What does it take to share knowledge as content? For this episode - I’ve invited Alvin Zhu and Sana Tabassum to share with me on their experiences in creating content for themselves and for those who are in the realm of architecture education, otherwise the threshold between graduation and the design profession.
Notes:
Critiquing Architecture School Series - Full series here.
Music: 'Memory’ - Composed by Marissa Wong
*This conversation was conducted while the moon was shining over Wurrundjeri Country, Bedegal Country; and while the sun was shining in London.
About Alvin Zhu
Alvin Zhu is a content creator, filmmaker, and Master of Architecture graduate dedicated to human-centric design and enhancing community well-being. He leverages digital platforms to inspire a global design community to create functional and empowering spaces.
During his studies, Alvin actively participated in various organisations and worked on film projects to positively influence the culture of architecture schools. Through his YouTube and Instagram channels, he reaches students worldwide, sharing insights and fostering a supportive community.
You can follow Alvin via his Instagram @alvinzhuxiyao or subscribe to his YouTube channel @AlvinZhu
About Sana Tabassum
Sana Tabassum is a multi-disciplinary designer facilitating personal design in a holistic way. Coming from a background in Architecture, Sana shows her unconventional career path, passion for supporting architecture students and entrepreneurial journey through her social media content. Her content focuses on healthy productivity and wellbeing as a pillar of creative work.
In 2019, :scale started as a blog documenting the various skills and lessons learnt from Sana’s experience as an architecture student. Since then, it has evolved and branched into a range of projects including a community-led magazine, global digital convention, cohort courses, mentorship and workshops for graduates and jobseekers.
Recently, Sana launched her own studio, Taba, developing brand identity packages and graphic assets for creative professionals as well as working on a range of freelance projects including architectural design.
You can follow Sana via her Instagram @to.scale and her blog :Scale (To Scale); or subscribe to her YouTube channel @toscaleblog and connect with her via LinkedIn
About Do I Have The Right To Teach? //
‘Do I have the right to teach?’ is probably a common question for those suffering severe imposter syndrome when teaching. Heck - probably it should be ‘Do they have the right to teach?’ is another question commonly asked among students when they feel their tutor is incompetent.
Season 5 of Archemist Podcast will tackle the tricky policies, politics and relationships often found teaching in architecture education (or well, teaching in general really). Inspired by a question I had from my first year self and a scathing comment from an interviewer, we will be interviewing guests who are or are not directly working in practice while teaching architecture-related design(to architecture students or to the general public). I’m curious to know what their experience has been, and whether they too have found obstacles generational gaps, imposter syndrome and possible politics within.
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