The things learned in school are not always the things taught. Some things are learned explicitly. They are taught, drawn, explained, diagrammed, represented. Other things are less explicit. They are not said but can be observed, realised, read, imagined, abstracted, or even be thrust upon you as if it were a sign from above.
Firstly, beauty is not the goal of the architecture, only the result. I read that somewhere.
Secondly, tutors are not always right. They account for only a small drop in a glass of water. Opinions are never right or wrong.
Perhaps one of the most profound things I learned was that architecture that becomes famous (or notorious) usually does so because it is controversial. So the more disturbing, strange, lop-sided, dangerous, unconventional and/or ugly the architecture, the more attention it draws. The same goes for personality. It stands out more. Think, Lady Gaga or the Bilbao Effect. This is not always a bad thing, nor is it always a good thing. It won't always stick out against the "norm" either. One day it will be accepted just like deforestation and corruption. In the future we will all be living in twisted sheet metal homes, without windows of course, and dressing in an outfit of tender cuts of meat, seasoned and designer.
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