Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Culture and History 2


Project 1: Precedent Studies (Group & Individual)


Tasks (Group)
Students are to form a group of 5. Each group will choose ONE architect from the given list below. There will be a maximum of 4 groups for each architect. You are to propose 3 THREE buildings by the architect, which will be finalized upon discussion with the tutors. You are to conduct architectural analysis on the selected building.

Tasks (Individual)
The individual component analysis is about answering the “what” questions to further understand the underlying concepts, philosophy and details of the Modern Masters. Each student is required to come up with analytical sketches to explain ONE internal aspects of the building.

Objective
 Through this assignment, I have gained alot of positive outcomes. Firstly I had increased my understanding on the principle, ideas and contributing factors of the architecture of Modern Master. Next I was able to analyse and identify specific architectural features in terms of space planning, technology, details, form and the aesthetics of the architecture of Modern Masters. Lastly I got to learn how to create understanding in your audience visually by composing factual information and descriptive sketches on a
presentation board.





Project 2:  Web Book (Group & Individual)

Task
Students are to form a group of 5.  The group will conduct a research to document the architecture on a selected building. Students are responsible to ensure that the building is in a good shape and easily accessible.  The process of liaising and follow up with the authorities may take a long time.  Therefore, the group must have a backup plan before choosing the building.  Each group will have ONE main selection and TWO alternative selections from the given list.  The group is also highly encouraged to choose their own modern buildings around Klang Valley.  

Objectives

1.     Increase understanding on the principle, ideas and contributing factors of Modern Architecture in Klang Valley
2.     Able to analyse and identify specific architectural features of Modern Architecture in Klang Valley
3.     Able to document architectural heritage in the form of writings, descriptive diagrams and photography
4.     Able to create a web book as a mean to publish academic materials 




Click on link
http://issuu.com/helsajosephine/docs/presentation7

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