Weeks in the life of an ASD student

1 Feb - 23 Mar 2018

1st session: Senseis @zhiyuan.zy and @chewingflowers imparting their architectural knowledge with dissected croissants and a lot of pointing. Intense door and staircase drawings ensued. Organised in conjunction with ASD @sutdio, today's session was the first of five in the #ASDworkshopseries. We aim to give aspiring ASD freshies a headstart for Term 4 and to familiarise themselves with architectural design.

2nd session: Our ever-helpful ASD juniors teaching the freshies every ASD students' favourite software: Rhino 5! Useful tips and tricks were shared, everything from how to navigate and set up the UI, to exporting floor plans to AI. Time to remodel the house maybe? Organised in conjunction with ASD @sutdio, today's session was the second of five in the #ASDworkshopseries. We aim to give aspiring ASD freshies a headstart for Term 4 and to familiarise themselves with architectural design.

3rd session: This week, our freshies got to experience a memorable part of every ASD student's journey: model making! ASD juniors gave insightful tips and tricks when working with Bristol board and dried baby's breath, two things every archi student can't live without. Sleep unfortunately isn't one of them. Organised in conjunction with ASD @sutdio, today's session was the third of five in the #ASDworkshopseries. We aim to give aspiring ASD freshies a headstart for Term 4 and to familiarise themselves with architectural design.

4th session: This week, our freshies got to experience a memorable part of every ASD student's journey: model making! ASD juniors gave insightful tips and tricks when working with Bristol board and dried baby's breath, two things every archi student can't live without. Sleep unfortunately isn't one of them. Organised in conjunction with ASD @sutdio, today's session was the third of five in the #ASDworkshopseries. We aim to give aspiring ASD freshies a headstart for Term 4 and to familiarise themselves with architectural design.

5th session: Once again, our wonderful ASD juniors are back at it, this time teaching the freshies how to do case studies! A vital part in understanding the design theory of existing buildings, the freshies got a chance to analyse buildings designed by famous architects such as Le Corbusier, Moshe Safdie and Kengo Kuma. Organised in conjunction with ASD @sutdio, today's session was the fourth of five in the #ASDworkshopseries. We aim to give aspiring ASD freshies a headstart for Term 4 and to familiarise themselves with architectural design.

Last session: We conclude our workshop with a very special guest! ASD pillar head Prof Erwin Viray took time off his busy schedule to interact with our freshies and current ASD students, giving us a unique insight into the world of architecture, sharing his thoughts on all things SUTD, and hinting at what's in store for future ASD students! Organised in conjunction with ASD @sutdio, today's session was the last of five in the #ASDworkshopseries. We aim to give aspiring ASD freshies a headstart for Term 4 and to familiarise themselves with architectural design.