PROJECT 1A: PROJECT 'LIFE BETWEEN BUILDINGS: USING PUBLIC SPACE'
WE WERE REQUIRED TO PRESENT AN IN-DEPTH AND ANALYTICAL RESEARCH STUDY ON THE DESIGNATED TOPIC. WE WERE TO EXPLORE THE IDEA OF 'LIFE BETWEEN BUILDINGS USING PUBLIC SPACE' (1986) BY JAHN GEHL AND EXAMINE PATTERNS OF SOCIAL ACTIVITIES OF A CITY AS WELL AS WELL AS CLASSIFY THE VARYING DEGREES OF CONTACT INTENSITY.
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THEN, PRODUCE 2 A3 SIZE ILLUSTRATED DIAGRAMS OF THE CITY BY IDENTIFYING THE 6 CONTACT POINTS AND INTENSITY ACCOMPANIED WITH AN INTRODUCTION OF THE CITY AND IMAGES. MY GROUP WAS GIVEN SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA AS OUR CASE STUDY.
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PROJECT 2: SYNOPSIS
SUBSEQUENT TO EACH THEMATIC LECTURE, WE WERE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A SYNOPSIS IN THE FORM OF A REACTION PAPER. ITS AIM IS FOR THE STUDENTS TO READ A SELECTED READING IN RELATION TO THE THEME THAT HAS BEEN DISCUSSED IN CLASS FOR THE WEEK AND SUBMIT A REACTION PAPER TO THE TEXT. THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 3 SYNOPSES.
THIS ASSIGNMENT ENGAGED STUDENTS WITH RELEVANT THEORIES WHICH HAVE SHAPED CITIES AND EXPERIENCE AROUND ARCHITECTURE, INCLUDING ITS ROLE AS MEDIATOR BETWEEN OUR SOCIETY AND ITS ARCHITECTURE. IT PROVIDED CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON KEY ISSUES WITHIN THE CONTEMPORARY DISCOURSE OF ARCHITECTURE, THROUGH INTEGRATION OF CASE-STUDIES AND THEORETICAL STUDIES.
THIS ASSIGNMENT PROVIDED CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON KEY ISSUES WITHIN THE CONTEMPORARY DISCOURSE OF ARCHITECTURE, THROUGH INTEGRATION OF CASE-STUDIES AND THEORETICAL STUDIES AND IT HELPED ME TO ENHANCE THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE COMPLEXITY OF ARCHITECTURE AND THE ABILITY TO UNDERTAKE INDEPENDENT RESEARCH.
PROJECT 1B: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS ESSAY
STUDENTS WERE REQUIRED TO WRITE A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS ESSAY BASED ON FINDINGS FROM CASE STUDY (PART 1) AND LOCAL SITE RESEARCH (DESIGN STUDIO) IN PART 2 OF THE PROJECT. WE WERE TO EXAMINE SIMILARITIES AND DISSIMILARITIES BASED ON THE PATTERNS OF SOCIAL ACTIVITIES, TYPES OF CONTACT POINTS AND THE VARYING DEGREES OF CONTACT INTENSITY BETWEEN THE TWO CITIES.