Hi everyone! I’m Joanna and I’m a third year Architecture student at the University
of Nottingham, and today I'm going to be bringing you along with me sharing with
you what I get up to in a day. So I usually get up around 8 in the morning or so,
as two days a week I have studio and then the other days I have lectures.
So today's a studio day. So hope you enjoy coming along with me.
So I'm starting this morning with a gym session. I've got a gym membership
for the University of Nottingham, and I usually go to the gym a few times a week.
So I live in a student house just off campus so it'll take me about 15 minutes or so to walk to the gym.
If you don’t want to walk you can use one of the trams, which are part of Nottingham’s really
efficient tram network. Trams run from the edge of campus into the city centre really frequently.
One of my favourite walks on campus is to go around Highfields Lake. So here
you can see the stunning architecture of the University buildings. And as an
Architecture student this is really inspiring to look at. And it's just a really peaceful
escape away from the busyness of university right on the doorstep of the accommodation.
I'm here outside David Ross sports centre. It’s such a great facility at the University. We've
got a huge gym, swimming pool, climbing wall and loads of different classes which take place.
And so many different sports are based here. I take part in scuba diving and netball.
There’s literally a sport for everyone to get involved with. And it's such a great facility.
So I'm now heading to the Architecture studios. I really really love studio days in Architecture.
I have them two days a week on Tuesdays and Fridays. And they're really great now they are
back in person because we get to chat through our ideas with each other, see our tutors in person.
And particularly when we are doing group work it's so much better now that we're back in person.
The other days I have lectures, which are still kind of split between online and in
person at the moment. But yeah, I had a good session at the gym and yeah, I'm heading off.
So it usually takes about 15 - 20 minutes or so to walk across campus from my house to the
Architecture department. It’s a really pleasant walk and it was nice and sunny this morning.
So I have now arrived in studio and ready for a day of tutorials.
Studio is where I spend most of my time on my course. We’re set design projects throughout the
year which we work on by analysing the site and then suggesting a design proposal. In this project
we’re working in Digbeth, an industrial area of Birmingham, to retrofit an old Typhoo Tea Factory
into a community centre with creative facilities. And we get feedback twice a week on this project.
Within the department we also have a 3D workshop, which we can use to prepare models.
So I'm now heading over to the Marmont cafe to meet my friends for lunch.
This is the Architecture department's own café and it’s really lovely.
I think that's one thing that I really love about Architecture at Nottingham
is that there is such a real sense of community. We’re like one big family and there's loads of us
and we will get to know each other so well. The cafe's definitely the main social hub for that.
So I have now finished my day in the studio and I had a really productive tutorial
which was great. I’ve got lots to be working on this weekend.
I've walked back now and I'm currently sitting by the lake and getting on with a little bit of
work here. It’s one of my favourite places on campus to come and sit and work on a sunny day.
Hiya! So it's been a couple of hours now and I just got on with some architecture
work and taken a few Teams calls. I'm just about to head out to Ignite.
So this is a children's group that I help at at a church in Nottingham. I’d really recommend
getting involved in something outside of the student bubble when you’re at uni, as it
lets you have a little bit of an escape away from just seeing people of student age
and it's a great way to know more people and get to know the city better. So yeah, I'll be off.
So I've just got in from Ignite and I’ve just had dinner. Usually I cook separately to my
housemates although sometimes we do three course meals together, that kind of thing.
In first year I was in catered halls, so I do really miss the catered cooking from that. But
it is fun to be able to cook your own food and also have flexibility over when you eat.
And so while I'm getting on with this work, I thought I'd give you a little desk tour. So
I am part of the Christian Union society at the University of Nottingham. And as part of this I'm
involved in the publicity for various different events. So at the moment, I'm just making a few
different graphics for a few different events that we've got coming up soon. I’ll be editing some
videos, I'll be spending about the next hour or so putting things together for that this evening.
So I've had a productive evening getting some work done and I'm going to get ready
for bed now and get an early night. As an Architecture student most of my days are
focused around doing architecture work and then I try some fit a few different fun things in
throughout the day as well. I really hope that you've enjoyed this video and that you've got a
bit of an insight into what it's like to study Architecture at the University of Nottingham.
Best of luck in making all your decisions about which university you're going to go to.