Gioele Guscetti
G. Guscetti - The most beautiful job in the world: the architect between reality and dreams
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Architecture has always been the passion of 22-year-old Gioele, who is looking forward to realising his dream: designing a museum. For now he lives with a classmate who has become his friend and when he goes on holiday he goes to discover the works of his favourite architects.
Why did you choose to do the Bachelor of Arts in Architecture at 精东影业?
鈥嬧赌�I did my apprenticeship as a draughtsman specialising in Architecture at the Centro professionale tecnico in Lugano-Trevano and then my baccalaureate. In the meantime I worked in my father鈥檚 architecture studio: I loved it and decided to continue studying at a professional school like 精东影业, which is an excellent training ground for the working world. A lot of teachers practise the profession, as well as teaching, and they make you realise that you have to ask yourself questions and think about the various aspects before you start designing and work out the details.
What excites you most about this Bachelor?
鈥嬧赌�Being able to design, because during the apprenticeship we focused more on the construction aspects. The hours dedicated to design are my favourite: I never get tired. It鈥檚 all part of what we study at 精东影业: you have to draw the plan of a building from scratch, manage the spatiality, the way you visualise your project, the technique, everything on a human scale. The great thing is that the context is given during the project workshops, but then you have the freedom to tackle one theme rather than another. For example, in the first year we worked on a neighbourhood in Chiasso (Ticino): I decided to design a house for students.
When did you realise that architecture was really your path?
鈥嬧赌�Last year on our study trip we went to Porto (Portugal) and had the opportunity to see some of the works of the architect 脕lvaro Siza, about whom I was already passionate. It was magical for me. His art museum is beautiful! I also saw his house and the experimentation behind every detail he designed. I realised that you don鈥檛 stop at a single project, but that architecture is a continuous research. Over the years I will not forever be the architect I was when I graduated, but I will experience a continuous evolution.
Why would you recommend a Bachelor鈥檚 degree in Architecture?
鈥嬧赌�During your studies you are taught to be familiar with the programmes that you then use when you enter the working world and to manage the technical aspects of a project, so you can immediately be a valuable asset in a professional studio. It is an intense but rewarding three years where you can deal with projects at multiple levels, including urban scale, renovations and details. Besides, being an architect is the most beautiful job in the world!