PROJECT 2A: JOURNALS AND DIARIES
FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT, STUDENTS WERE REQUIRED TO DOCUMENT THE CITY SPACES BY USING JOURNALS AND DIARIES. THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY IS TO ESTABLISH THE RELATIONSHIPS AND ROLES OF THE THREE URBAN DESIGN ELEMENTS, ESPECIALLY FOCUSING ON THE URBAN STRUCTURING PRINCIPLES.
WE WERE EXPECTED TO CAPTURE INTERESTING AND MEANINGFUL PHOTOGRAPHS THAT RELATED TO THE TANGIBLE AND INTAGIBE OF THE LOCATIONS. SKETCHES AND IMAGES WERE SUPPORTED BY ONE OR MORE SENTENCES ON EXPLAINING THE SENSE OF URBAN-DESIGN OF THE PLACES.
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PROJECT 1: IDEAS AND THEORIES OF URBANISM
IN A GROUP OF 8, WE WERE REQUIRED TO CHOOSE A CIY FOR CASE STDY AND TO EXPLORE THE CITY IN BOTH HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY PHASES/ EACH GROUP WERE ASKED TO PREPARE DIGITAL PRESENTATIONS ON SALIENT AND INSIGHTFUL IDEAS, THEORIES, SOCIAL SITUATIONS THTA CONTRIBUTED THAE SPATIAL FORM OF THE CITY.
THROUGH THIS PROJECT, I HAVE DEVELOPED FORMAL ATTRIBUTES OF A NUMBER OF KEY EXAMPLES N THE DESIGN OF THE CITIES THE EAST, DURING THE HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY TIMES. I WAS STARTED TO EXPLORE URBAN THEORIES AND IDEAS IN THE EASTERN WORLD THROUGH THIS PROJECT AND LEARNT HOW VARIOUS SOCIAL SITUATIONS RESPONDED TO THE SPATIAL FORMS.
PROJECT 2B: MAPPING THE TOWNSCAPE
THIS PROJECT IS THE SECOND PART OF THE PREVIOUS ASSIGNMENT, THE AIM OF THIS PROJECT IS TO COIN OUR OWN THEORY FOR THE CITY. WE WERE ASKED TO CONDUCT THE STUDY BY THIE FRAMEWORK BELOW:
A) CHARACTERIZE THE URBAN FORMS
B) ESTABLISH THE SIGNIFICANCE IN THE LAYOUT AND DESIGN
C) ILLUSTRATE THE URBAN DISTINCTIVE CHARACTER.
D) TALES OF OUR WISHES
OUR STUDY SHOULD BE PRESENTED IN POWERPOINT AND A 2MINS VIDEO.
I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE URBAN SPACE AND EXPLORE THE POTENTIALITY OF SPACE, FORM AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO ASPECTS OF USE AND CULTURAL MEANING. I HAVE LEARNT HOW IDEAS, CULTURAL VALUES AND TOPOGRAPHY AND OTHE SITE CONDITIONS CAN OFFER TO SIGNIFICANT PERCEPTIONS AND EXPERIENCES. LASTLY, I HAVE LEARNT TO PRESENT THE FUNDAMENTAL URBAN RESEARCH TECHNIQUES IN SPATIAL AND PERCEPTIONAL STUDIES.