ARIA MADHA Building on creativity for the real world
Grade 8 student Aria Madha has an eye for design. She is creative but doesn’t consider herself an artist. “I’m actually terrible at drawing but if I have a ruler and a pencil, I’m sure I could create a house or something. I’m good with architecture,” Aria says. “I’m creative in a way where it’s real, creating something.” Aria’s family owns a residential construction company, and she has had the opportunity to visit a lot of job sites and witness the work going on. “Whenever I see interior or exterior work, I meet builders and architects all the time and I always learn from them, and I build off of that,” she says. Her family has also moved a few times and that inspired her interest in design from an early age. “We’re actually in the process of moving houses right now, we’re building one. I just take those aspects of modern design and make houses,” Aria says.
“I’m creative in a way where it’s real, creating something.”
When asked if design or architecture is a career she could see herself in, she said yes. It is also something she has incorporated into her course work at Pickering College. In Grade 7 science last year, Aria and her group took an innovative approach to a structure project, creating a unique and luxurious design. This is Aria’s second year at Pickering College and she loves everything about it. “There’s not one bad thing about this place. It’s amazing,” she says. “Everyone’s just so nice, that’s probably the best thing. It’s just all about caring.”
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