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Architectural sketches by Senior Aidan Curtin. Curtin will be studying architecture next year at Pratt Institute.

George Kent, Editor-in-Chief

Aidan Curtin ’17 loves design. The senior, attending Pratt Institute next year with a focus in architecture, has been drawing buildings since 8th grade. He described his interest as growing from an image of a facade he drew in class one day: “I was just like ‘oh I can keep doing this’ and so I drew a few more, and thats how I got into it.”
Curtin has a passion for any type of artistic design whether it’s a piece of furniture to adorn a room, a set of armor for a character, or an entire character itself (he frequently draws sci-fi images of a bunny character partially based on Judy Hopps from Zootopia). His art style is informed by his love for architecture, and his designs are tight and precise.
“I use Art Studio,” said Curtin, holding up his iPad to demonstrate a detailed image of a sci-fi scene, “it’s five bucks, but it’s worth it.” Curtin also uses SketchUp, a program used by professional architecture firms.
“I’m kind of self-taught,” said Curtin, laughing, “I just got on and started messing around.”
To Curtin, architecture is about the people that will be experiencing the things he’s designing.
“It’s about affecting people in some way. . . If I become an architect I can build structures that people can interact with, and if I go into animation I can emotionally affect people.” Whether he uses it directly or not, Curtin’s passion for architecture will guide his creations into the future.