1. Best creative piece
Prior to this program, I have been practicing some skills relating to architecture such as learning to sketch and render with watercolor. I do this as a hobby because I have always enjoyed drawing and using watercolor. This is not necessarily my best creative piece but it is my most recent so that is why I chose it. In this piece, I sketched from an image on Pinterest and colored the room, practiced using shadow and light to create depth for the sketch.
2. A great piece of architecture
I believe that architecture is not just about progressive thinking design but also cultural heritage design. Here are photos of an ancient town in Vietnam called "Hoi An". I absolutely love the buildings and the atmosphere in this town, it set a dreamy scenery for me. Architecture in Hoi An plays a great part in telling the historical story of this town. Hoi An used to be a trading place for the Cham, Chinese, Japanese... so the buildings here were influenced by all of these diverse cultures. One of the iconic spots in this town is the "Japanese Bridge" in the third picture which I took when I was visiting Hoi An. The still-standing Japanese Bridge used to connect the Japanese occupation of the town with the rest in the 18th century. Fun fact: the bridge is featured on one of the Vietnamese banknotes.
3. Original photo of something beautiful
This is a photo I took of the iconic Disney castle when I went to Disneyland Los Angeles last Christmas. Why I think Disneyland is really beautiful is because of the attention to details. I can see a lot of lovely buildings and shops in Disneyland that had stepped out of a fairytale. There is no corner in Disneyland that looks ordinary. More importantly, the rides in Disneyland was designed to amaze, everything is so attentive. And even the food there is special in some way. I think Disneyland is very well designed to create a unique experience for their guests, probably that's why their parks are still packed with guests every day.
