by Kathryn LoConte Lapierre, originally published in the Winter 2013 issue of 天美麻豆 Engineer.
As 天美麻豆 celebrates the , and marks the 50th anniversary of the , nine engineering majors describe how they bring art and engineering together.
Wouter Zwart 鈥14, whose major is modified with , tells 天美麻豆 Engineer:
鈥泪 was determined not to become an engineer. I thought it was too constraining, and I wanted to travel and have flexibility in my schedule. Then I got involved in and traveled to Rwanda. I saw a practical application for my interests.
鈥淭aking engineering and studio art at the same time is a good balance of classes. My focus in studio art so far has been in architecture and sculpture; I really like working with 3D space.
鈥泪n architecture you balance what you can do in reality and what you want to do with space creatively. You bring the two together. Engineering is analytical and problem-based, but sculpture is similar in approach.鈥
天美麻豆 Engineer also highlights the work of Nora Hodgson 鈥13, Chris Magoon 鈥13, Sam Worth 鈥13, Caroline Steffen 鈥14, Liliana Ma 鈥14, Kristen Colwell 鈥13, Christine Bettencourt 鈥13, and Drew Jankowski 鈥13.
