There is no foundation for painting, and the language is not prepared. I will apply to read the construction book in the UK soon?! The student who made the teacher "top" became a regular visitor in the self-study area in a detailed and strict learning plan. From October, he began to produce the collection of works. After three months of intensive training, he carried the high pressure and finished the collection perfectly! At present, it has won offers from Manchester University (ranked 27th in QS World University in 2020), Newcastle University and Sheffield University! Now, let's take a look at the training experience process of his works on the assembly line.

After the offer was received, the outbreak of the epidemic occurred again. I thought that I could go out to survey and take photos to experience the building space during the holiday, but because of the development of the epidemic, he still chose to participate in online courses. Every modeling software course and plane mapping software course were held again and again, in order to pave the way for the next learning, Cultivate good learning ability to face more arduous learning tasks in the future. Sure enough, excellent people have a unified advantage, that is, hard work! In this issue, we want to share that Xuebajun is Gao from Natural Light Chengdu Campus.

Gao, who studied in Mianyang Nanshan Middle School, is obviously a primary school bully. In the face of the interview, he modestly said that he was a simple minded person. "Maybe it's my experience as a tennis student in the past. My mind is simple, and group bullying is also everyday. I have never experienced major events, so I am often blind and optimistic, but sometimes I also belittle myself. I am perfectionist in a few things, but I am heartless in other times. I often doubt myself and don't know my ability, but I definitely have the perseverance to persevere. I hope I can become more stable and excellent. "

It may be because of his "blind" optimism and self "doubt" attitude that he keeps improving in the production of his portfolio. Because of the recent epidemic development, many students are faced with the situation that offline classes must be converted to online classes. For these students, Gao also shared his experience and suggestions on online training of his works. Let's take a look at the interview~

　　 Training experience on works assembly line:

　　 How long has your portfolio course lasted? Have you taken any basic courses?

My collection of works is relatively short, only taking about 3 months. Because of time constraints, I did not systematically take basic courses, but the teacher has inserted some of the basic courses into the usual courses.

Usually, I see many activities with natural light, such as admissions officer activities, art workshop activities, professional short-term classes, and so on. I want to participate in them every time, but I can only catch up with the collection of works nearby every time.

　　 How many projects have been done in the collection? Let's briefly talk about these projects.

Plus the hand painting project, there are four projects in total, and there are three professional projects, namely TREE SPACE, REDEFINE CIRCLES，BRIDGE IN A BORDER UNDERSTANDING。

TREE SPACE is a renovation project of public space. The inspiration from the mythical tree is given to the real tree to make it have a certain function so as to change the surrounding space and environment.

REDEFINE CIRCLES is a combination of Kandinsky's painting of Sequal Circles and Cyberpunk, which is my favorite theme, and finally redefines the painting with the form of space and the connotation of Cyberpunk.

Finally, BRIDGE IN A BORDER UNDERSTANDING extends the concept of bridge through daily observation and summarizes it in spatial form.

　　 Which project is your favorite?

My favorite topic is REDEFINE CIRCLES, but I am most satisfied with the TREE SPACE project.

　　 Which project is more difficult in the process? How does the teacher help you solve problems in this project?

BRIDGE IN A BORDER UNDERSTANDING is also my first project. The first time I did a project, I didn't know what to do, and sometimes I didn't have any idea for many days. My teacher helped me a lot. On the one hand, I asked myself to find as many cases as possible to increase my accumulation. On the other hand, I expanded my understanding of the word "architecture". Most of the time, there is no inspiration because the thinking is too limited. Finally, with the help of the teacher, it is barely widened.

　　 How do you understand this major?

My understanding is still shallow, but for the moment, I hope that I can take architecture as a work of art in the future and tell a story clearly in the way of architectural design.

　　 Is there any difference between having classes in natural light and having classes in school before?

There is a big difference. The biggest difference is that most of the time in natural light learning is arranged by oneself, which is very flexible. Secondly, the atmosphere before the teachers and students was very relaxed when I studied here. It can be said that every day I spent in the organization was very happy.

In the course of natural light and learning, architecture and art are basically centered. But the biggest difference from the school is that the class of natural light mainly focuses on discussion, which is completely different from the listening in school. The teacher makes suggestions and modifications based on the students' ideas. The final works have the students' own characteristics in content, and each collection of works is unique. Art is inherently subjective and has no correct answer, so this environment of free creation is indispensable.

　　 What do you think is the greatest help to the works collection in the teacher's teaching?

There are often teachers or classmates who can give me good suggestions, which can make the collection have many styles. I was just at the beginning of the outbreak of the epidemic when I made the collection. Fortunately, it was not as serious as it is now, but there were many times to stay up late. The teacher helped me a lot. Whether it was a rest day or a work day, I was always online. Basically, I asked questions and solved them together immediately.

　　 Do you have any suggestions for younger students who want to apply for this major in the future?

The suggestion is to maintain the love of architecture and try more. The most profound experience I learned during my work collection is that no matter whether I have ideas or not, I try first. Idealism is far less than inspiration from practice.

This suggestion is mainly for students who often lack inspiration. Then it is necessary to be diligent, turn love into motivation, let it support your independent learning, let you go to bed late and get up early. After all, there will be a long time for you to have a liver in the future.

　　 Have you finally decided which school to go to? Why?

Not yet, because there are still three schools that have not received notification. We are still sprinting, hope to receive University College London UCL offer.

　　 You have been studying online recently, and now many students are facing the same situation as you. They all need online classes. Based on your experience, what suggestions do you have?

I think I have learned a lot in online classes in recent days. I have signed up for modeling and drawing and humanistic thinking courses. I think it's very interesting. I can learn a lot of other professional content and broaden my horizon.

Due to the recent special period, you can plan your time well every day. The software will not need more practice, and other art related things should be actively expanded, looking for documentaries and movies. As long as you insist on independent learning, you can also get a lot of improvement.

　　 How do you feel about receiving an offer?

It's unbelievable, but also very happy. Because my works are made in a hurry. Compared with the works of other students who have "polished" for a long time, they are at least rough in my own eyes. There is a lot of room for improvement. I have no confidence in myself, but I feel satisfied after being recognized.

　　 Did the teacher give you some advice during school selection?

Yes, because my foundation is very weak, so hand painting is relatively poor. Art schools like Lunyi must be impossible, so I finally applied to comprehensive universities. My application process was also very smooth, there were basically no problems

The above is about Gao's experience in training his works on the assembly line. There was no language preparation and no painting foundation in the early stage, which did not hinder him from winning the recognition of famous schools with more than three months of learning and creation. In addition to Gao's own efforts, the natural light tutor, as the support behind, gave precise professional guidance with all his strength, In a short period of time, according to the basic situation of students, make a daily learning plan to help students overcome all difficulties!

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