That’s what I really love about my cohort we’re all supportive of each other. It breeds hostile environments and encourages poor practices. While I believe that pushing oneself is important, I think competition in architecture is overrated. We learn about different subjects to inform our designs, digital and analog technologies to create images and models to represent our designs, and how to effectively write and speak about our designs. This education really pushes us to use our left and right brains and problem-solve by thinking creatively and analytically. ![]() It’s underrated how well-rounded an architectural education is-not so much by architects, themselves, but by people in other fields. What do you consider the most overrated virtue, both personally and in architecture? The most underrated? Zoe Malecki and Ely Rabin, Disney Animation Studios, Photo of Section Model from 2GA Studio, 2018. Last semester I got another one in millimeters because we were working in metric. I don’t use it every day but when I need accurate measurements during model making, it’s amazing. My little 6-inch Starrett ruler is incredibly accurate the measurements start from the edge the increments go down to 1/64 the steel is satin-coated so there is no glare it is stiff and heavy, so it won’t bend out of shape. What is your most treasured possession in your workspace? Her photographs bring out a strange beauty in the horrible things that were happening during the war I’m inspired by how she transitioned from being in front of the camera to behind it, forging a path as a pioneer for women in her field. During World War II she was one of the first female war correspondents, photographing and writing for Vogue. She collaborated with him and became a prominent surrealist photographer in her own right. She started her career as a model and then was Man Ray’s apprentice, lover, and muse. Which historical figure do you most identify with? Also, when I was growing up, we had a mug shaped like the building. Wright said, “The whole thing will either throw you off your guard entirely or be just about what you were dreaming about.” I am in the latter camp. ![]() Finally, it is as close to nature as you can get in New York City, with a view of Central Park. Programmatically, it challenged the traditional way art was experienced by having viewers go up to the top and then spiral down on a continuous loop. Formally, the stacking cylinders were new and unique at the time. If you were to die and return as a building, which would it be?įrank Lloyd Wright’s Guggenheim because it’s not like any other museum. Zoe Malecki, Vertical University, Photo of Model in Site from 2GB Studio, 2019. Not only are her designs simple and fun but she cares about how architecture impacts and can improve our lives. I love how she rethought small communal living in Los Angeles, given rapidly rising prices and shrinking space with the Blackbird homes. I look up to her because she’s a talented and successful woman in a male-dominated field. Which living architect do you most admire, and what is the quality you most admire about them? Studying architecture has also reinforced my belief that through process and by making mistakes, you make discoveries that inform the work. I wonder why they put a wall there why they chose that material if they are utilizing natural ventilation and other passive systems what I would do differently. Now I also think about what was going through the designer’s mind. I used to focus on what I thought about in photography: lighting, colors, and geometry. I now pay attention to different things when I’m in a space. How has studying architecture impacted how you view the world? This summer she interned for Zago Architecture. She is a recipient of the American Institute of Architects’ Jean Roth Driskel Scholarship and is currently an American Association of University Women (AAUW) Selected Professions Fellow. After attending Making+Meaning to get a glimpse of what architecture school would be like, she decided to change gears and pursue her master’s degree in architecture. A Los Angeles native, she earned a bachelor’s degree in photography at Bard College. Zoe Małecki is in her final year of the M.Arch 1 program at SCI-Arc.
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