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Thank you again oml *and thanks for the last ship it was great*

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In Bap, I ship you with...Yongguk! 

In Nct 127, I ship you with...Jaehyun!

In Astro, I ship you with...Minhyuk(Rocky)! 

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Office Interior Company Calling Me for a Psycho Test & Interview

27 Sept 2017 Sudirman, Jakarta, Indonesia

The day before, the HRD calling me for a Psycho test & Interview. So, I’m ready with all the equipment and I learned a lot again about that test. They want me to come at 1 pm.

Its a really long day, because Jakarta had been in heavy traffic because of the rain from morning. I have to be patience and still in positive thinking. I almost late, but I can reach it in 12.45 in the lobby.

1 pm I arrived in the 3rd level of this office tower. I talk to the receptionist and than she give me some form to fill. She ask me to sit in a small meeting room and finish the form. There is already 1 guy in, already takes some estimate test to do. I’m a little confused about that.

After that, she give me that estimate test and ask me to answer and do the calculation about it. Just like the test that guy have. Suddenly, another girl come in and started fill in her form.

I’ve just remember that the position to be occupy is Estimator and Design Staff. Its like a civil and an architect in one job. Looking at the estimate test makes me wanna cry. Because I don’t understand it at all. I felt sorry about myself and what I can do are try and surrender.

I don’t know how but suddenly, that guy just finished the test and going for interview, than go home. Oh gosh he’s so fast! Is he professional or something? The other girl and I just confusedly starring at each other. And she asking what background am I. And I say “I’m a B.Arch fresh graduate from ... University” and she goes like “I’m a Civil Engineer from ... University too!” and that’s the start we talk a lot in that tiny room while doing the test.

She had a bad feeling about the company, and so am I. By the way, she can finish the test, well she is civil and already experienced. Than, the receptionist give us the psycho test paper. Than, she left us. Its weird because there’s no timing and well its just like not a serious test.

We aren’t finish the psycho test yet, but the Interviewer has called so we can left our test in the table and can go back continue it after interview. I mean, this is weird. So, its a User Interview first that the HRD Interview. He say that “design” in here means a drafter drawing same module of design in just a different size. So, its monotonous. And, have to estimate the design. So, this is a double job desk.

The interviewer asking me for my last bid salary, because he think that its too high for a fresh graduate. What am I thinking is, its a double job desk, so I have to ask a little higher salary. Also, I’m asking about the office hour, it goes 8 am to 6 pm. Argh, are you kidding me? Normally, it goes 8 am to 5 pm or 9 am to 6 pm. 

I don’t like it tough. My mom also doesn’t like it either. So, I think we can make it as a bad experience in searching job. Thank you.

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Interview series - What after B.Arch? #13

Interviewee: Ar. Aditi Pai Post-graduation: Master of Landscape Architecture | CEPT University, Ahmedabad, India

What prompted you to take up this particular program?

I realised in due course of the architectural educational journey that the built spaces cannot and should not be isolated from its surroundings. The response to site context is very important and it would be with the help of further education in Landscape Architecture that I could strengthen my understanding in this regard.  

I focused on schools in India to study Landscape Architecture since it would help me be relevant and allow me the time to absorb the nuances since I had already planned to set-up my own practice here.

Image source: https://cept.ac.in/441/cept-university

When did you take up Master’s?

I practised at Integrated Design (InDe) in Bangalore for nearly a year and a half (Including my Internship) before taking up Masters. While I was sure about my interest in landscape architecture, my short stint at a firm that practised Landscape helped me in getting clarity regarding the field. This helped me be sure about why I was studying the course, opened me up on a lot of technical aspects that I was expecting to learn more about and also to be open to all that the course had to offer.

This can be taken up in two ways, the first would be to continue with the flow of education after Bachelors to avoid a break in the professional world once started or another way would be to work for a bit (Ideally in an office that already practices the Masters subject one is looking at - Urban Design, Landscape etc) and be ready put in that extra effort to make up for the break and get back on track with the practice at the earliest.

When did you start with the application process?

It is always good to keep track of the applications processes followed by the institutes one is interested in and send applications on time to avoid last-minute hustles! I can’t remember the dates, but I was well in time with the application process.

What preparation did you do before starting Master’s?

My work experience at Integrated design (InDe) under the guidance of Landscape Architect Mohan Rao, has been my foundation into understanding the profession in its best form. This practical understanding of the subject was my preparation for the Masters Programme.  

Did you have to give any entrance tests?

The selection process was in three stages:

Portfolio of works that was to be mailed

The selected students had a written test based on general knowledge regarding Landscape and

A personal interview with a panel of interviewers.

How long was your program?

2 years. From July 2009 to July 2011

Did you have post-masters plans in mind when you took up Master’s?

Yes. I had already planned to have my own practice focusing on Architecture & Landscape design. That helped me to always be aware of both built & unbuilt spaces while studying the subject to plan the way ahead

Could you tell us a bit about the learning environment at CEPT?

The teaching process at CEPT is very informal. The lectures are more like discussions which makes it very interesting. The exercises involved some individual projects and a lot of group work as well. Most of the exercises required us to work on real sites from around the city and designing solutions for them. (Which also helped us explore the beautiful city of Ahmedabad)

The faculty had been very approachable at all times. CEPT, as a campus has such a strong sense of space and an aura of the Master architects that can be felt in every space. This encouraged interactive learning from peers and faculty through discussions (from the course and other disciplines as well) throughout the campus. So once you are in CEPT, the learning is always on and it is best not to shut-off because 2 years is all that one has there.

Studying at CEPT from 2009 to 2011, gave me this opportunity to study under the guidance of one of the pioneers in the field of Landscape Architect in independent India, Prof.Prabhakar Bhagwat. It was extremely inspiring to see the passion for landscape in him and being so actively involved with all the works happening at the studio and having nearly 60 years of teaching and practising experience in the discipline!

Also, the entire design faculty were well established Landscape Architects like Ar. Aniket Bhagwat and many others. The course also involved interactions with practising consultants for all the technical subjects which made the learning very practical.

Were you involved in research projects/competitions while studying?

Yes. The studio works were predominantly research-based scaling from small projects within the city to larger scale regional studies.

Could you tell us a bit about your thesis?

We were encouraged to consider thesis topics in or closer to our home towns to make the research possible in a more familiar environment. My thesis was about studying the Environmental impacts of recreational activities along the banks of River Kali. The process, in a nutshell, involved us to visit the site and gather all relevant data to get acquainted with the environment. Post that, it was through continuous discussions with the faculty that we analysed all the data, explored further through rigorous reading and generated a well-researched document that becomes a resource.

How did you manage the finances?

Since I couldn’t get scholarships, my parents helped me with the expenses along with a little of my savings that I managed to gather while I was working before pursuing a Master’s.

Did you travel while/after studying?

Travelling during the course was more to explore the architecture and landscape around the city. As part of the course, the travel was mainly for Thesis work and summer internship. Also, through a subject called regional study, we analysed a small city called Shirpur in Maharashtra which required us to spend a lot of time on site generating data for the research.

How do you think doing a Master’s degree helped you?

I believe Master’s should only be considered if one really finds the need and is not a compulsion. Since I was already planning on the studio, my purpose of pursuing Masters was to bring in added value to the studio and practice a good blend of built and unbuilt spaces with an evolved response to a context. Working in a firm that practices Landscape before my Masters, gave me the opportunity to interact with a people from the discipline and also from CEPT from whom I could get a know-how regarding the course.  

The course by itself touched upon a wide spectrum of Landscape which equipped me with the knowledge to address projects of varied scales and typologies.

Did the city/country you studied in play a major role during your postgraduate study?

Absolutely! Ahmedabad as a culturally rich city and heaven for lovers of Modern Architecture and to be studying in an institute designed by the Pritzker Laureate Prof. B.V Doshi is never short of inspirations.

Could you please tell us about your current work and future plans.

I am the Co-Founder and Principal Landscape Architect at The Purple Ink Studio, a practice co-founded with Akshay Heranjal in 2011 at Bengaluru. The studio believes in constantly exploring the parameters of design and blurring the boundaries between architecture and landscape. Through projects of varied scales and typologies, the studio makes conscious efforts in including landscape as an integral part of the design and endeavours to create micro-ecosystems within the architectural spaces.

What message would you like to give to those planning their post-graduate studies?

Firstly, I would urge the students opting for Master’s (in any subject) to introspect and be sure if the investment of time & resources is going to be worth it since it is a very individualistic choice and (again) Masters is not a compulsion. It is a medium that would bring in added know-how to a subject that the student must be already interested in. Through the seven and half years of running a practising and with several discussions with students, I have observed that the need to study Master’s has become mere fashionable or taken up due to peer pressure than finding the true need and meaning for it.

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About the interviewee…

Aditi Pai is the Co-Founder and Principal Landscape Architect at The Purple Ink Studio, an award-winning practice co-founded with Akshay Heranjal in 2011 at Bengaluru.

The Studio won the most coveted ‘Best Practice in India of 2016’ award from TRENDS EXCELLENCE AWARDS for Architecture & Design and have also been listed in the PERSPECTIVE 40under40 ASIA and as the Top 50 Next Gen Architects who will shape India, amongst other numerous National & International Honors.

Aditi has her Bachelor’s degree from K.L.S. Gogte Institute of Technology, Belgaum and a Master’s Degree in Landscape Studies from CEPT University, Ahmedabad. She is a TEDx speaker and has also presented works at various design related events in India.

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Linda Mvusi (c. 1955 in Bloemfontein- ) is an actress and architect. Mvusi took an award for best actress at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival for her role in the film A World Apart which was directed by Chris Menges. Mvusi was the first South African to get a best Actress award at Cannes.

Mvusi also shared in an award for excellence for her architecture on the Apartheid Museum. She practices with her own company in South Africa.

Ms Linda Mvusi holds a B.Sc Design (Hons) 1980 degree and Frank Lloyd Wright Prize for Best Design from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, and a postgraduate B.Architecture 1984 degree from UK’s Newcastle-upon-Tyne University.

Ms Mvusi who has been in architectural practice for 41 years - 34 years of her own architecture & design firm - left South Africa aged 5 years with her family for 32 years of Exile living, schooling and working in central, west, east and southern Africa, as well as Europe and USA.

Internationally, her design portfolio consists of a full range of architecture, urban design, and alongside 5 years film and television production, distribution and exhibition following the Cannes Film Festival Best Actress award, includes heritage and culture animation and project management at scale.

Her first projects were hotels (Pamodzi and Intercontinental, Lusaka, Zambia), thereafter designing government and corporate offices, schools and hospitals, laboratories and factories, prisons, interrogation and high security facilities in central Africa.

Employed by Greater London City Council’s Women’s Design Service 1984-5, Ms Mvusi designed women’s shelters, libraries, crèches, rape crisis safe homes, cultural centres for Brixton Black Women and Turkish Women and also design thinking parks, streets and public transportation for differently-abled and hitherto marginalised.

Returning to South Africa in 1992, and eschewing private residential commissions - (President Nelson Mandela’s Houghton Johannesburg house is her sole exception) - Linda Mvusi focussed on designing ‘space and place making for Freedom to happen’, beginning in 1992 with 9 Soweto Railway Stations (1992), followed by architecture and urban design double commission for Africa’s largest train|multimodal transportation hub, Johannesburg’s 16 block Park Station (1993- 95).

Urban design projects include Joburg’s inner city Newtown Cultural Precinct and Tirisano Urban Village now named ‘Brickfields’, Sandton-Alice Drive Land Assembly for Malaysian clients, and Fort West Urban Village in Pretoria.

The Apartheid Museum

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First HRD Interview

19 Sept 2017 TV Station, near Bank Tower, Jakarta

The interview will be held at 2 pm, I already been there in 1.30 pm. There is already one person that will also to get an interview. We talk a little and after that another three girls come, also to get an interview. 

15 minutes waiting, we meet the HRD and get in to a mini meeting room. He give us a little psycho test called Pauli or Kraepelin. Its only takes 15 minutes and so easy to be done. After that, we get out of the room and waiting to be called again one by one.

I’m the second person to be called. The recruiters is nice, asking about myself mostly, describing what the job desk are, see and ask a lot of things about my project (in my architecture portfolio) and at the end, he offer me to ask him something about this job and this company. I ask a little about the job and the experience working in there. It takes 30 minutes. After finished it, I can go back home.

He will contact me 2 weeks later if I’m qualified. Wish me luck!

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Interview series - What after B.arch? #2

Interviewee: Shantesh Kelvekar Post-graduation: MA in Landscape Urbanism | Architectural Association School of Architecture, London, UK

How did you hear about the University/program at the Architectural Association?  Why did you decide to take it up?

There is a story behind this. During my internship in Bombay, I used to commute from Suburban Mumbai to Worli. Every day from the local, I used to see this open piece of land in between the Mahim creek and always wondered ‘what happened?’ It was like a threshold between the suburbs and the downtown area. Around the same time, I was looking at several articles which hinted at the failure of field of urban design; failure not in the sense that it had collapsed, but that it had become inadequate and redundant. So something more is required is what I gathered. I came across the term landscape urbanism, and found that as an upcoming new discipline by itself. It roots itself in the idea of ‘Design with Nature’ a book by Ian McHarg written in the late 60’s. The more I read about it, the more I was fascinated with it. I was also able to relate to this particular site which I used to encounter every day. Eventually, that site became my thesis project at the undergraduate level. There was no plan as such that I want to go to AA. But I knew that whatever I would do, I should do it only when I knew why I want to do it.

Coming to your second question ‘why I took it up’… During my thesis, I started realizing that India is a conglomeration of villages. There is a great human potential that is untapped. We are looking at western models which are perhaps collapsing now or failed in the past and we’re trying to re-iterate them. The idea of urban design did not fit in my understanding because I thought the term itself was quite ambiguous. How can ‘urban’ be designed? Is it designed by a designer or is it shaped by the people who reside within it? Landscape urbanism, on the other hand, looked at the opportunity of using these other intangible aspects as well as nature as an integral system, which was quite interesting and I think that really gave me a direction as to what I want to pursue further.

Architectural Association 36 Bedford Square, London

How was the experience at the AA?

There were two theoretical modules in the first term and two in the second term. These theoretical modules become a base. In each term, one module is philosophical in its approach and the other scientific. I think that gives a different perspective. One is rooted in history, anticipating future; the other is rooted on the ground and anticipating future. So wherever the future picture comes into existence, they too come together. This approach exposed us to a dichotic way of looking at things, as an approach.

The other thing was one was expected to be in studios on all 7 days of a week. They were quite intense. Even during term breaks, there was an immense amount of work in terms of research, writing papers apart from the project work. The papers written by individuals challenged the whole perspective towards looking at design as a linear approach versus design as an anecdotal approach. Rather than finding a specific solution, one engaged in finding what is appropriate for the context. It provoked, it also made one think internally about the approaches that have been taken so long. The process simply made us dig deeper.

Studio space at AA.

Tell us about the mentors at AA.

All the mentors came from diverse backgrounds. In particular, I was interested in the approach with that Douglas Spencer took. He studied art history and films and from there he looked at the discipline of architecture and urbanism. He is also a faculty at ‘histories and critical thinking’ at the AA. So he was the quite interesting mix of these two discourses and thinking processes. Eva Castro was the director of the program then. She came through a scientific approach on what landscape urbanism should be rather than an intuitive approach and that brought a certain amount of credibility. Credit goes to her, in terms of shaping those thought processes.

Tutors and students would part together, London

How was studying in ‘London’? Does the city/country one studies in, matter?

To answer your first question, AA is right across the British Museum. After a year, the day I presented my thesis was also the day I entered the British Museum for the first time. There were 13 weeks left for the completion of the course, this was also the time I booked my return ticket to India. So I remember it distinctly. I realized that I hadn’t seen London at all! I was familiar with my everyday route but I had not seen it as an inhabitant of the city. I bought a DSLR and set out exploring London every Saturday. I would just walk through the narrow alleys for about 14-15 km for about 6 hours. It was always a slow leisure walk - taking pictures, interacting with people, eating at places which I had never seen or encountered before, going into the interior lanes of the city. I got to know Central London much more in those 13 weeks. After I completed my thesis I was there for another 3 weeks. So every day I would start walking at 8 PM and walk till about 1 AM. So almost every day, every evening I got a broader picture of what London was. Those memories are something which are very interesting.

I realized through the year that no matter how busy you are, you have to take out time to understand any place, and each place has something to offer!

To answer the second question, I don’t the city has any direct impact on ones’ education. However, in case of London, it helped in several aspects. As London is a kind of geographical centre – it allowed to have architects from different parts of the world fly in, likewise it offered great opportunity to network with people from disciplines of architecture, art and design. London, also is a city of some of the finest museums and galleries, and that provided a great exposure. I believe, whether one is in London, Ahmedabad, Tokyo or New York – each city has its charm, and each city will indirectly contribute to ones learning.

How did you manage the finances? Did you acquire scholarship/fee waiver?

My education was mostly self-funded. I received a bursary from the AA – about a third of my tuition fee, which was a relief. This certainly helped in terms of paying for my education. Apart from that, I worked with the AA as a part time assistant at Membership Office, Digital Platforms and AA Exhibitions.

Were you involved in any research work/competitions?

The thesis itself was a research on Urbanism in China. I got to spend time in China for almost a month and experience its culture. I worked with students from different universities from Hong Kong, Canada, and other countries when I visited Croatia. The municipality of Rijeka also invited us for redesigning the city’s urban fabric which had those peculiar conditions (at a smaller scale, of course) that of our site in China. It was a small industrial town. We stayed there for about 8-9 days and did this entire project. There was a public presentation arranged for the city’s residents at the city hall.

I think these exposures directly on site, working with local group provided a rootedness, unlike research that usually is associated with getting data and then working in a closed lab. The responses we received resonated that our ideas were rooted to be able to manifest. 

Exhibition of collective work at Shanghai, China

Team in Shanghai

Pointing our site Jintang Island, Exhibition in Shanghai

Site visit, Rijeka, Croatia

Studio work, Croatia

Could you tell us about your thesis?

It was a collaborative effort between me and Stanley Chuang, a Taiwanese national. The site was Jintang Island in China. The government had proposed razing the entire mountain. The topography was quite thick. Within 1.6 km from the coast and the altitude was 650m. They were planning to chop off these mountains and build a port in its place. Port industry was the demand, their requirement and this was the right site, so this scenario was inevitable.  

Our thesis was considering this requirement: how do we create a win-win situation. We looked at alternative methods to not cut the mountain range and reduce the consumption energy and resources and providing a viable solution. The issue with these port industries or heavy infrastructures is that as soon as the technology gets out dated, it is viable to relocate them rather than upgrading them at the same location. We were looking at a legacy plan as well: that once these industries fail, about 50-55 years later, how landscape should take over and how again the village cultivates back till the coast and how that kind of fabric strengthens back seamlessly. We were looking at a ground-up and a top-down approach simultaneously, and I think that was a very intriguing in itself.

Thesis presentation at AA

Is there any notable incident/anecdote from your post-grad studies that you wish to share?

The first time I entered AA, one thing which struck me was that there were so many different nationalities. There were 600 students - from undergrads to Ph.D. level, and from about 170 countries. Initially, I was very formal, and so were others. Because everybody comes from different cultures and backgrounds, I didn’t know how to behave or reciprocate and things like that. Then I realized that the others too are people. Once everybody opened up which was about 2-3 weeks later, it was quite fun. Exploring being funny, mocking each other in a friendly manner was really interesting because it bound us together well. I think those moments gave us some good memories and great working atmosphere.

Graduation Ceremony AA, London, June 2012

Do you believe that it is necessary to get work experience before pursuing master’s degree?

Based on experience I can say that working before pursuing a graduate programme gives clarity in terms of one’s understanding. It is not that you need to know about the subjects that you are going to pursue at your higher academic qualifications. But it just gives you confidence about the direction you are taking. There is also the time and window which it provides to be certain about your way forward.

Did you have post-master’s plans in mind when you went to do masters?

After AA I worked at AECOM in New Delhi. It was a conscious decision because when I went to AA I knew that I wanted to work in India or one of the South-East Asian countries. For the reason that I wanted to start my own studio or practice - could be in collaboration with others which is what is happening right now - and I envisioned that it would be in India. For the same, I needed to know the kind of ground realities that India has to offer. I went with that clarity, that is all.

Once I was at AA I realized I have to be away from AA, to see and think independently of AA’s thought processes. On the contrary, I loved London! Therefore, when I had a couple of offers, it was difficult for me to reject and come back.

The best thing was that I decided that I would take a break and travel across India and look for a job in this region. After my return to India and the way I saw India with a new perspective, is what reinforced my initial thought process.

After AA, you also did PG diploma in Urban Design at Université de Cergy Pontoise..?

This PG Diploma was never a part of the plan. While I was working at AECOM, I met Preetanshi, who had joined AECOM a few months after I did. We became good friends. And she came up with this design competition that was floated for Paris metropole, where one had to envision the idea of what Paris would be in 2070. We got shortlisted, among participants coming from about 12 countries. We had worked for it from India for about 6 months. Then we went there and worked on ground. We won the AEGIS foundation award for the proposal for the entire Île-de-France region. The university that organized this competition offered PG Diploma to all shortlisted designers.

We didn’t think that we would be shortlisted, and it was quite difficult. But over one dinner we decided we would do it and at least try. It just happened!

Tell us about your current work and future plans.

We have a practice called Reading Grounds which started as my blog in 2010. It eventually turned into a practice formally in 2014 in collaboration with Preetanshi. That’s when we moved to Bangalore as well. Primarily we’re involved in landscape and ecological planning projects.

Apart from Reading Grounds, around late 2014, we consciously started Ground Research to be academically engagement with students and to take up research projects. At ground research, we’re looking at an idea to explore the rural identities and to network them (the idea which I was talking about earlier). The intent is to bring these rural nuances within a city and explore the idea of community within a city. There is one interesting research that is going on, right now in line with that.

To support Ground Research, Reading Grounds invests 20% of its revenue in it – in return, those studies at Ground Research are supporting the evolution of Reading Grounds as well.

Another thing that happened over a period of time is Atelier which is a fun break from our studio work. Here we explore a new territory every year with a bunch of architects, friends, and students of architecture. This year, just last month we went to Japan with a bunch of architects, academicians, and researchers. Sometimes there are students from Arts, product design, and industrial design backgrounds too. We are trying to bring all these designers and artists together from different backgrounds and explore. Every year Atelier is evolving and finding new dimensions.

At Parc De La Villette, Paris. First Atelier, 2014

Atelier visit to OMA office in Rotterdam

Atelier 2017, Japan

What message would you like to give to future students of Post-graduate studies/B.Arch students?

Go for a master’s programme because you know that you would be incomplete without that! When the urge to know ‘why’, the level of curiosity is unmanageable - that’s when one has to go for it.

Thank you Shantesh for letting us interview you. Your insightful answers will be an inspiration for many young architects and architecture students.

Thank you. Good luck for your blog, I see great potential in it. Keep it alive and active!

About the interviewee: An Architect and a Landscape Urbanist by profession, Shantesh is closely associated with design and research pertaining to diverse disciplines. His works include research on trends of urban evolution and future cities, projects of urban intervention and ecological restoration, graphic art etc. His works have been published in both international and Indian journals and have been exhibited at CEPT, Ahmedabad; Archiprix, New York & Moscow; Hong Kong University; Rijeka Municipal Corporation, Croatia; Tallinn Urban Convention, Estonia to name a few.

He has been a visiting faculty for History and Design at BMSCE and has been involved with a graduate design studio at Politecnico di Milano in Italy. He is currently based in Bangalore and is one of the partners at Reading Grounds | Ground Research.

You can follow his work here:

www.readinggrounds.in/rg

www.facebook.com/RG.BLR

www.facebook.com/GroundResearch

Instagram: www.instagram.com/shanteshrk

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Indian Navy Recruitment for 37 SSC Executive Officers Vacancies 2018

Indian Navy has published Latest Job for SSC Executive Officers. This is great opportunity for Candidates Who Want to Make Their Future in Indian Navy. Candidates Should Be find More Details about Indian Navy Recruitment 2018. For more Details About Vacancies or Post Recruitment Check Official Website or Visit MaruGujarat Online.

Other Details Like Age Limit, Educational Qualification, Salary Scale, Selection Process, Application Fee and How to Apply in This Job. All Details Are Given in Below Post Read Full Notification and Apply for It.

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JEE Main 2018 Paper 2 Results: B.Arch & B.Planning Course

JEE Main 2018 Paper 2 Results: B.Arch & B.Planning Course

JEE Main 2018 Paper 2 Results: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will declare the result of JEE Main 2018 paper 2 in May 2018. Architecture and Planning aspirants who will appear for B.Architecture/B.Planning examination paper on 08 April 2018. The students will be able to check their results by entering JEE Main 2018 roll number and date of birth. The link to download the JEE Main…

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Second Text for a HRD Interview

15 Sept 2017 Jakarta, Indonesia

9 pm at night, a text come form the TV station (I’ve already told you before) and they want me to get a HRD Interview the next Tuesday, 19 Sept 2017. They want me to bring stationary and architecture portfolio. So, I think tomorrow I will print a little booklet for my architecture portfolio in a good quality of paper. 

Wish me luck!

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Second Job Fair

14 Sept 2017 UI Career Expo 2017, Depok City, Indonesia

This is my second time for joining a job fair. At this time, a university itself handle the job fair. So, they are prefer looking for the fresh graduates than the experiences one. So excited about that!

Today, I’m going with my two friends, they are my high school friends. One of them is B.Economy and the other on is B.Computer. And I’m the B.Arch. We have a different education background here. I think this will be more interesting, because we will be in a team work, looking for different opportunity for each of us.

We go with a go-car at 10 am and arrived at 10.15 am. There is a short line there (thank God), so after input our personal data, we get the free ticket, get stamps and get in. Because its a big sports hall, with a lot of people, with some small standing air conditioning, it feels so hot. We are about getting a little bit sweaty. But, again, positive thinking and we’ll be fine.

First, we go to the print and copy stands, because one of my friend document get a wrong one printed. So, she has to print the new one. After that, we started to look around and search for some job vacancies that fit our background.

A lot of company here attract the job seeker with some merchandise. There are tote bag, mini paper fan, pen, big and small note book, chocolate drink, tumblr, and many more. Its more attractive and fun rather than in the ICE last week. BUT, I find it so hard for myself. Because, there are only 2 or 3 company that looking for a B.Arch to be in their company. Even I’m only drop CV once, not like in the ICE, I did drop CV 8 times.

Its okay though, I can still hang out with my friends and help them to go around. What I like are the merchandise thing and they prepare some food stands with a lot of place to seat, so that we will not get hungry and need to go far out of this university to get some food.

After that, we decided to go home. Its 3 pm already. Suddenly, the rain come and we have to run to a shelter and wait for the go-car to be arrived. Then, we get home safely.

Even I only drop one CV and e-mail another one CV, I hope I still got change. At least, this is another new experience. Thank u and wish me luck!

[life-after-b-arch]

First Psycho Test Ever

12 Sept 2017 TV Station, near Bank Tower, Jakarta

9 am my mom and I arrived. My psycho test started at 10 am, so we decided to sit in a cafe. 9.30 am I'm going up to the 3rd level of that Bank Tower because there where the auditorium is. The test is in the Bank Tower, next to the TV Station building. They are in the same company group. Out of the elevator, I saw a long way round (again, can't get enough from the job fair). So, I get in the line and 2 minutes after, the door open and I'm in. We have to show our CV and other documents than fill the attendance signature. After that, we get a vacancy form and feel free to choose the seat and complete the form. Filling the form is just like making your 2nd CV, with hands writing. Finish it, than we count from 1 to ... to get our own absence number. Mine is 161 out of almost 220 people in there who joining the test. Wow so many! This number is like our 2nd identity and we have to write it in all of our answer paper. There are 3 section of the psycho test : 1. Personal Analysis In here there will be 24 question number. In every number there will be 4 square with 4 personalities. We have to chose, which one is our most personality with M, which one is our least personality with L, also we have to keep the other two square in blank. It takes 10 minutes. 2. Response Booklet In here, there will be 5 sub section. Its all about screening a lot of problem in a very short time. The problem can be alphabet, number, pattern or picture. Every sub section has different amount of question number, time and instruction. Focus and concentration are the keys! It seems easy, but the short timing will be the hardest one. I think I left several picture without being touched because of the short timing. Well, no regret. Everybody done that. 3. Drawing In here, there will be 4 sub section. All of this takes 45 minutes to answer. First, there will be 8 square with "something given" on it each (can be dot, black tiny square, lines, curve, etc) and we have to draw anything and make that "something given" be part of our draws. Second, we have to draw a dicotyledon tree. So, I draw the apple tree. Third, we have to draw people, a man or woman, just like the real people we meet everyday. Not a cartoon, etc. I'm not really good at drawing people so I try my best. After that, we have to fill that people's name, age, education, and what he/she is doing. Finally, we have to write down our 7 strengths with the evidence of each and 7 weaknesses with the solution, how to deal with it, each. 12.45 the time we are all go out of the auditorium. Gosh, almost 3 hr in there. I'm hungry. So, I go back to the cafe where my mom is, still waiting for me (even I'm not asking her to do that) and get lunch to take away. I eat in the car while share all about that psycho test experience with my mom. The announcement to be in the next level (HRD Interview) will be announced in the next 2 weeks. If I'm not get email or text from this TV Station, it means its not my luck.

Wish I can get to the next level! Thank u!

[life-after-b-arch]

First Text for Psycho Test Ever

10 Sept 2017 Jakarta, Indonesia

At 3 pm I am a little bit shock because that television company (which I already mention it before) send me a text that they want me to join their Psycho Test in 12 Sept 2017. 

In that text, the recruiter inform me the date, place and time of the psycho test. Also, there are several things that we need to prepare before joining the test. There are CV, copy of B.Arch certificate, transcript, writing base board, stationary and some HB pencils. We have to be in a formal dress with no jeans.

So, after making a confirmation of attendance, I chat my two friends and ask them if they got the text too or not. And they said no :( I’m so sorry for them. I tought we have same opportunity. But, they keep in positive thinking and support me. Maybe, this is my fortune and there will be theirs in the other day.

So, I decided to googling about that psycho test, what to do, what the trick, and read other experiences. I hope I can get trough this and can be called for an interview.

Thank u! And wish me luck!

[doodledialogue]

Interview series - What after B.arch?

Interviewee: Ar. Maithily Velangi Post-graduation: Master of Landscape Architecture | SPA Delhi, India

Hello, Maithily! Please tell us about your university and program. How did you hear about it? Why did you decide to take it up? Well, School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi doesn’t need any introduction. Right from when you enter Architecture field, every student knows of SPA!! I was looking particularly for the course in Landscape and in India. Having had worked in Landscape offices for approx. 4.5 years out of 6 years of working (before taking up Master’s), I was very sure of what I was looking for from the course. So given the colleges that offered this course here, this was one of the best, according to the reviews that I got from many professionals who I approached for advice.

Alright…Could you tell us more about it- What exactly about the university or program appealed to you? One was the location itself. Delhi had much to offer, in terms of exposure with practising professionals and interdisciplinary events that happen in Delhi (Architecture-based). Secondly, SPA as a brand itself carried more weight. Third, but most important to me was, it was out of my comfort zone. Ahmedabad (CEPT) or Pune (BNCA), which were my other two options, would have put me back to comfortable areas and being there, I couldn’t have judged my capacities to the fullest.

That’s an interesting way of looking at things! How was your experience at SPA? The overall experience was quite informative and it put forth various aspects in landscape discipline can intervene. The program was definitely intensive, I don’t remember getting even one weekend for myself! We were taught by many practising landscape architects, geologists, ecologists from DU, botanists from JNU and professionals from Government bodies like DDA, DUAC, etc. and they had a lot to offer from their experience and their own background of work. Hence, the teaching-learning process became interdisciplinary, which is a must when it comes to working in Design field.

That sounds fascinating! What lessons did you take from the experience? Never doubt yourself! When I planned my masters, I knew I was already a bit late and I would have to compete with fresh young minds knowing all the latest software and that I would lag behind. But no! I had a wrong interpretation of Master’s all together. It doesn’t push anyone back, with whatever knowledge you go, it will only push you ahead, make you more capable than you were!

OK… Note to self: Never doubt yourself! How was your program/university different from the others? I think this course at SPA particularly prepares outgoing students to solve design problems rather than being theoretically-oriented. The research part is kept minimal during the academic study. Students are required to address design issues and bring out tangible design solutions which are the need of the hour. To be frank, this can be either advantage or disadvantage depending upon where the graduated student works post-masters. But as I understand from various interactions, the program gives a higher edge up for the outgoing students.

Sketching exercise

Interesting… Which semester did you attend? How did you plan the entrance exams? I did give GATE to get a scholarship, but unfortunately, I didn’t get the required score to get the scholarship. But it surely helps financially. Every college has its schedule of application, interviews, etc. It usually happens around May-June every year. We need to visit the college websites and keep updated for dates.

Yes, of course! How did you manage the finances? Did you acquire a scholarship/fee waiver? I had to go for a student loan, given I had no financial support. Also, when I was supposed to be earning and sharing the household expenses with my husband - Rahul, I couldn’t possibly just take a break and go attending classes, leaving everything on him to pay! Yes! I was married when I did my master’s! Hence, I had to be on my own while he would be on his own here in Bangalore. The Canara Bank, Tilakwadi -Belgaum branch manager then (in 2013) went out of his way to help me out with the student loan, considering my accommodation and daily travel expenses as well apart from tuition fees and stationery. I am right now repaying my loan.

Oh! That’s quite a gritty story! Also, kudos to everyone who supported you on your master’s journey. Did your program have any research opportunities? I believe that every topic we study under any course we do needs research and homework. So it is up to us to choose whether to do it or not. As a part of the curriculum, we did have certain subjects which were research-oriented but as a separate research wing which would hire research assistants etc., we didn’t get that opportunity. Also, being a proactive person as I am, I always kept myself busy with student competitions, participated in workshops, seminars and was involved with every bit that came my way apart from being only into academics. This gave me good exposure, interaction opportunities and built up my professional and personal networking.

Class Photo

Okay… Most post-grad students work a part-time job while studying. Did you obtain any such opportunity? No, as I had mentioned earlier, the course was quite intensive and there was hardly any time to take up part-time job.

Do you suggest working for a while before post-graduation? Yes! I highly recommend work experience of at least 2 years before taking up post-graduation. Firstly, it allows you to find your field of interest and choose the right course that may suit you. There are many allied fields in Architecture, right from pure architecture, landscape, urban design, planning to product design, photography, Architectural journalism etc. Hence while you are working, you get some time to pause and think about other fields. Secondly, when you go for Masters with some experience, it will help you relate to the subjects that you are studying in a holistic way. You get an in-depth understanding which may remain superficial otherwise.

Right! Did you have any post-masters plans in mind when you went to do masters? Or did you ‘go with the flow’? Since I was already into landscape field before I took up masters, I knew I had to be back and into office again. I also had in mind that I wanted to get linked to academics. However, I would have liked to stay back in Delhi or go to any other city to see how work happens there and gain experience , but I didn’t allow myself that freedom and headed straight back to Bangalore – though Rahul had suggested me to work anywhere I liked for another two years and then get back!

Oh! And did you do a lot of travelling while studying? If yes, where? During our course of two years, we had to deal with various projects located at different locations within Delhi and even in other cities. For this reason, we got an opportunity to travel to various places like Udaipur, Mandu, Indore, Bhopal etc. Apart from this, other travels were more of personal trips, whenever a chance came by.

Documenting Mandu

Survey in Mandu

Wow! That’s certainly a lot of places explored! Could you tell us about how your master’s degree is helping you in what you are doing right now? It has opened up various windows in mind through which I can explore my field of work. It has helped me shape my vision and understand the extent up to which we, as designers can make a change to the society. It has helped me address a design problem or issues at different scales and at various levels. Above all, it has built up my confidence.

Tell us more about your current work and future plans. Currently, I am working as Assistant Professor at BMS college of Architecture, Bangalore. Apart from this, I do take up Landscape design consultancy. I also keep myself involved in paper writing and any research opportunities that come my way. I do have a few plans to explore practice and research, hoping that it will take shape soon.

Finally, what message would you like to give to future students of Post-graduate studies/ B.arch students? Under Graduation is mandatory, whichever field you choose. Many may opt to continue working post-UG and yes, there is no dearth of jobs in our field! But Post-graduation is something one does out of choice. It is one’s own decision to not to work for 1 or 2 years and undertake Masters Course. Hence, my message to all is to choose the right course, take it up seriously and not look at it as just another degree in your cap! PG isn’t a course, it is a platform for each one to explore their interests, push themselves to the maximum limit and bring out the best in them. Always remember, that you owe something to every other student/batch-mate who studies with you during Masters. Same way as you have taken it up with good intentions to absorb new learnings and gain experience, your colleagues too are there for the same reason. Hence, don’t just sit back and do what you are ‘supposed’ to do. Everyone does that. But it is very important that you offer your knowledge and opinions as well. By interaction, healthy competitive work and hard work, through questions, answers and sharing ideas, a rich process is generated within the course and that is what becomes fruitful at the end of the day, not just the degree or scores! As Rahul says, these years of Masters that we put in, no one has the right over it except you. No one will take it back from you; No one can give it to you. It’s up to you to make the most out of it!

Thank you Maithily for letting us interview you. Your earnest and detailed answers are much appreciated. - Doodle Dialogue

About Maithily Velangi B.Arch (GIT, VTU, Belgaum), M.Arch – Landscape (SPA, New Delhi) Graduated as an Architect from the KLS Gogte Institute of Technology, Belgaum, India, and subsequently completed her Master’s Degree in Landscape Architecture from School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi. Currently, she is working as an Assistant Professor in BMS College of Architecture, Bangalore. She has worked in various firms specialising in Landscape and Design in Bangalore. As a design member in offices, she has worked on several projects of varying scales from detailed design of residential and institutional projects to master planning projects of larger scale. Mrs. Velangi has additionally participated in several national design competitions and workshops and also has been involved in research work. She has several Awards to her credits, recent one being the ISOLA Best Thesis Award 2015. She is also an active member of Indian Society of Landscape Architects and is involved in hosting events for ISOLA in Bangalore. She can be contacted at maithilygv@gmail.com for request of portfolio of works or for any other queries.

Ar. Maithily Velangi’s Master’s thesis summary: URBAN PARK Interfacing environment, heritage and culture. The 156 acres of forested area, of the colonial era, with a set of built mass which served as a Vaccine Institute then, sits in the suburb of Belgaum city, Karnataka. With increasing urbanisation and with growing requirement for land, this 156 acres of heritage land, which was lying defunct from 1977 till date is under great pressure for development. This thesis studies the fragility of this site against the unrecognised potentials it carries to justify the role it can play while being amidst the city. The problems of urbanisation are not just related to lack of open spaces but also other environmental and productive issues that a growing metropolis faces such as food production, water security, environmental issues such as air pollution, etc. Apart from quantitative lack, there is also a dearth of qualitative and consolidated spaces. Though this open space cannot address and resolve the environmental issues of the entire city, it can, however, situate itself to give an opportunity to cater to public health, urban requirements and local recreation. Apart from these basic notions of an open space functioning at the metaphysical level, it creates a sense of continuing heritage and culture for the city of Belgaum due to its historical importance. The historical relevance of the space was developed as a ground supported with ancillary facilities to function as integrated urban park for the city of Belgaum.

Final thesis presentation

Soon after jury

Award ceremony at Trivandrum-2014

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