I was at RMIT in Melbourne, Australia
just finished my Masters.
How was OMA? which office? did you ever see Rem Koolhaas?
(, Wed 11 Mar 2009, 1:30, Reply)
ah, nice. I think I once had a tutor in undergrad who taught there
or maybe it was just melbourne uni.
oma was great. got to do a little bit of detailing on cctv before they moved the team to Beijing. :D It was the Rotterdam office.
As you no doubt know, it's a complete ball-ache for work ethic. I had one day off in 4.5 months (a saturday) and worked pretty much 18hr days average. I took about a month to get back to normal afterwards.
But the good flip side to all that work is that it's because you get a lot of responsibility (or did - I hear they're getting a bit more corporate in the office now). I had to sit in meetings with and present to rem. You're expected to pipe up with ideas as you think of them which takes a bit of getting used to (being a usually-ignored intern and all). I was almost sick from nerves before the first meeting. He is without doubt an absolute genius. More so than anyone else I've ever worked under. Not to sound sycaphantic, but he just has an instinct for good design decisions.
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thiswasmyclone, Wed 11 Mar 2009, 2:08,
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Wow
That sounds great! It actually sounds much better than what i was expecting. I'm suprised you would have any contact with Rem. I imagined a situation like with Foster where you are not allowed to approach him.
That all sounds fantastic though... I was choosing out of working there or doing the same thing somewhere like Sejima. I'm quite excited now!
Where are you studying? I was planning to go and do a research masters at AA if i couldnt get a job. But i just got one :(
From the sounds of it, i should probably start saving for OMA life now.
(, Wed 11 Mar 2009, 3:08, Reply)
Sanaa would be awesome
and maybe worth checking out what oma is like these days before choosing it over Tokyo. I hear it is getting much more corporate.
I'm currently at 'the other place' in London. ;) Good work getting a job. I don't expect to get one when I finish this year. :( You working in Melbourne?
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thiswasmyclone, Wed 11 Mar 2009, 3:19,
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Yep.
Hopefully by the time you finish jobs will be returning. For me... I'm just going to hold onto this one for dear life until things improve.
(, Wed 11 Mar 2009, 3:29, Reply)
Sounds like a very good plan.
Let me know if you do apply to oma, I could give you a name to write to. Always helps to get it on someone's desk rather than a hr in tray.
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thiswasmyclone, Wed 11 Mar 2009, 3:46,
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