FOURTH YEAR UNDERGRADUATE
Emily Guan—Stewart Crawford Travel Award
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Emily Guan—Stewart Crawford Travel Award
About the Award
Stewart Crawford Travel Award:
To recognize academic achievement and provide financial assistance to a student who is undertaking curriculum based travel.
Traveling is fundamental to all architecture students as it allows one to engage with and understand the culture, history, and stories that shape the built environment. As an aspiring architect, I believe that travel offers a comprehensive experience for students to adopt new perspectives and principles through studying and exploring architecture in diverse settings.
I am excited to attend the University of Stuttgart as part of the Global Exchange program this upcoming winter term. Stuttgart’s interdisciplinary approach of integrating architecture, computational design, robotic engineering, and sustainability aligns with my academic and professional goals. During this trip, I aim to delve into my future educational interests, connect with individuals to develop a broader perspective on architecture, and cultivate an understanding of how architecture and culture influence one another. I will take advantage of Stuttgart’s location to travel and explore Europe as much as possible with the goal of exploring postgraduate education and career opportunities. Since the exchange program offers an intensive German language course before the semester begins, I am eager to immerse myself in the language with the aim of achieving fluency, which will enable me to live and work as an architect in a German-speaking city.
My co-op placement at Revery Architecture has ignited my interest in travel. I loved listening to my colleagues’ adventures and stories of working on international projects. However, it made me recognize the lack of experience and firsthand exposure I have towards architecture. During my trip, I hope to connect with international peers from various disciplines to learn about their views and principles about the built environment. At Revery Architecture, I had the opportunity to work on the PNE Amphitheatre, a freestanding mass timber structure located in Vancouver, British Columbia. I was astonished that a project of such massive scale and unconventional form could be constructed from mass timber; this experience sparked my interest in sustainable architecture and technology. I am eager to learn about sustainability, technological principles, and construction methods at the University of Stuttgart, delving deeper into cutting-edge technological advancements and principles, and exploring their contribution to architecture.
Last November, I had the privilege of co-writing and presenting an architectural paper on with my colleagues in Seville, Spain at the ICERI 2023 conference. This was my first time visiting Europe and experiencing remarkable works of architecture such as Gaudí’s Casa Batlló, Park Güell, and the Sagrada Família. The profound realization of “I never knew architecture could be like this” while visiting these works has altered my perspective on what architecture can be. The holistic experience of education and travel will allow me to continuously redefine my view of architecture, broaden my horizons, and enable me to grow as an architect.
Stewart Crawford Travel Award:
To recognize academic achievement and provide financial assistance to a student who is undertaking curriculum based travel.
Traveling is fundamental to all architecture students as it allows one to engage with and understand the culture, history, and stories that shape the built environment. As an aspiring architect, I believe that travel offers a comprehensive experience for students to adopt new perspectives and principles through studying and exploring architecture in diverse settings.
I am excited to attend the University of Stuttgart as part of the Global Exchange program this upcoming winter term. Stuttgart’s interdisciplinary approach of integrating architecture, computational design, robotic engineering, and sustainability aligns with my academic and professional goals. During this trip, I aim to delve into my future educational interests, connect with individuals to develop a broader perspective on architecture, and cultivate an understanding of how architecture and culture influence one another. I will take advantage of Stuttgart’s location to travel and explore Europe as much as possible with the goal of exploring postgraduate education and career opportunities. Since the exchange program offers an intensive German language course before the semester begins, I am eager to immerse myself in the language with the aim of achieving fluency, which will enable me to live and work as an architect in a German-speaking city.
My co-op placement at Revery Architecture has ignited my interest in travel. I loved listening to my colleagues’ adventures and stories of working on international projects. However, it made me recognize the lack of experience and firsthand exposure I have towards architecture. During my trip, I hope to connect with international peers from various disciplines to learn about their views and principles about the built environment. At Revery Architecture, I had the opportunity to work on the PNE Amphitheatre, a freestanding mass timber structure located in Vancouver, British Columbia. I was astonished that a project of such massive scale and unconventional form could be constructed from mass timber; this experience sparked my interest in sustainable architecture and technology. I am eager to learn about sustainability, technological principles, and construction methods at the University of Stuttgart, delving deeper into cutting-edge technological advancements and principles, and exploring their contribution to architecture.
Last November, I had the privilege of co-writing and presenting an architectural paper on with my colleagues in Seville, Spain at the ICERI 2023 conference. This was my first time visiting Europe and experiencing remarkable works of architecture such as Gaudí’s Casa Batlló, Park Güell, and the Sagrada Família. The profound realization of “I never knew architecture could be like this” while visiting these works has altered my perspective on what architecture can be. The holistic experience of education and travel will allow me to continuously redefine my view of architecture, broaden my horizons, and enable me to grow as an architect.
