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申请巴斯、剑桥、纽卡斯尔、谢菲尔德和伦敦大学学院巴特利特的大学

你为什么想学习这个课程或学科？

弗兰克·劳埃德·赖特称建筑为“母艺术”，并指出建筑能够反映一个时代的需求和价值观。我选择在大学学习这个专业正是基于这个想法。我对其关注的广度和不断的自我革新感到着迷，因为它必须跨越实践与超越的双重境界。

通过校内外的艺术项目，接触到不同的运动和理念，我越来越被那些关注人类和环境的建筑风格所吸引，这些建筑风格通过装饰性和结构艺术，旨在改善人类和地球的处境。对我来说，正是建筑所占据的艺术与科学的那种难以捉摸的交汇点令人兴奋，我希望这能体现在我A2课程中，平衡数学与艺术和人文学科。

最近我学习了高迪及其创新的架空拱运用，并在法语AS-level课程中有机会撰写一篇关于勒·柯布西耶及其在社会建筑史中作用的演讲。

将建筑视为一个统一的整体，从自然的美学、结构和服务中汲取灵感，这一理念我希望在本学期进一步探讨，因为我刚刚读过并深受弗兰克·劳埃德·赖特传记的启发。

目前，根据我从每月行业杂志中了解到的当代建筑，这个领域正处于一个令人兴奋的转折点，随着可持续性和建筑性能的新关注浮上眼帘。现在的挑战是将这些理念融入一个新的环保意识、响应迅速且高效的架构中，这也是我非常希望为此做出贡献的。

你的资质和学习如何帮助你准备这门课程或科目？

在过去一年左右的时间里，我很幸运地获得了在多家建筑事务所的工作时间。去年秋天，我访问了位于北伦敦的ORMS博物馆，在那里我有机会与多位建筑师和设计师交谈，并感受了建筑在设计板之外的作用。参与现场考察尤其有成就感，因为很容易忘记图纸必须按时转化为实体。

今年夏天我非常幸运，在伦敦的Foster and Partners度过了几天，考察了他们关于阿布扎比附近可持续城市的规划。将复杂的计算机分析与传统中东概念如风捕手相结合，这种结合极具吸引力，激发了我对被动节能的兴趣，后来我读过相关内容并将其融入了学校的工作中。

你在教育之外还做了哪些准备工作？这些经历为什么有用？

在学校，我是社区服务委员会的队长，下学期将担任宿舍队长。作为职责的一部分，我将被期望在过去两年小学教学基础上，负责学校的社会和环境责任。其中一部分将包括为当地社区组织活动、参观附近学校以及本学期启动回收计划。这些问题是我非常关注的，并打算将这些问题带入大学生活和我的学生学习。

除了花在艺术创作上的时间外，课余我还是学校越野跑和田径队的忠实成员，还参加了学校的管弦乐队。我还是一个活跃辩论社的成员，并共同主持一个讨论小组。目前，我正在完成我的D of E金奖，希望明年夏天能完成。

我从生态学到文学和辩论的兴趣广泛，希望能证明我是一个能够迎接这门需要投入和全面理解课程挑战的人。

点评这份个人陈述通过融合艺术与科学兴趣，有效展现了对建筑的真挚热情，这与该学科的跨学科性质非常契合。候选人需举例说明近期学习和相关工作经验，展现对可持续建筑的实际参与和热情。为了进一步丰富这一观点，强调从建筑事务所获得的具体技能，并将其与未来的大学学习更具体地关联起来，可能会有帮助。此外，加入与课程相关的学术成就细节，可以加强第二部分的实力。总体而言，真实的声音和全面的课外活动参与使这份新UCAS个人陈述格式的提交非常有力。英文

Why do you want to study this course or subject?

Frank Lloyd Wright called architecture "the Mother art", remarking on its ability to reflect the needs and values of a time. My choice to study this subject at University stems from this idea. I am fascinated by its breadth of concern and constant reinvention, as a field which must straddle both the practical and the transcendental.

Having been exposed, through my art projects both inside and outside school, to different movements and ideas, I have been drawn increasingly to those architectural styles that focus on a concern with humanity and our environment, employing the decorative and structural arts with a mind to improving the lot of both people and the planet. For me, it is that elusive intersection between art and science that architecture occupies which is so exciting, and this I hope is reflected in my range of A2 subjects, balancing Maths with Art and humanities.

Recently I have studied Gaudi and his innovative use of the catenary arch, and was able as part of my French AS-level to compose a presentation on Le Corbusier and his role in the history of social architecture.

The philosophy of treating a building as a single unified organism, taking inspiration from nature in its aesthetics, structure and services is something I hope to explore further this term, having just read and been much inspired by a biography of Frank Lloyd Wright.

At the moment, from what I can learn about contemporary architecture from monthly trade magazines, the field is at an exciting inflection point as new concerns for sustainability and building performance come to the fore. The challenge now is to incorporate these ideas into a new environmentally aware, responsive and efficient architecture, and this is something that I would very much like to contribute to.

How have your qualifications and studies helped you to prepare for this course or subject?

I have been fortunate enough over the last year or so to secure some time at a number of different architectural practices. Last autumn I visited ORMS in North London where I was able to talk to a number of architects and designers and gain a feel for the role of architecture beyond the drawing board. Being part of a site visit was particularly rewarding, as it is easy to forget that drawings must be translated into actual bricks and mortar, and on time.

I was also extremely fortunate this summer to spend a few days at Foster and Partners in London where I looked over their plans for a sustainable city near Abu Dhabi. The marriage of sophisticated computer analysis with traditional Middle Eastern concepts such as wind catchers was compelling and has spurred my interest in passive energy saving, something I have since read about and incorporated into my work at school.

What else have you done to prepare outside of education, and why are these experiences useful?

At school I am a captain of the Community Services Committee and will be House Captain next term. As part of my responsibilities I will be expected to build on the teaching I have done over the previous two years in primary schools by taking charge of my school's social and environmental responsibilities. Part of this will involve organising events for the local community, visiting nearby schools and setting up this term a recycling initiative. These issues are something I feel strongly about and intend to carry into University life and my student work there.

Besides the time I spend on my artwork, outside lessons I am a committed member of school teams for cross-country running and athletics, and play in the school orchestra. I am also a member of an active debating society, and co-run a discussion group. Currently, I am part way through my D of E Gold award, which I hope to have completed by next summer.

My range of interests, from ecology to literature and debating, I hope confirm me as an individual capable of rising to the challenge of a course that demands commitment and holistic understanding.