F or many, graduation is a time of upheaval, filled with change and uncertainty. For others, the process is as easy as moving upstairs.
First-year Graduate Architecture students Ben Petrick and Barrett Eastwood are among a handful of graduates each year who decide to remain at the University to pursue a professional degree.
"It's a completely different college experience than anyone else," Petrick said, noting the isolation that often characterizes architecture students in particular.
"The sad thing is we put in the same amount of time as doctors or lawyers but we get paid so much less," he said. "You really have to love it to do it."
Along with nearly three dozen of their peers, the two spent the semester working on a hypothetical building design for the 2012 Olympics. The students were able to consult with visiting professors Tod Williams and Billie Tsien from Princeton University, who are involved in the actual process of creating conceptual drawings for New York City's bid to host the games.
"A big part of the process was thinking about what's going on after the Olympics," Petrick said.
Both he and Eastwood developed separate designs for a potential dual-purpose badminton and track cycling venue near Yankee Stadium in New York City, which is bidding to host the games.
Since the University's graduate architecture and landscape architecture departments merged together this year, students were able to collaborate with those in their classes who are pursuing different degree concentrations.
"That's the nature of the whole studio atmosphere -- being involved on your own projects but still working with others," Eastwood remarked.
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