I have always
wanted to study architecture at the University of Manchester because of its
prestigious nature. It is particularly
appealing because of its merger with Manchester metropolitan university; this
will provide me with enormous range of facilities which include studio spaces in
both universities fully equipped workshop spaces with all the necessary
equipment for wood, metal, ceramics, glass, textiles, printmaking and
bookbinding. Manchester University has one of the largest libraries in the
country and Manchester metropolitan has one of the best art and design
collection. They are equipped with computing facilities which will have industry
standard software such as AutoCAD, Autodesk Viz, SketchUp and Vectorworks for computer-aided
design and visualisation, I will also have access to web design, publishing and
digital editing applications such as Adobe Dreamweaver, Flash, InDesign,
Photoshop. Manchester University also gives
student the chance to be educated and have lectures and workshops by famous
architects which in itself will be nothing less than an honor.
Fallingwater design by Frank Lloyd Wright has inspired me in especially
the way it was laid within a waterfall and the fact that it has taken on board
the natural element of architecture. This intrigue is one of the reasons I want to study architecture
at university. Wright was given this opportunity to design the building, he had
to face lots of difficulty such as the location of the building because the
foundation wasn’t a typical foundation for a building also the clients need
which was the house had to be big to fit large groups of people all these didn’t
stop Wright from designing the building instead he overcame these obstacles
this shows future architects that architecture is not a onetime success you
have to repeat the process over and over again until you get a successful
architectural piece.
Jamia Mosque in
Nairobi Kenya is one of the one of the most prominent religious structures, and
the most important mosque in the country. Jamia mosque is a beautiful
architectural piece because of it classic Arabic Muslim architectural style with
general use of marble and inscriptions from the Qur'an in the marble. The mosque
is mostly recognized by its 3 silver domes, and two twin minarets the minarets
of this a typical architectural design in Islamic architecture.
A work of
architecture I would like to experience is visiting the holy city mecca and to see
both the kaaba and the Abraj Al-Bait Towers in mecca which is considered the
second largest building in the world. The kaaba is a cuboid-shape structure
which has been standing for thousands of year which has great historical value
for Muslim like me. Visiting this historical city can be a very inspirational experience
for an inspiring architect like me.
