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Hong ChingWah
Hong Kong
BA (Hons) Architecture: First Class
I chose to study at INTO Newcastle not
only because it is one of the few schools
having an independent Foundation in
Architecture course, but also because
of Newcastle University’s renowned
reputation as an architecture school.
The Foundation course was carefully
designed to trigger creativity and develop
an ability to accomplish the realisation
of ideas. The first part of the course was
about exploring the basics of architecture
and how to present architectural ideas
through the various media of drawings,
collages and models. We learned to
identify our own styles of architectural
representation and what kind of
architecture we would like to pursue in
our future path becoming an architect.
As an international student, INTO was a
paramount stepping stone for me in terms
of offering a pleasant environment to
become familiar with a foreign country,
and providing a compelling introduction
to architectural studies. Teachers were
all willing to help us by setting off our
thinking into different perspectives.
Crits and presentations were always
the challenges for me, but INTO
provided a relieving and encouraging
atmosphere for us to build up confidence
and presentation skills. I am currently
undertaking my year-out in Hong Kong,
but I look forward to further study and
coming back to the UK again.