CHAIRMAN’S NOTE

DETAIL, fascinating yet challenging. Architecture needs detail to be fascinating, but designing in detail is challenging. But detail is not something that is only fascinating in architecture. Detail is something we all work with, as a student, a committee member, a board and an association. Making detailed schedules for your study week, painting your new student room, redesigning your committee-event and so on.

A new academic year, new students, a new board and new committee members, starting under new circumstances. Circumstances that are fascinating yet challenging, bringing new opportunities. The ‘new normal’ is a situation we cannot ignore, not as an association, but also not as a student, a committee member or a new board. The new circumstances make us rethink what is really important. What do you stand for? What is your goal? What do you want to improve or explore? What inspires you and what brings you joy?

As a new board, we are asking these questions to ourselves as well. What does Stylos stand for? What is the goal of Stylos? How do we want Stylos to improve or what should Stylos explore? New circumstances ask for a different approach to start off the year. With about 700 students coming in, how can we introduce them to other students, Stylos, our faculty and the city of Delft? We are sure we want to organise a range of events to introduce you to the fascinating environment Stylos is a part of. We want you to be part of this community, since we are here for you. That is our goal: to be there for you! To help you find out what you stand for, find your goal and help you to improve, explore and broaden yourself. To inspire you to achieve (even more) fascinating goals, but also to make you laugh. Are you joining us in this journey? Because without you, our association, our fascinating events, our initiatives and our tours will not exist. Let us know what you need, what you want to improve or explore! Stylos should be flexible and adapting in these changing and unpredictable times. This might mean the cancellation of events that do not fit in the ‘new normal’, but this also means there is room for new initiatives, whether these can be organized offline or online. Offline might seem more ideal, but an online environment can have the same (or in some cases even more) potential. Online is gaining more and more influence in our everyday lives, and being part of the online environment is more important than ever, also for our association. That is why we focus on expanding our online presence, but we are, of course, also looking for ways to meet you offline in the ‘new normal’ environment, because meeting you inspires us and brings us joy, even though we can’t plan this in detail.

See you soon!

Nick Coes Board 127 of D.B.S.G. Stylos