MY INFLUENCE

The Eiffel Tower in Paris was the main influence for me to become an architect. In 1999 I was a student of year 9 In Bangladesh. In my English book I had a comprehension about Eiffel tower and the teacher described about that structure and how this structure became an amazing piece of architecture. Since then I was so motivated to become an architect that after my HSC exam I did an entry course for architecture where I was taught by 4^th and 5^th year architecture students and when they used to appreciate my work I became more involved and interseted in architecture. I also had heard form their tutors that they were studying photography as an elective so I did a photography course from a well-known photography institute in Bangladesh. But all these courses I did were against my parent’s wishes. I also visited an architect’s office to speak to the principal architect to become more informed about architecture. all of these experiences combined to build my strong interest in Architecture.

When my HSC result was published I found out that my result was not high enough to sit for the admission test for Architecture in Bangladesh. Back then there were two more private universities however they were too expensive for Architecture. At That time my parents wanted me to do business and they were happy to pay for the Business but definetly not architecture. Howerver it was not possible for me to study Business or anything else except Architecture.

At this time I applied for study in Australia and I got in to TAFE NSW in 2005 but in Accounting. Because the architecture course was expensive and the duration was too long, it was hard for me to get an Australian permanent residency and pay for the full fees. However I was not happy studying boring monotonous Accounting. I wanted to utilize my creative flair and study Architecture.

So after one semester I switched to the Diploma of Architecture at TAFE. I think by that time my parents realized how much I loved Architecture. Due to the cost and duration of the course my parents were unable to pay the full cost for my study, so I was working part time to help myself. However, when I finished my Advanced Diploma in Architecture my parents told me that they are not able to help me pay for my University cost for Architecture which is $11,000.00 per semester. However, once again I was not able to part myself away from architecture after working for it for last 9 years.

I know what architecture is for me and I believe from last nine years, if I have that strong will nothing will be able to stop me as long as I reach to my goal.

So the last nine years encouragement and the next five years of journey to become an architect was mainly inspired by the great architecture of the Eiffel Tower and its architect Gustave Eiffel.

The Parisian landmark is the tallest building in Paris and one of the most recognized structures in the world and is named after its designer, engineer Gustave Eiffel.

The structure was built between 1887 and 1889 as the entrance arch for the Exposition Universal, a World’s fair, marking the centennial celebration of the French revolution. Eiffel had a permit for the tower to stand for 20 years, meaning it would have had to be dismantled in 1909, when its ownership would revert to the City of Paris. The City had planned to tear it down (part of the original contest rules for designing a tower was that it could be easily demolished) but as the tower proved valuable for communication purposes, it was allowed to remain after the expiration of the permit.

Approxiamtlet 6.7 million people visited the tower in 2006 and more than 200,000,000 since its construction. This makes the tower the most visited paid monument in the world. Including the 24 m antenna, the structure is 325 m high which is equivalent to about 81 levels in a conventional building.