AHO Works

AHO Works er en utstilling som runder av semesteret for alle studio-kursene . I løpet av året blir det holdt 3 utstillinger:

Studio Exhibition
Her stilles ut arbeid fra alle studio-kursene (arkitektur, landskap, og urbanisme og design) som studentene har gjort gjennom høstsemesteret.
*Denne utstillingen blir holdt i desember.*
Diploma exhibition
Diplomstudentene har gjennomført eksamen og fullfører i januar. Alle deres master diplomprosjekter blir stilt ut.
*Denne utstillingen blir holdt i januar.*
Studio and Diploma exhibition
Om sommeren fullfører både studio-kursene, andre puljen med diplomstudenter fra arkitektur, og semesteravslutnings-kurs samtidig. Derfor har disse muligheten til å stille ut alt sitt arbeid sammen. Dette er fordi arkitektur-programmet går over 5 ½ år, så studentene har muligheten til å fullføre mastergraden sin to ganger om året.
*Denne utstillingen blir antageligvis holdt i juni.*
Det er litt uvisst om det er obligatorisk å delta på AHO Works, men virker som om det er opp til studentene å melde seg på til AHO Works Awards, og stille ut arbeidet de har gjort igjennom semesteret. Noen lærere kan ta initiativ til å melde noe studentarbeid til utstillingen, men dette er ikke vanlig.

## Transcript

The principal, Rachel Troye, explains what the AHO Works exhibitions and awards is and their purpose.

What is AHO Works exhibition?
"AHO works is our end of semester exhibition of all of ... the studio courses that we have at the school from architecture, landscape architecture and urbanism and design. It's actually a little bit special at AHO because we have actually three exhibitions during the year and that's because of the way that the students do their diploma. So in ... the autumn semester, there is a *studio exhibition* meaning that it's all the studio courses that are exhibited that we have in December. Then in January we have a *diploma exhibition*, because our diploma students have an exam and finish in January and so we exhibit all their master diploma projects. And then in the summer time we also have an exhibition that we call *AHO works studio and diploma* because then we have studio courses, the semester ending courses and the diploma at the same time. So there we have the opportunity to exhibit everything together. This is because ... our architecture program is five and a half years, so it means that the students actually have the opportunity to end their master degree two times a year."
What does AHO Works mean for the students?
"The students, they learn about exhibiting and communicating their projects. It also I think builds a sense of pride, because it's always exciting to see your work on exhibition and to show your work to other people and see what kind of reactions you get, what kind of questions and did you actually meet the goals that you set out with your project. That's often in the meeting between your project and somebody else who knows nothing about the project."
What does AHO Works mean for the public?
"We also invite the general public in to come see the exhibition and by that we invite both schools and our neighbors and friends and also the different industries and many of the offices and industry that recruit our students in to come see the exhibition. They use it as a recruiting arena and it's also important for us to communicate with the general public. What is actually architecture and landscape architecture and design today, what do we contribute and how do we contribute to both the transformation of public sector, our transformation to a greener and more sustainable society both for the citizens and also for our environment. So it's very important to actually communicate and that's why the exhibition plays an important role in that sense.
What is the purpose of AHO Works?
The purpose for the exhibition is actually two fold. It's both internal and external. We use the exhibition to both showcase and share the work that the students do internally. Some of the programs have an actual procedure where the whole institute walks through the whole exhibition and uses that as a quality assurance.
What is AHO Works Awards?
So it sort of marks the end of not only the semester but also the AHO Works exhibition. Awards is a way of lifting up the best projects and celebrating them and giving prizes to the students to really recognize the achievements that they've done during the semester. And it's our way of sort of lifting up some of the very best projects and also connecting AHO with the outside world, because we have sponsors that come in from various industries and public sector departments that come in and give the students prizes. It's both an honoring of their work and they also get financial, they get a check and some money as well which is always great for students. And very often the students are invited to come and talk and present their projects to the companies that give the prizes. So it's a really nice way for us to connect and also quality assure and get feedback from the outside world; what do they think about our projects.
What is the sponsor's role in AHO Works Awards?
We see more and more that the sponsors are very engaged and involved in going through the exhibition and ... getting to know the projects. They really enjoy that. I think it's important for us to have that contact both with the outside world and our sponsors. And I see that the sponsors are more and more interested in the work that we do, and they see the value of investing sometimes up to a whole day going through the exhibition and evaluating the work which is fantastic. And they also use it as a recruiting arena. There are actually more and more companies that are interested in sponsoring prizes which is fantastic because it means that our students are doing very relevant work that they are interested in.
What does AHO Works Awards mean to the students?
Being nominated for an AHO Works Award and winning means a lot to our students. They really appreciate it and I think they really feel that their work is being seen and appreciated and acknowledged. Not just by the school but also by the outside world and that's of course extra important. And they use it on their CVs that they both are nominated and win a project. So I think it's something that really gives value and makes them feel special. And seen and acknowledged.
## Eksterne lenker

* AHO Works Digital Exhibition Spring 2022