Ickowicz, Adi

The way to live life to its fullest potential is to be confident and be persistent in what you believe in. I put in effort to keep my composure and stay whole-hearted to everyone I meet. I try to stay neat and depend on the organization of life to pursue everything I do until I achieve my goals. I take inspiration from others and act benevolent, even if they are not trustworthy and fake to me in my lifetime. Basically, if someone is disrespectful to me, I don’t act rude back, I stay persistent and never fall back to others.

Do you have any plans after this semester?

After this semester, I plan on updating my portfolio and hopefully finding an internship. I am also going on a week-long trip to Madrid.

What type of designer would you like to be?

I would like to hopefully one day be a high end retail designer.

Can you tell me about any problems you ran into in the studio or outside?

I would say my biggest problem this semester in studio was the workload and how it correlated with my other classes.

What kind of place would you like to design next?

I would love to design a retail space or residential space because they are both more intimate spaces compared to an office space.

What do you think makes a good workplace?

A good workplace is made up of three types of spaces, collaborative space, quiet/private space, and casual space. Those can include meeting spaces, private offices, or phone rooms, and a work cafe or wellness room.

Can you tell me what evidence-based design means to you?

Evidence-based design means that there is a reason behind the design, like a concept or thought process in the design process and it should also be based on heavily researched information.

Compared to previous semesters, the semester may be challenging in many ways, but you may be able to see your accomplishments. Reviewing your accomplishments, what did you learn from this studio?

The main things I learned from this studio are that time consuming work deserves the time you give it, hard work and dedication make your project look better, and lastly, always be prepared for anything.

Would you like to share anything with future students of this studio?

Be prepared to work hard and be mainly dedicated to studio.