I was quite surprised I had so much to throw, actually. Because for a long time I've felt that I haven't learnt anything tangible throughout studying architecture. I've been telling my archi friends that I feel like I haven't learnt anything, to which they can relate. Yet, cleaning up this pile of papers just reminded me of the hard work I've put in throughout the 3 years. And it has been really hard consuming work indeed.
Sure we have many many assignments, but most of what we do is learning a skill. Looking back at the number of assignments we had, a minimum of 4 per course, average 3 courses a semester, that's at least 24 assignments a year! And each assignment, the standards get higher, it gets tougher, it employs a new skill...and every assignment we keep pushing ourselves to give more and do more. I'm not going to discount that the process is really arduous, and quite often I've found myself really challenged. Looking back I'm surprised that I've been able to keep giving 100% for all the assignments. To not give up, even when feeling inadequate in the face of such challenging creative assignments.
In the end even though there isn't a significant body of knowledge we had absorbed, I guess I would now say that I do feel like I've accomplished something. I'm happy to be able to look back and be proud of myself for giving 100%, even if the results are sometimes not what I had expected. What more can I ask for? =)
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