Description :
Well ...as you can notice I'm trying to get a master degree in architecture. Unfortunately, my country Syria may encounter an imminent war and that could delay me if I tried to get the master degree due to governmental facilities and universities closing. Anyway, I don't want to make the SOP like propitiating the university but at the same time I want to state facts. ...so I draft some thoughts .I need serious help with this because my GPA is not that good...please feel free to ask me about further Information... thanks in advanced.
University SOP instructions:
In approximately 500 words, describe your background, your past work in your intended field of study, and your plans for graduate study and a professional career.If you have not yet come to a decision about your career, or if your plans are tentative, please do not hesitate to say so.
The statement:
A passion ,a vocation ,a calling as well as science and business. It has been described as a social art and also an artful science. I consider it architecture.
Many architects whom I have met over the course of my education and career seem to share the same story of always wanting to be an architect since they can remember. That's not my story. I did not aspire to be an architect until much later in my youth. In fact, it did not start off as an aspiration but a suggestion for my consideration when I came to decide what I wanted to do for the rest of my life.
Before the idea of an architect was ever considered, I wanted to be an astronaut or graphic designer. I've always have an interests of drawing and space exploration. I began drawing at a very young age, I drew on anything provided me with a blank plane, even white walls. I think my natural gift in art is moderate but it was something I enjoyed. Although being an astronaut could seems far from subject art and architecture, but I admired exploring mysterious space and seeing objects from different perspectives other than ground. This required physical training, which I did not think I had the strength and stamina to go through.
It's no surprise my father is an architect as he inspired me with his work and projects. I kept observing and helping him while he was working, planning, and interacting with people until I realize that architecture is much more than just building houses.
I enrolled in architecture school at International University for Science & Technology (IUST) in Syria for five years, Damascus the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world is challenging as it must preserve the fabric of the past in its contemporary design. I enjoyed doing that using computer programs such as 3Ds MAX and CAD. My professors were either Iraqis or Syrians who had studied in foreign countries, so there were a diverse opinions and different points of view in every project I completed.At that time my journey began to open my eyes and mind to the world of architecture.
Education alone did not inspire me to be an architect. It was from educational trip to Spain in 2008 at my 3rd year.I travelled all over Spain looking at modernist and contemporary architecture, specially those by Antonio Gaudi : Sagrada Familia one of my favourite buildings. We also visited Palau Nacional and El Pabellón de Barcelona by Mies Van der Rohe. The Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid by Jean Nouvel .I remember being impressed with what was happening architecturally in Spain . The architecture was progressive and slick in their forms and materials. The spaces within were full of character and complexities that played with light and program. I wanted to do that. I wanted to build those buildings in Damascus.
Unfortunately, unstable conditions in Syria are affecting my concentration and preventing me from achieving my dream of attending graduate school. After graduate school ,I plan to rebuild my country with new urban landmarks - memorial and residential projects.
Columbia university was my choice because I want to learn from the best and be with the best. Also, I'm looking forward to learn about NYC architecture such as Guggenheim Museum one of Frank Lloyd Wright's most recognizable architectural masterpieces. My professors were either Iraqis or Syrians who had studied in foreign countries, so there were a diverse opinions and different points of view in every project I completed.
My aspiration is to create something that has a positive impact on society and the people who occupy them. Being an architect may not be a childhood dream of mine but it is something I've been inspired to become because I want to do good creative things.
Well ...as you can notice I'm trying to get a master degree in architecture. Unfortunately, my country Syria may encounter an imminent war and that could delay me if I tried to get the master degree due to governmental facilities and universities closing. Anyway, I don't want to make the SOP like propitiating the university but at the same time I want to state facts. ...so I draft some thoughts .I need serious help with this because my GPA is not that good...please feel free to ask me about further Information... thanks in advanced.
University SOP instructions:
In approximately 500 words, describe your background, your past work in your intended field of study, and your plans for graduate study and a professional career.If you have not yet come to a decision about your career, or if your plans are tentative, please do not hesitate to say so.
The statement:
A passion ,a vocation ,a calling as well as science and business. It has been described as a social art and also an artful science. I consider it architecture.
Many architects whom I have met over the course of my education and career seem to share the same story of always wanting to be an architect since they can remember. That's not my story. I did not aspire to be an architect until much later in my youth. In fact, it did not start off as an aspiration but a suggestion for my consideration when I came to decide what I wanted to do for the rest of my life.
Before the idea of an architect was ever considered, I wanted to be an astronaut or graphic designer. I've always have an interests of drawing and space exploration. I began drawing at a very young age, I drew on anything provided me with a blank plane, even white walls. I think my natural gift in art is moderate but it was something I enjoyed. Although being an astronaut could seems far from subject art and architecture, but I admired exploring mysterious space and seeing objects from different perspectives other than ground. This required physical training, which I did not think I had the strength and stamina to go through.
It's no surprise my father is an architect as he inspired me with his work and projects. I kept observing and helping him while he was working, planning, and interacting with people until I realize that architecture is much more than just building houses.
I enrolled in architecture school at International University for Science & Technology (IUST) in Syria for five years, Damascus the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world is challenging as it must preserve the fabric of the past in its contemporary design. I enjoyed doing that using computer programs such as 3Ds MAX and CAD. My professors were either Iraqis or Syrians who had studied in foreign countries, so there were a diverse opinions and different points of view in every project I completed.At that time my journey began to open my eyes and mind to the world of architecture.
Education alone did not inspire me to be an architect. It was from educational trip to Spain in 2008 at my 3rd year.I travelled all over Spain looking at modernist and contemporary architecture, specially those by Antonio Gaudi : Sagrada Familia one of my favourite buildings. We also visited Palau Nacional and El Pabellón de Barcelona by Mies Van der Rohe. The Reina Sofia Museum in Madrid by Jean Nouvel .I remember being impressed with what was happening architecturally in Spain . The architecture was progressive and slick in their forms and materials. The spaces within were full of character and complexities that played with light and program. I wanted to do that. I wanted to build those buildings in Damascus.
Unfortunately, unstable conditions in Syria are affecting my concentration and preventing me from achieving my dream of attending graduate school. After graduate school ,I plan to rebuild my country with new urban landmarks - memorial and residential projects.
Columbia university was my choice because I want to learn from the best and be with the best. Also, I'm looking forward to learn about NYC architecture such as Guggenheim Museum one of Frank Lloyd Wright's most recognizable architectural masterpieces. My professors were either Iraqis or Syrians who had studied in foreign countries, so there were a diverse opinions and different points of view in every project I completed.
My aspiration is to create something that has a positive impact on society and the people who occupy them. Being an architect may not be a childhood dream of mine but it is something I've been inspired to become because I want to do good creative things.
