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Ting Yang, an architect with an open soul

...to it? Video of Ting Yang's finals: "From a Novel to a House" Her final project became a mock-up and installation of a house with multiple perspectives. The base narrative structure of In A Grove is seven chapters, each of which contains a monologue from one character that is unrelated and functions ind ...

Interior architecture transforms one's perspective of the world

...ever, I strive to instill meaning into a space," she adds. "In this course, we nurture a spirit of curiosity and analytical thinking. We question whether we should use certain spaces in the way we currently do. The layout of a building, for instance, determines how people move and what catches their eye ...

Siyao Yu: “I see myself more as a researcher. I’d rather leave the actual design work to someone else.”

...k.” Private vs. public During the two years of her course, she gained an important insight that she says cannot be solved with theory. Siyao: “I discovered that while people can understand something cognitively, that is often not enough to change behaviour. It is really something you need to fee ...

Design for change: Daan’s sheltered workshop for the formerly incarcerated

...kshop for former prisoners. Daan says he wanted to design something that would make a tangible difference. Daan: “In my research, I discovered that 80% of formerly incarcerated people still don't have a job after their release, which contributes heavily to recidivism. A sheltered workshop for this tar ...

One student’s contribution to diversity and inclusivity through interior design

...is to serve as my graduation project.” A place of acceptance After all, Erik is not done with his existence as a student just yet; he is transferring into the third year of the Bachelor of Interior Architecture at ArtEZ Academy of Art & Design in Zwolle. His ultimate goal? “That I can ...

Room for change: from Social Work to Interior Architecture

Hennieke began her journey with a bachelor in Social Pedagogical Assistance (Sociaal Pedagogische Hulpverlening), after which she worked at various group homes and as an outpatient counsellor in family homes. However, she quickly discovered it was not her calling. "During my studies, I alr ...

'Lead yourself instead of being led by the teacher'

...atmosphere better. We do not consider the use the natural materials in fundamental manner. One of the sources of my inspiration, the Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, said: “Natural materials are most commonly employed as surface materials that cover-up and conceal structures. Layers of wood, stone, and ...

Fadia Ba’abduh channels her experiences of war and loss through her work: “We must accept death”

...hitect. “I still remember well how it felt when I arrived and couldn’t communicate with anyone,” says Fadia. “It was so frustrating. I wanted nothing more than to belong, so I mastered the language in record time. After that, things got a bit better.” Integrating remembrance into dai ...

Solution to housing shortage as final project

...living units. And then specifically housing and living units for students who have just finished their studies and do not yet have money for a rented or owner occupied property. A dynamic and affordable place, where residents can continue to develop. Designing temporary housing and living uni ...

"I know how terribly warm it is to be lugging things around on a building site in 30-degree heat, and how freezing it is at minus five."

...ded anything. Especially in the beginning, that small-scale is very nice." You already are someone. Stand for that and don't crawl back into your shell." What has especially stuck with him are the trips he took with classmates. "We saw a lot of Scotland, Germany and Scandinavia. In the third year, we als ...

Master's in Architecture: the balance between working and learning, dreaming and doing

...e. 'Een schoolgebouw binnestebuiten', a model of the finals research of Ted Maters (2020) Antoine graduated with a project on Aruba. He took a historical location on the island where gold was formally smelted and through his design changed the touristic objective to one of calm and contemplation. “The isl ...

Securing space to experiment with architects Jens Wind and Veerle Elshof

...kdrop of my family's daily life: working, living, leisure – it was all done in this one place. When I started my graduation project, I didn't know what I wanted to do. I started with the idea of creating an adaptive reuse design for the farm. But as I was working on that, I thought to myself: this place is alr ...

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