NICOLAS SALAS LEON Who am I?
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H e l l o, a t t h i s p o i n t m y n a m e s h o u l d n’ t m a t t e r. I b e l i e v e t h a t m y p e r s o n a l i t y s h o u l d s p e a k f o r i t s e l f a n d t h e r -
f o r e I w i l l u s e i t t o i n t r o d u c e m y s e l f : I ’m a v e r y a c t i v e p e r s o n t h a t n e v e r l i k e s t o s t o p. M y f a v o u r i t e c o l o u r i s 1 4 7 129-183RGB and 115-43-86RGB; my favourite command is Ctrl+S. I can have fun without drinking but there is a ‘d r u g’ t h a t I e n j o y, i t i s c a l l e d “ Tr a v e l ”. I n 7 y e a r s t h i s “d r u g” h a s t a k e n m e t o 4 c o n t i n e n t s c o v e r i n g o v e r 4 0 0 . 0 0 0 k m and absor ving over 5 different cultures. There is something my friends know me for and it is my passion for music. T h e t h i n g i s , t h a t , I d o n’ t l o v e i t l i k e a n o r m a l p e r s o n t h a t p u t s o n h e a d p h o n e s t o t h e m a x i m u m v o l u m e , I ’m t h e k i n d o f p e r s o n t h a t w i l l j u m p a n d l i p - s i n g i n t h e t r a i n o r s i n g i n t h e s h o w e r l i k e t h e r e i s a n o t o m o r r o w.
I d o n’ t r e a l l y h a v e a f a v o u r i t e a r c h i t e c t o r b u i l d i n g t o b e h o n e s t ; w h e n p e o p l e a s k m e t h a t , i t f e e l s l i k e i f I
have to choose between dark chocolate and a coffee, between the food of my mum or my grandma, between rock o r h i p - h o p. T h e w a y I s e e t h e c o n t e m p o r a r y a n d t h e p a s t a r c h i t e c t u r e i s a s a m o n u m e n t , y e s , e a c h o f t h e b u i l d i n g s a r e a m o n u m e n t f o r m e a n d e a c h a r c h i t e c t d e s e r v e s t h e a t t e n t i o n o f h i s / h e r w o r k … b u t t h a t d o e s n’ t m e a n t h a t I have to like them all. It is a mere inspiration of what imagination and skill can forge. Here is a little secret, before I wanted to become an architect, I was dreaming to become an astronaut and explore the Universe like Indina Jones w o u l d d o, e x c e p t f o r t h e t r a p s a n d d a r k s p a c e s w i t h s p i d e r s ; b u t w h o k n o w s i f a t t h e e n d I w i l l b e d e s i g n i n g b u i l d i n g s i n M a r s ? T h e t h i n g i s t h a t , r i g h t n o w, a t t h i s i n s t a n c e , t h a t i s n o t m y p r i o r i t y. I ’m s t i l l a g r a d u a t e t h a t b e h a v e s like an architect who still have to k now how to walk before running. This is the reason of why you are reading this l e t t e r.
T h i s i s n o t a b o u t w h o I a m b u t a b o u t “ w h o a m I ? ”, I w i l l l i s t d o w n t h e r e q u i r e m e n t s t h a t w i l l c a r r y m y e m p l o y -
ment: the office must have a family environment with hierarchy ; there must be oppor tunities to grow professionall y a n d p e r s o n a l l y a s I d o n’ t t h i s f o r c h a r i t y, I w a n t t o o f f e r t h e b e s t f o r t h e b e s t ; p o s s i b i l i t i e s o f t r a v e l i n g t o g e t h e r t o e x p l o r e o t h e r c u l t u r e s a n d c r e a t e m e m o r i e s ( w h i c h b y t h e w a y, i t i s t h e l a s t t h i n g t h a t w i l l a l w a y s b e s e e n b e f o r e you pass away) and many more.
“ W h o o f t h e s e v e n k i n g d o m s d o y o u t h i n k y o u a r e ? ” i s m o s t p r o b a b l y t h e q u e s t i o n i n y o u r m i n d r i g h t n o w,
well, I am Nicolas Salas Leon. I am 175 years old, large dog years of course. I was born in Seville, South Spain and lived in London for 2,737.5 days. But before I went to London I won 5 times the National Spanish competition of G r e c o - R o m a n w r e s t l i n g b y t h e a g e o f 1 4 a n d t w i c e t h e E u r o p e a n c h a m p i o n s h i p 2 y e a r s l a t e r. M y b i g g e s t h o b b i e was skateboarding which I star ted practicing at the shor t age of 9 years old. By the time I was a teenager I became the headache of my parents each time I came back home with my trousers broken. By 17, I built my first robot as a project for the Robotic club at high school. I moved from playing drums and maki n g c o v e r o f M e t a l l i c a t o t h e H i p - h o p, i n w h i c h I a m c u r r e n t l y w r i t i n g m y o w n s o n g s a n d a s s i s t t o j a m m i n g s e s s i o n s w i t h m y u n i f r i e n d s . I n L o n d o n , I g r a d u a t e d i n t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f We s t m i n s t e r d o i n g B a H o n s A r c h i t e c t u r e a n d t h e n I c o n c l u d e d m y f o r m a t i o n i n t h e I E U n i v e r s i t y. S e g o v i a w h e r e I s p e n t t h e 3 m o s t b e a u t i f u l y e a r s o f m y l i f e . C u r r e n t l y, I ’m u n d e r t a k i n g s h o r t c o u r s e s i n M o d e s t i k a o f C i n e m a 4 D, i n t e r i o r d e s i g n , a r c h i t e c t u r e a n d d e s i g n i n g e n e r a l . N e v e r stopping, what can I do?
I have to offer to your studio more than the average architect, why? One, because I have lived the transition
f r o m t h e l a t e s t h a n d d r a w i n g s , t o t h e i n n o v a t i v e 3 D w o r l d . Tw o, b e c a u s e I h a v e p r o v e n , i n e v e r y s i n g l e j o b t h a t I had, whether it was an internship or an employment, that I had put all the meat in the grill from day one by arriving ever y morning with enthusiasm; right after the first morning coffee (Note: impor tant!). And three, because I believe in myself and I know what I am capable of and Sir/Miss, I am more than capable of making your studio proud of having me in the team.
I am looking for a long term relationship with the studio where we can grow by enriching skills with knowl-
e d g e . A s p a r t o f t h e p o s s i b i l i t y o f a P D P w i t h m y u n i v e r s i t y, I w o u l d b e h o n o u r t o h a v e a n i n t e r v i e w w i t h y o u .
7 “ Yo u r o f f i c e c o u l d b e p a r t o f t h e e s s e n c e o f m y f u t u r e .”