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In architecture inspiration is totally necessary. The best projects have been created on the way to work, whilst you watch tv or by seeing objects on the street. There are moments in which you see a centre piece on a coffee table and you hear  a click in yourhead you have been waiting for, it sounds crazy but thats the way it is with art. When you least expect it you see something with the form of your future project, even the smell of something can generate a good idea. Although nowadays things have changed, the need for imagination is no longer that important because inspiration and good ideas can be found on internet. 

In my personal experience, during my first year of university, one doesnt know the short cuts you can take so as to reduce your work load and physical stress. The most dificult part of architecture is thinking of what to do, I remember having spent whole nights awake with this dilema. I would like to make it clear that I havent stopped thinking or creating but with time one gets to know platforms that can make life a whole lot easier, they can help you basically retain, undo and create something new. I guess this is like coping, that your teacher will notice your work is not a hundred percent original, but come on what idea is in the century we are living in? Only master minds continue inventing from scratch and thats only if something new can be invented without using fragments from ideas already in use.

When I need inspiration I usually  use “Pinterest” or the “Architecture Platform” like the majority of my classmates. In Pinterest you can find ideas uploaded by first year students and consolidated architecture offices. There is no end to the material available, by just pressing “like”, which can be used for ideas or if the need be to simply copy. This is seen on a daily basis, workmates present worksheets that have been totally copied. The good thing about this is that teachers hardly ever notice these details, I sometimes ask myself in what world do they live? The other site, the arquitecture platform is more formal, the information it offers is a lot more complete if we wish to find projects that have already been constructed. Its really useful for our investigations and to analise projects without having to visit them personally.