Luke LeblancSan Antonio, TXTrinity University Graduate/Incoming M.Arch Graduate Student
As an architectural history minor in college, I took a variety of art history courses covering prehistoric-renaissance periods, and renaissance-modern periods. During these classes, I learned to effectively look at architecture, decipher meaning, understand theory, and translate it into essays or exposes.
Additionally, I completed an independent research study with Dr. Kathryn O'Rourke in which I completed freehand drawings for an upcoming book on Modern Architecture in Texas titled: "Home, Heat, Money, God: Texas and Modern Architecture."
In addition to taking classes on architectural history at Trinity University, I took architecture studio courses at San Antonio College. Here, I learned freehand drawing, hand drafting, and developed studio design skills. Projects ranged from freehand sketches of campus buildings, drafting architectural plans, sections, and perspectives, and creating proposals for music pavilions, abstract 3-dimensional space, and memorials.
I recently completed 8 applications for architecture graduate school (Cornell, Harvard, Yale, MIT, Princeton, Rice, University of Toronto, USC). As part of the application, I created 3 different portfolios of creative work and wrote at least 15 different personal statements. This experience and the critique I received from several mentors gives me confidence that I can help students with this specific application process.
Beyond helping students understand the importance of architectural history and drawing in this discipline, I have an intense passion and belief for architecture as a vehicle for change -- socially, emotionally, and psychologically. I would aim to preach the magic of architecture.
