My SAHC year: 1 day at a time
Spring 2023 and I had just finished my undergraduate degree in Architectural Conservation and Sustainability Engineering at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. Finally done, but with head full...
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Unveiling New Perspectives: My Experience at SAHC
There’s something incredibly exhilarating about gaining new knowledge - it’s like lifting a grey veil of dust off your eyes. This feeling has become all too familiar as...
Structural transformations: My SAHC adventure
“I decided to apply to the SAHC Master Course because I am deeply interested in existing building design projects, especially if the structures have a particular architectural and...
My SAHC scientific journey
It was first in 2010 that I found the SAHC Masters on the internet when searching about masonry structures. I was really astonished because what I wanted had...
The lab, the lessons, and the legacy
I have always been amazed by the buildings and wanted to be a part of the team that is designing them. The process seemed exciting, but at...
A Pakistani Architect’s journey to SAHC
In this fast-paced world, it has become the reality to find ourselves in unexpected circumstances, pursuing newfound passions and ambitions. My story is somewhat similar, with academic...
My experience studying at SAHC
Before I arrived in Guimarães in September, I was feeling a huge mix of emotions. Although I was excited to begin a new journey, I was nervous about...
What SAHC has meant to me
Let me tell you, standing on the roof of Porto Cathedral, at the very top of one of the tallest hills in the city, gives you a view...
A Year in the Life of a SAHC Student
What started as a year of uncertainty due to the world pandemic situation, turned into one which I will not soon forget. Between September and October 2020,...
My experience as a SAHC Student
September 2018, twenty-six complete strangers from all around the world met in the city where Portugal was born - Guimaraes. Coming from different cultures and speaking different native...