My Desire to Study Architecture

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While walking among skyscrapers in Hong Kong, I am always astonished by the city’s unique creative structures and spaces. Just imagining myself engaging with space and culture to design a piece of art to set amongst these great masterpieces thrills me. These innovations are what genuinely cause me to crave a deeper understanding of the field and inspire me to learn more about the intricacies of architecture.

Advanced Mathematics, Physics, and Art and Design are the subjects that I find most fascinating. Through mechanical studies in Physics and thematic experimentations in Fine Arts, I have strengthened my intellectual and visual communication skills immensely. Last year while working on a coursework unit about obscurity and conformity in crowds, I was exposed to new methods of design, such as observing crowds and the social behaviors of people and applying the raw expressions and emotions to bolster the design of my drafts and ultimately, the final piece. In addition, I have enhanced my analytical skills by writing formal analyses of art pieces in which I interpret many elements such as culture and history and address them to the theme of the art piece. Architects use these methods in their designing process as well to make tremendous designs and buildings. Studying Advanced Mathematics, I have developed problem-solving skills and become skilled at tackling mechanics problems which are crucial to architectural engineering, where calculating factors like the force needed to support a structure are part of daily practice.

This past summer, I took a course called “Career Discovery in Architecture” in Hong Kong because I yearned to broaden my perspective of this field. Through workshops and lectures conducted by professors, I have ...

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...to learn more about visual representation techniques and most importantly, how to convey my ideas through visual media. Through this, I have developed the habit of keeping visual diaries in order to record some of my ideas, which aids in sparking creativity. Besides that, I enjoy listening to music and swimming regularly for stress relief.

I am a dedicated, self-motivated and conscientious individual. I firmly believe that choosing Architecture as my field of study will fulfill my commitment to improving local environments and helping people within the community. As I look ahead to the future, I am excited to begin an education that will further advance my understanding of architecture and build upon my foundation to fully realize my potential. One day I would like to design structures that may inspire someone else, as the buildings of Hong Kong have inspired me.

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