The All Nighter

Thank you so much for telling us that and might I say you look stunning in your profile pic (no creep) 

Ok so here’s my advice:

1) - Make sure you have your passport and buy your plane ticket well in advance…prob should have both a semester before you are going.  I paid an extra 200 bucks for waiting 3 extra days than when everyone else bought theirs

2) - Be friend your group before you head out.  You are going to be spending A LOT of time with these people and unlike the norm…they are probably gonna be your only options.  I suggest going out to dinner and drinks a couple time as a whole group

3) - Room with someone who shares your views in experiencing another country.  You should always explore yourself, but it makes it that much more fun when you got a partner to do shit with.  It is a drag when your roomie just wants to sit in…you can do that at home

4) - DO EVERYTHING…or everything you can possibly do.  When is the next time your gonna be there? NEVER! This is purely a life experience schooling is second

5) - Don’t go crazy with the school work.  Your here to experience another country, not to do work all day.  If you have the option to finish it when you get back then do that, get your work done but don’t obsess about it…something a lot different from your normal studio

6) - HAVE FUN, BE SAFE…don’t let your mom see the movie “Taken” before you go.  But you should see it cause its totally badass  

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That’s tough question to answer bshott. I will answer on only my behalf and not my partners. I personally like selective works from architects rather than the designer. Obviously we can’t like everything a single architect does but I like different flavors (you should see me at Baskin Robins). Besides built work I appreciate those practicing who write along the lines of Beatrice Colomina. Obviously she doesn’t practice but I do have love architecture historians. I feel like they’re more in touch with what is architecture because their job is to be observant and elaborate on the peculiarities of space. Every time I bring that up people always counter with “how bout Rem? He writes.” I do like Remy and I like the fact he’s a well rounded kat. 

I don’t know bshott I’ve been rambling on without actually answering your question but here’s list of people I like. Rogers,Reiser, Loos, Lynn, Ingels, Kahn, Zumthor, Rem and Matta Clark if you count him. Also obviously I love Colomina as a writer way more than Frampton but I think Frampton is a great asset for the historical community. We joked around saying that Kenneth is related to Peter Frampton.

Well before I answer you question I have two things to say/ask. Lesbian classmate (awesome) and is her significant other an architecture major as well? 

I have only seen this in one case my second year. This guy name Stolworthy (we called him Stoolworthy) we fucking hatd this guy because he was a fucking asshole and he had a girlfriend who helped him. She was an art major so most of her shit looked nice but crumbled after two days or even during reviews. In the end he ended up dropping out in the funniest way possible (this will be in our next True Studio Stories segment). 

All I can give you are two options. Suck it up so you can worry about your own work. When the time comes when her partner won’t be there would be the moment her skills are tested and you get to watch. We all have our moments when we are forced to work outside our comfort zone. I wish I could elaborate more on this classmate but I want to know more about the situation. The second thing to do is get a lesbian to help you iith your work. LOL just kidding. Just keep cranking mate and the world will set everyone on the right track cuz baby you design that way.

Well they haven’t been printed and shipped to us yet but we can do the drawing at any time, announce them and kinda give the winners an IOU. But we rather do the drawing when we have the finished product in our hands. If you don’t win you can always purchase one.

Of course. We’re still waiting for the bloody shirts to get printed. We only ordered like 100 just to test the waters BTW.

I’m pretty sure there’s a Rhino app. It’s strictly for viewing a 3D model, panning, orbiting and zooming around. Not too shabby.

Elmers is aweful. It has the highest moiture content, takes forever to dry and because of that pieces can warp from the evaported moisture. Tacky is hands down the best and gets an AllNighter tip of the hat. Sobo is alright but its way better than elmers.

Here’s the thing. A lot of people like saying this quote. “A good architect borrows ideas but a great one steals them.”  Either they’re too lazy to explain why they would believe in it, likes saying it because it sounds radical or simply don’t know what the fuck they’re talking about.

In my opinion we don’t copy because we observe, learn and than apply it to our projects. That is why we do precedent studies. Besides that point most people can do their best to “copy” Herzog or “copy” Zumthor but in your attempt to copy them you pretty much produce something thats yours.

But if this girl is basically tracing the floor plans…… that bitch should go down.

Study Abroad is a definite YES! I went to Tokyo and it was an experience of a life time…especially for someone like me who never left the east coast of the US.   Not only is it awesome but its usually an easier studio (if it involves studio), and it looks great on your resume.  In our school you were not eligible for study abroad until junior year and it was highly competitive since there was only 3 programs which excepted only 12 kids each (and it included grad students).  If your school is different than I would do it ASAP but make sure it’s to a place you actually wanna go 

Of course. We’re actually developing an entire ledger. This is not a joke.

You go to school to learn, not wait for someone to tell you exactly what to do. Your professor may not even know what your concept should be so they throw a faux name to a concept. It’s almost like a placebo where you fill that gap based entirely on a small glint of a project. That professor is either very clever or just a douche. Remember they’re not always right. Take control of your project otherwise it’s no longer yours. 

We know plenty of shortcuts when it comes to programs and what not. We can’t really tell you now because Stanz (the other admin to this blog) plans to make an entire section called “The Cheat of the Week”

I guess when it comes to shortcuts most people figure it out if your studio is very tight. So make plenty of friends. For instance I would party with most of these people on a weekly basis.

Not really. Like any guidance counselor will tell you every school is different to cater to the different types of student. Sometimes the pieces don’t fit and you move on. For instance I know plently of people with terrible design ideas and work etiquette in Ivy League Institutions. They don’t really absorb the resources around them so they’re basically paying a fortune and not getting any self growth

I think as long as you find the right fit, grow from your experience and most importantly weed out any bullshit you should be fine. Things to look for is the staff teaching there, the quality of their library, shop, digital fabrication shop, courses taught there, the direction of the work in studios and finally the city it’s located in. I think location is important because if your introverted a secluded city would be perfect for you to get work done. If you’re like myself I need constant stimulation of a big city to keep me sane. Sanity is always important. Hope that helped.

Wow u fellas from British Columbia really like us! I think your last photo submission inspired a new submission idea.

Well I don’t want to speak for the both of us but in my experience the best moment or moments I had were three final reviews. The critics had nothing to say but praise about my project. That really boosted my ego and if memory serves right I was already drinking a little so I had a design boner. As for worst I guess it would be when I was a third year I almost resigned but my professor advised me not to.

The second part of that question I cannot answer because I am not licesnsed. But in the real world I haven’t had any great or terrible moments so far because I’ve only been out in the real world for less than a year. I guess the best would be starting this blog.

I guess the next two paragraphs would be my buddy Stanz answer.

I take great offense to that because I am wearing a fluffy dress right now.