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Two new students joined the Master of Advanced Architectural Studies program, a three-semester, research-based innovative program for students who have earned a professional degree in architecture. The program provides opportunities for specialized study in leading-edge areas of the built environment and a platform to explore solutions to the crucial issues of the 21st century. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hear from two new students on what drew them to the program and what they hope to accomplish. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marina Mustakova<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Marina<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I have a Bachelor of Architecture from my hometown in Astrakhan, Russia, and continued my journey by completing my Master’s in Environmental Design in St. Petersburg. After graduation, I started working as an architect and an interior designer in an architectural bureau in St. Petersburg. We designed big residential projects in the Leningrad region. In 2022 I quit the job at the bureau and started working on my own on apartment and residential projects. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2020, I had a crisis in my career – being in the hospital for several days due to COVID-19 led me to see the tremendous work of the medical staff and had me thinking about ways to contribute to society living in a turbulent world. I’m currently interested in public projects that aim to address the different issues affecting our society, including affordable housing and displaced people. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It has been over two months studying the MAAS program and I can undoubtedly say that I am in the right place. My study plan and course load are directly built towards my main project and goal which allows me to progress and obtain knowledge for a shorter period of time. Down the road I see myself working not only on individual but also societal projects around the globe impacting the world on different levels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sophiat Alaran <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Sophiat<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I have always been fascinated about how the built environment comes into shape which prompted me to do a first and second degree in Architecture from Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria. Afterwards, I worked as a project architect for a few years where I noticed a gap in the practice of sustainable and green development in the field. This created a yearning for understanding sustainable architecture and how it can be used to impact the architectural and building industry in Nigeria. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am interested in finding out how to enhance health and sustainability in Nigeria residential homes through material selection and practices and I believe the MAAS program will steer me towards the right direction in achieving this. By the end of this program, I hope to have acquired a wealth of knowledge through research on sustainable development, green material selection, and how buildings can impact human health and well-being. One day, I hope to be able to work as a Sustainable Development Practitioner on a global scale.<\/p>\n","protected":false,"raw":"\n\n\n\n\n

Two new students joined the Master of Advanced Architectural Studies program, a three-semester, research-based innovative program for students who have earned a professional degree in architecture. The program provides opportunities for specialized study in leading-edge areas of the built environment and a platform to explore solutions to the crucial issues of the 21st century. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hear from two new students on what drew them to the program and what they hope to accomplish. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marina Mustakova<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Marina<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I have a Bachelor of Architecture from my hometown in Astrakhan, Russia, and continued my journey by completing my Master's in Environmental Design in St. Petersburg. After graduation, I started working as an architect and an interior designer in an architectural bureau in St. Petersburg. We designed big residential projects in the Leningrad region. In 2022 I quit the job at the bureau and started working on my own on apartment and residential projects. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2020, I had a crisis in my career - being in the hospital for several days due to COVID-19 led me to see the tremendous work of the medical staff and had me thinking about ways to contribute to society living in a turbulent world. I'm currently interested in public projects that aim to address the different issues affecting our society, including affordable housing and displaced people. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It has been over two months studying the MAAS program and I can undoubtedly say that I am in the right place. My study plan and course load are directly built towards my main project and goal which allows me to progress and obtain knowledge for a shorter period of time. Down the road I see myself working not only on individual but also societal projects around the globe impacting the world on different levels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sophiat Alaran <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Sophiat<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I have always been fascinated about how the built environment comes into shape which prompted me to do a first and second degree in Architecture from Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria. Afterwards, I worked as a project architect for a few years where I noticed a gap in the practice of sustainable and green development in the field. This created a yearning for understanding sustainable architecture and how it can be used to impact the architectural and building industry in Nigeria. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am interested in finding out how to enhance health and sustainability in Nigeria residential homes through material selection and practices and I believe the MAAS program will steer me towards the right direction in achieving this. By the end of this program, I hope to have acquired a wealth of knowledge through research on sustainable development, green material selection, and how buildings can impact human health and well-being. One day, I hope to be able to work as a Sustainable Development Practitioner on a global scale.<\/p>\n"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Hear from two new students on what drew them to the program and what they hope to accomplish.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":27097,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"source":"","ncst_custom_author":"","ncst_show_custom_author":false,"ncst_dynamicHeaderBlockName":"ncst\/default-post-header","ncst_dynamicHeaderData":"{\"showAuthor\":true,\"showDate\":true,\"showFeaturedVideo\":false,\"showReadingTime\":false,\"displayCategoryID\":10}","ncst_content_audit_freq":"","ncst_content_audit_date":"","ncst_content_audit_display":false,"ncst_backToTopFlag":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[38],"class_list":["post-27093","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-student-experience","tag-master-of-advanced-architectural-studies"],"displayCategory":{"term_id":10,"name":"Student Experience","slug":"student-experience","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":10,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":74,"filter":"raw"},"acf":{"ncst_posts_meta_modified_date":null},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/architecture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27093","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/architecture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/architecture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/architecture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/architecture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27093"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/architecture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27093\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27127,"href":"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/architecture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27093\/revisions\/27127"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/architecture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27097"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/architecture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27093"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/architecture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27093"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/architecture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27093"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}