BLOG #5 - My Future Job

I've known I wanted to be an architect since I was about five years old.

As an architect, I would hate to have a desk job and sit in an office all day. I would like to be in a job position that would allow me to know people from different places and realities: clients, distributors, construction workers. It would be great if that job position also allowed me to be involved in my projects' growth from the idea to the materialization. I think that's the most rewarding thing a job can give you.

If I study a major I would like to specialize in the rehabilitation of architectural heritage. I think buildings are the physical testimony of the way the members of a given society live their lives and relate to each other in a given moment of history. It is an interesting challenge to find a way to balance the preservation of that testimony with the adaptation of it to the lifestyle of our times. In addition to that, we have to consider the challenge of preserving our architectural heritage in cities with increasing soil deficit, and the null support Chilean legislation gives to people who own buildings cataloged as architectural heritage.

I think if I get to work in my dream job it will be very rewarding because it will allow me to transform unused buildings into useful spaces for people to enjoy while learning about our history and culture.