Changing attitude

Changing attitude | Part 06

After I came back to college, we were told by the AD team that our minor project was converted into a major project. That means we had to design 560 houses along with an auditorium for a capacity of 2000 people, a health clinic, a library, an anganwadi (Kindergarten) and few shopping spaces. Initially we were taken back from this decision, but we accepted the situation. Our guides were accusing us for wasting the time by sitting at home and doing nothing while the flood happened.

But somehow, we got an attachment to the assigned project and we started working on it. I was already freaked out because of the quantity of works I have to do for submitting in December. Because it’s October and we hardly have two and a half month to complete.

Within a couple of days, we started doing our sheets with the basic form and assigning of layout on the site. I came up with different ideas each days and I myself rejected them on the same day. I was not quite satisfied with what I was doing. Soon the first design review was happening on a fine day. I pinned up my sheets and I was told by the reviewing guy that my design is such a flop. He told me to change everything and show him again the next time.

I failed to understand the fact that I didn’t have the essence of architecture in my work. All I did was recreating the existing design stigma onto my own work. Which in an architect’s eye is stupid? I didn’t know what sauce was needed to prepare a design. I was craving for something unique. It was a tough time for me to decide what the loopholes were. Was it my skill? Or was it my approach to a topic? I did some case study for sure. And it helped me too. Then what is the problem?

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