Joanne Marie Camello fell in love with writing when she was a fifth grader in Inang Buhay Catholic School in Novaliches City. Her Filipino teacher noticed her skill in writing and recommended her to join the press conference. She competed under the category of Pagsulat ng Lathalain and eventually, became a feature writer of her school publication.
She is currently a literary writer in TomasinoWeb, the Documentations Director of the College of Architecture Student Council, a member and artist of Becarios de Santo Tomas, and a staff of Architecture Network.
To Kill a Mockingbird written by Harper Lee is one of his favorite books but she appreciates Dan Brown’s style of writing which is a combination of mystery, thriller, and history. Joanne already read Inferno and The Lost Symbol written by Brown. She was also astonished with the book The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, “Sobrang babaw niya pero pag narrow-minded ka, mababaw siya pero pag sobrang pag-iisipan mo siya, ang lalim tapos may substance. Yung unang tingin mo, ano ‘to children’s book pero it’s not.” Honestly, she admitted that she hates teen novels like The Fault in our Stars by John Green.
A decision was made
When Joanne was on her third year in the University of Santo Tomas High School, she finally came up with a life-changing decision. “Why not Architecture? Since ako din naman yung first sa family namin at saka gusto ko talaga yung idea na makakita ka lang, alam mo yung may something sa’yo pag nakakakita ka ng magandang building, yung attachment. Iba talaga yung attachment mo nung una parang kapag gusto mo talaga yun, ganun yung mafe-feel mo pag gusto mo yung architecture so parang right siya na pinili ko,” she shared.
She even recalled that when she was young, she loved to doodle on the walls of her house. “Nirereklamo ako ng nanay kasi buong wall namin, may drawing. Sinasabi ng nanay ko lagi na ang dumi dumi ng walls namin kasi may makuha lang akong crayons, magdra-drawing na ako.”
Her father Baltazar, who is a civil engineer, influenced her to explore arts. “Si Daddy kasi marunong siyang mag-drawing. Nung una talaga, nas-stun ako at saka yung sulat ng dad ko, nagagandahan ako sa sulat nya,” Joanne added.
Whenever she finds time for herself, she draws portraits and was successful of sketching the faces of the prominent icons like Angelina Jolie, Zac Efron, Robert Downey Jr., Mario Maurer, and Emma Watson.
Perfect combination!
Arts and writing are essential to her life. These two are something she can’t live without. “Part of me na yung writing ko. Yung love ko sa writing, hindi ko siya matatanggal ng ganun lang dahil ginusto ko ang Architecture. Pede namang sabay as long as you can handle both so why not diba, kung passion mo naman,” Joanne explained.
Deconstructivism is a contemporary style in architecture that stuck to her head. It is “something monumental tapos out of the box yung thinking ng architecture. Like a crap, ganun kasi yung unang tingin, yung tipong naglalaro ka lang ng form. Medyo playful yung forms nya pero pinagisipan.”
She even related deconstructivism with her writing style, “Gusto ko yung building ko, simula pa lang, mapapatingin ka sa loob kung ano yun. Gusto ko yung something na sobrang catchy nung title, sobrang catchy din nung labas na kailangan mong makita yung loob, kailangan mong mabasa hanggang dulo.”
As the top dean’s lister of her batch, Joanne gets inspiration from her family. She has to make them proud. “Sila yung nag-iinspire sa akin, nagdri-drive sa akin na ayusin ko yung plates ko na hindi lang ako basta magpapasa just because I have to, gagalingan ko kasi nandyan sila Mommy at Daddy na full support sa akin. I have to pay them back. Goal ko na mabigyan sila ng magandang future,” she added.
Standing at 5’0”, she dreams to be a star architect (starchitect), making a mark in her chosen field and to have her own architectural firm 10 years from now. She also sees herself designing sky crapers not only in the country but also abroad. “I'm this small but I can make a bigger landmark.”
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