Interview of IIT Student
Interview of IIT Student
Interview of IIT Student Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), Chicago, Illinois Interviewer: What was Mies van der Rohe s philosophy? Student: Less is more Interviewer: Do you think that students here have learned a lesson from that kind of philosophy? Student: Well at least I ve learned a lesson in that, in a sense that you don t really have to look at the structure of the buildings, the gothic ornamentations Interviewer: Beyond the architecture, just the philosophy of the work. Student: Well, I guess you can look at it is that, in a sense you don t have to look at the structure of the buildings and that, more look at the diversity of people that are here Interviewer: I m looking more for, you know, its not the facility its more the students and the professors and less of the all the trappings that you see at other universities. Have students here learned a lesson from that kind of philosophy? Student: We have. Interviewer: I heard it explained that students teach themselves here and the professors are more like mentors. If that s the case, who is the best teacher on campus? Student: We are, as a student body. We teach each other. Interviewer: Who is the best of the student body? Student: I am, as a student. Interviewer: What do the professors do? Student: They get us along in our studies. They keep us on the right track. Interviewer: What is the benefit of that kind of an education? Student: It s more that we can use them, as well as using other students, to help us study. Interviewer: Do you ever daydream about technology? Student: along with my major, which is chemical engineering. Interviewer: What do you think about? Student: What do I think about? I think about trying to find ways, to make better, artificial organs, because I m Interviewer: Say that to me one more time? What do you think about? Student: Artificial organs. Interviewer: Say the whole sentence. What do you think about? Student: I think about artificial organs, in that Interviewer: You said, I think about new ways of developing it. What do you think about? Student: I think about new ways of developing artificial organs. Interviewer: Let me get it from you one more time, make sure its clean. What do you think about? Student: I think about new ways of developing artificial organs. Interviewer: Good.