We are approaching the end of the second semester and unfortunately I am still consulting with a number of lecturers to find an appropriate tutor to guide me with the thesis project. As already mentioned in a previous post, I was having trouble finding a tutor. After consulting with one of the lecturers he suggested I speak to the director so a meeting was set up, hoping that this issue would be resolved. Unfortunately this was not the case since the director believes that what I am proposing is not in line with what has been delivered during the three year program. Another point presented during the meeting was that lighting was too far off from Spatial Design however I believe otherwise. Having worked in the field for two summers myself, I have witnessed countless of design projects lacking one of the most important elements within a project which is lighting. Properly illuminating a space should be part of the design from the very beginning and should not just be an engineers job, which is what the director believes. I have been passionate about this subject and knowing that I will definitely continue my studies on it specifically, I wanted to have a chance at presenting my ideas and pitting them to use in this project. The project in itself was tackling an ongoing problem within already built spaces. I was advised to use lighting as an integral component within the project such as the use of flood-lights at Ground Zero in New York but frankly I do not understand the point of this suggestion since the latter still falls under the subject of Lighting Design. I understand that I am not an engineer, but I am a designer and I was thought to consider a number of elements within my designs including lighting, both from school and work experience. Maybe I am just not explaining my self properly when speaking to lecturers or the director but I will most definitely not give up on something I have been wanting to do since before I joined the degree. This was one of the main reasons I applied for a course at MCAST after attending University, to hopefully pursue my studies in Lighting design after finishing the degree in Spatial Design.
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