FAU

When I started studying at the FAU, I had many expectations, basically because I had looked for information when I was in school, I asked my classmates who were already studying there, etc. Actually, I had in mind, to get to a place where everything was creativity and, basically, the building, was going to be almost similar to Hogwarts. (Because, let's be honest, when you go to study architecture, you think that your construction will be attractive).

Nowadays, I am 9 months studying here, and I have come to know almost every corner of this faculty, realizing that, to be a building that is ready for 3 courses, it is very badly organized.

Starting with the bathrooms, which for my taste, is the sector that has more deficiency. As a woman, I constantly go to the bathroom, sometimes just to look in the mirror, but it is too unpleasant, to enter and see that all the doors are on the floor, or see that the floor is dirty (and if it, is because it is dirty, and if it is dirty is because there is water on the floor) and to top it off, the unpleasant fact that there is NEVER toilet paper.

Another factor that bothers me, is the fact of having such a small cafeteria, where the smells are concentrated there and, there are no tables for everyone. And I do not even want to have a discussion about the prices that the cafeteria has (which are exaggeratedly high). I already learned that it is better to have lunch in the FEN, where the menu is much more varied, and much less expensive than in the FAU.

But, being honest, not everything is horrible in the FAU, I love how it is decorated, almost all graffiti are representative of this university, I like how these draws make it less informal than any other architecture faculty, I feel that makes each person feel

more comfortable. Another thing that I love about the FAU is the environment it has, and that is basically how it is structured. Although in the past, it was a stable, nowadays I feel that it works like a study building, and at the same time it makes it less cold than any other study house.

 Although the FAU is not perfect, I can’t imagine studying anywhere other than here, with its flaws and everything I feel part of it.