Karen Garrido

 A CAREER-RELATED WEBSITE In the middle of searching for information on websites for my work, I came across one that helped me a lot, which is "plataforma arquitectura"(https://plataformaarquitectura.cl/cl). This is a website that provides many sections either to see projects, works, photos, contacts, educational content to the latest new in terms of architecture, It is characterized by being an easilly accessible page, both to enter it and to explore within. The truth is that I do not use it every day but only every time I need it, It is the first page I visit above all the others that may exist. I like this site more than all the others that I have founds since It was easy for me to adapt to it, in addition to that until now it has given me all the information I have needed and if not, It allows me to obtain the contact, as a number telephone or email, so that I can communicate personally with this architects of my interest.

 HOW CAN MY MAJOR MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE? The architecture sector is characterized by being a highly polluting area, since for this to be carried out, large quantities of materials are necessary that in their production and handling emit large amounts of gases, which is obviously natural but due to the intervention on the human being there is an increase. However, the concern on the part of society to make the world a less polluting place is increasingly evident, which is why sustainable building are proposed, also called green building, which are constructions that contribute to the improvement of the environment, factor that is necesary for human confort. It is for this reason that I see myself learning more and more about my career and its relationship with the environment is highly damaged by construction work and building operations that respond to the high demographic demand.

 A PHOTOGRAPH AND ITS STORY Well, this photofraph is not mine, but it was taken by my sister in the summer of this year, in our family vacations to south of Chile, specifically to the Biobío region. It is a photo that was taken while we were making a tour between the hills of a very beautiful native forest of the city, which has a large number and variety of trees and shrubs. What interested me the most was that despite the fact that my sister is an absolute beginner in the world of photography, the photo was chosen among all as the most perfect for me, in all areas, from the lights of noon, and the shadows that the trees cause to the colors that compose it, different shades of green, yellow and brown, and the intact blue of the sky. All these characteristics transmit me peace, tranquility and memories of what our mini vacations was like. What makes it meaningful is the effort my sister took to get a good shot.