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Our very first intern speaks up!
Joshua Teo on Mon, July 6, 2009
Over the last 2 months, re:ACT had the great pleasure of accepting Daniel as our very first intern! It was a great experience working together with this passionate and self-motivated young man. And as much as he would tell you about how much he has learnt, we too learned a great deal from him being with us. We had a blast hanging out with you Daniel! Well, we decided to get Daniel to share his experience with our readers, so read on to find out what it was like for him."The past two months spent with re:ACT can be described as nothing short of exhilarating. From preparing for workshops, meeting key people in the industry, helping to maintain the websites and blogs, it is almost a dream for a freshman like me who has not even started his formal journey in architecture school.
My journey as an intern at re:ACT began shortly after the CUBE Workshop in March 2009. Although I was holding a more supportive role in terms of logistics, I knew that there was something very different about this workshop from others that I had been exposed to. I thought to myself, the people who came up with this programme must really want to make a difference in the community by pushing young minds to brainstorm new ideas for a brand new master plan of the area. My curiosity led me to link up with Joshua, who opened the door for me to come in and learn the ropes.
Just like a fish out of water, I was thrown into an environment where I had little prior experience and everything seemed rather uncomfortable at first. My first few tasks were to set up a blog and do some basic designing, things which I knew I had to learn eventually, but at that point I had no clue how to execute. With much guidance and tutelage from Joshua, I managed to find my way round the various software and was decently successful in my first foray into the world of design.
With the arrival of Sernhong from Beijing, things started to pick up a notch. With the little office transforming into something akin to a Command Post, the daily objectives were set and all our energies were focused to the tasks at hand. The most thrilling part was the many meet-ups with various groups of people. From meeting key influencers in the local architecture scene such as William Lim and Tay Kheng Soon, to government organisations (URA, STB etc), as well as some of my future professors in NUS, it was a great privilege for someone like me to meet with so many key players in the industry.
It has indeed been a very eventful two months spent with re:ACT. I have learnt so much from the meetings with the various groups, as well as from Joshua, Sernhong and the rest of the re:ACT team. My knowledge of architecture has grown tremendously, and my interest in it has grown even more. It’s been an honour and great privilege for me to have this opportunity to learn, and I will continue to support re:ACT’s cause in the future!"