Our first presentation sheet showing analysis of the
existing situation with proposed interventions
along with diagrams to explain the overall concept of
our scheme for Valletta
Working in collaboration with Hélio (from Lisbon,
Portugal) was a great experience. We had a good working relationship as Hélio
was happy to work at my apartment where we could also play music, cook food and
go for a drink afterwards. In the end we were able to play on each other’s
strengths to produce a really good presentation.
As architecture students we constantly had to remind
ourselves to work at an 'urban scale' and not
venture into too much detail. We did however develop a
more focused strategy for one area along
the promenade as an example of our vision
I believe the presentation went well, or at least the
lectures liked the sheets, as Mark Gilbert later spoke to me about my Photoshop
work saying “we could use someone like you, are you staying in Vienna?”. At
that moment I was very torn; I had fallen in love with the city, the weather
was great, and I had a beautiful woman, friends and so many memories still in
Vienna. My reply however was instantaneous; I had a job and a whole other life
waiting for me in England, I could not abandon everything, let people down and
throw away my integrity. C'est la vie!
