Frida Escobedo interview: "I didn’t know I was going to be an architect" | Architecture | Dezeen
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- čas přidán 28. 07. 2024
- In the first of a series of short movies about Frida Escobedo, the Mexican architect describes how she fell into the profession and why she's never worked for anybody else.
Speaking exclusively to Dezeen in London the architect, who in 2018 became the youngest person to design the prestigious Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, explains that she chose her profession for unexpected reasons.
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I can't stop myself from staring at her earrings
Ra Chel hahahah you are right. They are NOT presentation friendly 😂
Ra Chel they’re gorgeous though
I knew right away someone had already commented regarding...! Hahaha
I wanna swing from a chandelier
Architecture school Is hell but architecture is good profession
Yeah it's definitely not easy well I'm saying this because I'm an architecture student
architecture school is hell and the profession consist of long hours and its underpaid, but it's an individual choice
Why cuz I really wanna be an architect and now I’m thinking twice.
@@shanelamar8857 don't think twice I mean do what you feel is right and the pain is always there also the relief and the happiness is always there too good luck!
I'm going to study architecture in china .. i get my high school diploma this year .... And i think china is the Best choice .. do you advice me ?
Good for her,architecture school is painful like really painful 😢
Hi Zezuru, [im sending you the same message as for the person below as encouragement] Im an architect and would like to encourage you to push through and finish your studies. The universities are very different than real life. You are ultimately the person who is going to choose what sort of work / life balance you will have in the end of the day. It is not that architecture is a bad decision - it is the person choosing to slave away for hours and not have balance in their life that causes the profession to have a bad reputation. When you finish your studies, work for 2/3 years at a company and start your own practice. It is much better and you can choose your projects and your own hours ! If you need any further guidance please feel free to email me at www.hollowayandhound.com for advice. But architecture can be a great profession if you have a mentor.
Daleen Holloway
It was worse after school, in my experience. It was worse because of politics. People are backstabbing each other. At least in school people had some sense of camaraderie.
But that was my experience. Not sure if other people also go through this.
Thanks for your insights
True Zezuru can you elaborate by what you men painful I really wanna be an architect and now I’m think twice.
@@shanelamar8857 No do not change your mind because of me .Just be prepared to sacrifice your time for other things of life to put it in architecture.
Thank you for making this video!🙏 As an architecture student it’s really empowering to see more female architects who made it in their career and still able to embrace their feminine side.
As with any good to great creative, Frida Escobedo, has a clear sense of philosophy behind her architecture and work ethic. Art and philosophy go hand in hand. I'm impressed :^)
I'm an artist. My only philosophy is see everything.
For me it was the same . I never would have imagined I'd be studying architecture
I really needed to hear this. I as well, never thought I would enroll architecture and now I'm struggling, I wasn't sure if I still want to pursue my architectural degree. Although I kinda like the idea of planning and designing for the comfort of the people while considering the different aspects that maybe affected.
I'm having doubts as I think I am not good enough. I always design buildings and spaces with a simple form unlike my other classmates who have this weird or crazy, out of this world concepts of buildings (which is also really great, but I'm just not like that when it comes to planning and designing), sometimes, I gave more importance on the functionality of the space rather than just aesthetically pleasing but did not maximize the use of that space but thank you for inspiring me😊
I have the same problem too! Actually yesterday was my 6th semester's submission and days before i feel absolutely horrible? Because it seems everyone is doing better than me. I finally talked it out to a friend of mine and she's basically thinking the same thing too! Even the ones that we think are super awesome in design arent really confident in themselves so just push through, i think it gets better once we graduate
A couple of things: It is good you don't think you are good enough. This will propel you to always keep trying to exceed what you did previously. I have had those sentiments before. And if your classmates have wild designs compared to your simple forms, then that's ok too. They will be out of work, and you will be busy because builders & developers consider the numbers when doing a project- They look for practicality. At some point you will have a client that lets you do whatever you want and so you can experiment w/ your ideas then. In the future, remember that you should become your own developer so you can build exactly what you envisioned and then sell it and reap all the financial benefits. I have attached a link here to a house that I was given creative control over after years of doing boring practice work. Stay the course....it is worth it. Remember...architecture is an old man's / woman's game. You will become 'great' right before you die of old age. 😂 Enjoy
www.washingtonpost.com/news/where-we-live/wp/2017/01/20/a-small-lot-doesnt-cramp-this-shepherd-park-homes-style/?.a4fede295ad0#comments
I want her earrings! So architectural-structural aesthetically pleasing!
if she stood still :)
Architecture is great when you are not limited by deadlines IMO. That's why most buildings nowadays look the same, cause people just care about finishing the job on a certain amount of time and get money out of it
Shes like daughter or sister of frida kahlo.
Ikr
Yes!
Frida is really great. In its different facets of design, as well as projecting much of its sensitivity in architecture, we consider her also a great creative in museography. She definitely chose the best. Thank you Dezeen!
Very interesting interview!
pippy ....funny !
what a beautiful soul
me too !
Sounds like my path to Archi School, lets see where it leads 😭😭😭.
Brava! you are elegance.
If you think architecture is all about drawing...then better think again.
it is about the guys building the work mostly
A short but somehow lovely interview. We also had to make that choice at 17, and I chose languages and art over mathematics (the latter is prerequisite to studying architecture in my country). Now as a closet architect I can only design and build through music and sound. It's fascinating but not really addressing any practical issues... * sigh *
stiff drink helps !
The most I like her Architecture is her earrings!
architecture is a fools game
Inspiring ^ w ^
I love her!!!
oxytocin the love hormone no more
Me too
I just enrolled in architecture course and I am to deal with almost 10 architecture subjects for 5 months. I really need motivation right now 😂
Frank Lloyd Wright di his best and most creative work starting at about 68
James Humphrey wowie
@@nayas.5066 5 momths LoL
I always want to know the age of these people.
there may be help for that condition
She’s gorgeous
Interesting earrings
I hate big heavy earrings they always make your ear lobes elongate and then you end up with large holes in your ears.....a lot of designers are wearing big Madonna era earrings these days I don't know what's the connection between earrings and design.
Not sure about them. Actually things like that sometimes tell you more about a designer's design sense or lack of it than the buildings.
ear - rings or squares actually
Frida Kahlo posmoderna ¡
I'm now on my final year as an architecture student but I feel something is missing. I don't know what will happen in the future in my career.
architecture school starts after you graduate from architecture school
what happened? Im on my first semester as an arch student and im considering switching because the program leaves me with no free time. Im curious to know where u are in ur profession
I got in my architecture school 17th...i hate it ..it is one of the worst things i have ever done...i like architecture but architecture SCHOOL in unacceptable...all that stress and long hours for so small reward.And anyone that says..."it's hard but it's worth it" it's a damn fool...you are just saying that to feel better for wasting all that energy and time to something that will give you bad work life balance, poor salary and a boss over your head... Luckily made good friends here and i don't plan dropping out..only 1 more year to Go...have a good day everyone
Hi Charis, Im an architect and would like to encourage you to push through and finish your studies. The universities are very different than real life. You are ultimately the person who is going to choose what sort of work / life balance you will have in the end of the day. It is not that architecture is a bad decision - it is the person choosing to slave away for hours and not have balance in their life that causes the profession to have a bad reputation. When you finish your studies, work for 2/3 years at a company and start your own practice. It is much better and you can choose your projects and your own hours ! If you need any further guidance please feel free to email me at www.hollowayandhound.com for advice. But architecture can be a great profession if you have a mentor.
@@sophia_holloway I appreciate you took the time to write those motivating words. I will hold on to your advice as i respect the experience and the work you have put into your passion.
Thank you and love from Greece!
@@sophia_hollowayHi Daleen, i am on my last year of architecture study. can you tell your career experience about how you get mentor during pursue your career? Thanks
I know that feel Charis 😂. Don’t worry, like Daleen said keep on going. I think the reward of being able to think a problem through and have a tangible object that improves many strangers’ lives on a daily basis is worth it. But you’ll only know what I mean after you have your first building go up and after you’ve had a bit of sleep and some time to be yourself on a consistent basis. This doesn’t happen in architecture school but you will get through and experience it on the other side. Stay strong 💪🏻
O and those insane deadlines, you’ll find them useful when you need to produce good work with depth, quickly while working. That’s not to say the pressure is the same but rather that your creative muscles will be strong enough to reach your goals in a relatively short time.
I think she is going to hear from me in the near future
there is only a near future and it is now
So close to me… I am 17 now but I am currently a second-year student of computer design and well, to be candid the education is mediocre. The idea of being an architect has recently come across my mind because I am planning to move to South Australia. But reading those constant comments about being underpaid and that an architecture school is hell makes me doubt.🤔
if your concern is money don't do it
Hello, im currently studying architecture and this is my worst desicion that ive ever made. I feel like i cant catch up the studies or project in every semester and its stressing me out everytime i think of future projects in school and even after i graduate.. i feel like im not talented or skilled enough in this field? I always felt insecure, like, my seniors, juniors and my friends always have a great design unlike me.. it's like i cant express my self in my design.. thats why i never felt happy..😭 im scared if i wont have any skill needed to work after graduate..
her bachelor was in architecture, how do you not know you're going to be an architect ? No one knows their future at the age of 16. When people say they accidentally fell in a field, it doesn't entail 4 years of study and a masters degree in the field you're working
I Don't know If i hate or love architecture, I am at the same place I never thought that I'd study this.. it's weird.. because I was study medicine..
this makes me sad .. i want to be an artist .. interior and exterior architecture
monica Mourad be it then. Also have a lot of sex. That helps.
maniacram girl what!! 💀
What prevents you from pursuing it?
Martha Berumen No sex or masturbation helps you get new ideas when you’re in the creative field. It is well known. Especially when you’re in such a tough field you got to take whatever u can to succeeed.
and i want to just be
Uhhh I want to be an architect!!!!!
she is my idea of a woman architect ahhh. world needs her ahhh
It would be interesting to study the structure of her ears 👂 🤔
To be an architect you have to be very creative in basically everything what do you eat the design of your house your bedroom your clothes everything... and in my opinion her earrings are very creative super cool
@@theodoreroosevelt7471 oh your a fan loll good for you 👌
none of us had any decision in being here
Frida karlooooooo 2.0
something in the way she moves .....
First can't help the Frida eyebrows, she is an image of her is hanging.
i think of eyebrow windows
I still don’t know that I am being an architect
architecture school is great. the work after is underpaid
so what?
What kind of rich family she’s from?
To be an architect take a very long journey unless she had a strong background
A very rich one that sent her to bilingual school since little. I can tell. She def had some contacts in order for her to work independently since the beginning. But I like her work. And I’m happy for her that she’s in the position that she’s in.
the family of man
yes very intense everyday at least one murder
bad architecture !
“ I was 17 when I decided to go to architecture school” ok so like every other architect ?
I decided at 12 years after reading a biography of Frank Lloyd Wright
You have to study for 7 years min. Your telling me she didn’t know she wanted to be an architect? Hmmm okay.
yes she was considering art or design with architecture as a basis
Those earrings look so heavy, why are you wearing those?
To provide balance to her lovely big ears ;) .. its a design thing ;);)
because they are heavy! duh!
James Humphrey newsflash things are not always what they appear duh
She said that to have more credit !!! She is a fraud !!!
Sorry babe but Architecture is a scientific branch otherwise you’ll end up constructing for instagram pics
ok dick got it !
then you dont know a thing about architecture sorry
She mustn't wear those earrings anymore. They're so annoying and they distract attention from her talk.
rosiesmard its pretty earrings though
Nooo theyre so beautiful they suit her
she is teahcing you how to see and you miss it