PROJECT 1:READING THE CONTEXTS OF TRADITIONAL STREETS
TO CREATE A SKETCH JOURNAL THAT CAPTURES THE SPECIFIC CONTEXTS THAT CREATES THE DISTINCTIVE PLACE IDENTITY AND SOCIO-CULTURAL MEANINGS OF THE TRADITIONAL STREETS.
REFLECTIONS
I LEARNED HOW TO TRANSLATE MY OBSERVATIONS INTO WORDS AND SKETCHES. THIS PROJECT ALSO TAUGHT ME THE TANGIBLE AND INTANGIBLE ELEMENTS THAT FORMS A PLACE'S PLACE IDENTITY.
ASSIGNMENT: INFOGRAPHIC
TO CREATE AN INFOGRAPHIC BASED ON OUR UNDERSTANDINGS ON TRADITIONAL AND VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE.
REFLECTIONS
THROUGH THIS PROJECT I LEARNED THAT CONCEPTS, BELIEFS AND SOCIAL HIERARCHY HAS A HUGE IMPACT ON THE SPATIAL LAYOUT OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE ARCHITECTURE.
PROJECT 2: RESEARCH IN ASIAN ARCHITECTURE
TO INTERPRET ISSUES OBSERVED FROM THE SITE VISIT FOR PROJECT 1. WE ARE REQUIRED TO DEVELOP A FRAMEWORK AND PROPOSE POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS FOR THOSE ISSUE IN A RESEARCH POSTER AND A PRESENTATION.
REFLECTIONS
THROUGH THIS PROJECT I LEARNED ABOUT THE PROBLEMS MOST TRADITIONAL SHOPHOUSES FACE. IT ISN'T EASY TO RETAIN THE ORIGINAL BUILDING DUE TO URBANISATION. BESIDES, MOST OF THE YOUNGER GENERATION FAIL TO APPRECIATE TRADITIONAL FACADES WHICH MAKES THIS ANOTHER CHALLENGE IN PRESERVING OLD SHOPHOUSES.