christopher slater

"In the past two years I have worked and studied in San Diego, Rome, New York, Boston, and now Shanghai. The opportunities made available through Northeastern's co-op and curriculum have enabled me to gain a unique perspective on architecture and the profession. Architectural practice is no longer limited by the geographic and technical limitations of previous generations. Our generation of architects and designers need to be extremely mobile in order to be competitive in tomorrow's economy. With the advent of GIS, enhanced telecommunications, and new digital building solutions, architects can now design from anywhere in the world. However designing without a true sense of place can lead to an architecture that is no longer relevant but is purely derived from parametric computation. Through my time at NEU I have learned so much from studying the way people design and live in different parts of the world, I have realized the importance of understanding the culture and spirit of place in order to create a truly meaningful project." here