I was very fortunate to be able to do a 1-month internship with a local architectural firm - Zahidi AR Arkitek. As its a relatively small firm, I was able to take a look at all the various jobs that the staff were involved in. My mentor was really good because he let me have some hands on experience designing a house, making a model (pic above), and receiving a crash course in AutoCAD (designing software). I also went on site visits and meetings together with him to view several of his company's projects, each of which was at a different stage of constuction.
Anyway, an architect's job is not just about the designing of buildings, which in itself is already challenging because of various contraints. For example, a design would depend on the size of the land and how much weight it can carry. The authorities have regulations on the height and land area of the building. Clients have their own set of ideas of how their house should be like, esp those who are into fengshui. Then there's also building materials, cost, aesthetic appeal and function to think about.
The architect is also responsible for the whole contruction process and so he oversees everything. He needs to liase with the clients, the contractors, the suppliers, the authorities etc. This is challenging because he must work with different parties and get them to stick to their own deadlines, make sure that they do their job well, so that the project can move ahead and ensure that the building is completed on time.
Yup.. so its a busy job being an architect. But nevertheless I would think that it is extremely satisfying to stand back and admire your nicely completed project after months of hard work. I believe some of you passionate art club people would like to venture into this field in the future. Haha maybe I will but im not sure yet :)
ps. I've uploaded more pics onto the yahoo groups, so you can check them out there.
angkor wat architecture
Hey!
I'm back from cambodia isle trip. It was a very enriching experience. Do go there one day if you get the chance, don't assume that undeveloped countries are not worth visiting! The people there are generally very pleasant, especially the kids!
If old architectural designs fascinate you, here are some shots from angkorwat. The temples at angkorwat really should make it as one of the 7 wonders, they are around 1000 yrs old, truly impressive!
interesting place els!
i was at Plaza Sing today and i saw this scrapbooking shop called Made With Love. i think many of you would have probably know of its existence already. its a great shop for people who love stamping and papercraft like scrapbooking. tons of very pretty materials and embellishments for ur paper projects! i think they have craft classes too.
check out the website:
http://www.madewithlove.com.sg/
pauseability...
ello!
it's almost the end of As.. one paper left but nine days more to go for me ):
i have however had a great time in the past few days, especially at
pauseability with some of my friends! some of you may have read about it in the newspapers before. it's a gem of a place really, hidden away under an hdb flat in toa payoh, along with the usual pseudo-classy hairdressing salons and provision shops.
as the name
pauseability suggests, the guy who runs it really understands the possibilities that arise simply when people stop, feel, and think.
the site is a joy to browse around, so go check it out and hopefully browse around the actual place :p
it's not a conventional craft shop - you pay $9 for the use of conventional materials and $12 for access to this FANTABULOUS cupboard of materials which includes cloths, buttons, ribbons and such. he helps other people sell their artworks and jewellery too, which is worth a look. they're done by amateurs, but there are some nice things there. my friends bought some earrings ;)
another course that's affordable is the angel clay workshop. i think you guys have tried it before, but it helps to have someone who's experienced! he taught us some tricks and techniques to using it, and i managed to make this as a belated birthday present for my mum:
(you can see some of my notes in the background!)
it has a great ambience, very artsy with all the random art things around. major plus point is how it's completely unpretentious! moses, the guy who runs it, is great company as well :)
definitely worth a visit for a bit of chillout time.
Open house!
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Hi :) Hope you guys had a nice long weekend. Anyway dropped by nlb today to do some mugging (exams coming, I lead a sad, sad life) and there was this small exhibit of clay pieces that kids did. The kids were really young, like from around 6 to 14? But some of their pieces were quite cute anyway. And well, since we might be doing ceramics soon, good to go see some right?
Anyway, pics :D
A cute tree-vase!
Some cute soap-dishes
The kids who made this called it a coral or something, but it looks more like zoanthids, but nvm! still cute anyway.
I have more photos but blogspot's not working for me now :( will post them up some time later!
Hi all, I was very fortunate to be able to do a 1-month internship with a local architectural firm - Zahidi AR Arkitek. As its a relatively small firm, I was able to take a look at all the various jobs that the staff were involved in. My mentor was really good because he let me have some hands on experience designing a house, making a model (pic above), and receiving a crash course in AutoCAD (designing software). I also went on site visits and meetings together with him to view several of his company's projects, each of which was at a different stage of constuction.
Yup.. so its a busy job being an architect. But nevertheless I would think that it is extremely satisfying to stand back and admire your nicely completed project after months of hard work. I believe some of you passionate art club people would like to venture into this field in the future. Haha maybe I will but im not sure yet :)
