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Year in Review

My mom told me as I was moving out of Haverfield today that she thought I was different person than I was when I moved in. I came into my freshman year at OSU with the intent of being a Physics major and a IMG_2937healthy share of overconfidence, but I’m grateful for the changes that occurred since. Classes were stressful (and humbling) but incredibly rewarding, and in between academics and extracurriculars and travelling, I met really awesome people. Freshman year, for me, was not a time of huge intellectual improvement or career development, but one of personal growth. I’ll have to take classes over the summer to make up for mistakes I made early on, but I’m happy to have learned the lessons I have and worked as hard as I did. I’m very excited to come back for my sophomore year and reunite with my OSU family.

 

Career

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-o-daniel-02b752129/

AEV Project (AU16) Portfolio: https://u.osu.edu/engr118210644au16groupn/

Artifacts

I took these time-lapse videos on the Arch Scholars’ trip to Chicago this last October. There’s nothing groundbreaking about their cinematography, but when I watch them I’m reminded of my time there. I’d been to Chicago a couple of times before this, but this trip felt different because it was the first time I had gone with any formal education in architecture. I could now point out a building and not only say “I like that”, but “I like that because…“. It almost felt like learning to talk again.

About Me

I grew up with my family about twenty-five miles north of Columbus in the small, rural town of Sunbury, Ohio. I went to school at Big Walnut High School, where I was active in the National Honor Society, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Spanish Club, and the National Art Honor Society. After graduating in 2015, I came to the Ohio State University to study Environmental Engineering, along with Architectural Studies. After completing my education here, I intend to go on to grad school for a M.Arch degree, and eventually receive a license to practice architecture independently.

As I’ve grown, I’ve become more and more intrigued with other cultures, and along with this interest has come the realization that architecture reflects the society in which it lies better than any other singular aspect of that society. I’ve decided I want to travel the world and learn about its inhabitants through studying the built environment, as well as leave my own cultural statement in history through working with it.

I’ve always held a fascination with nature and a passion for sustainability, but in the past few years especially I’ve also come to recognize that although architecture has traditionally served as a pretty place to put things, it has the potential to be much more; it can be built in a way that not only benefits the people that use it, but the ecosystem around it as well. This isn’t a novel idea, but I do think it’s one that hasn’t yet reached ubiquity, and that’s why my course of study at OSU has become what it is.

In my free time, I enjoy running, playing volleyball, sketching and painting, playing piano, volunteering at my hometown’s humane society, and taking naps.