CALVIN SUAH JAKE GINN
"life isn't about finding yourself, it is about creating yourself"
Asian Architecture
Module Introduction
The subject explores the history of South, Southeast and East Asian architecture as a whole within a sytematic threatment of architectural design and construction, building science and technology, garden design and city planning through three key themes: sustanability, tradition and modernity & globalisation. These themes will guide the organisation of weekly lecture and projects, which will proceed from the establishment of a basis theoretical apparatus to the examination of specific cases. Students will develop a written essay on Asian architecture and urbanism an dinterpret Asian architectural language verbal and video presentations.
Module Objective
1. Develop critical perspectives on architecture and urbanism in situations where tradition, modernity and globalisation intersect through an exploration of the history of South, Southeast and East Asian architecutre.
2. Provide tools for the analysis of specific architectural situations that inform second year design studios.
3. Analyse architectural language and issues based on cross cultural awareness.
Project 1: Contextual Architecture Study & Case Study Paper
This project is driven by Architectural Design Studio 4, as an approach to support students' design through extensive research within the framework of Contextual Architecture in Asia. The Contextual Architecture framework focuses on students' selection of building, with research objectives defined through in-depth literature review, leading to a well-established case study paper structure and writing.
Assessments involve oral presentation and a writen paper of 2,000 words. The final topic of the paper should be evolved in discussion and consultation with the tutors and should be finalised by the fifth week of the course. Students will present the summary of the paper with images in class - which contains an outline of the paper covering issues and themees explored, as well as a bibliographic.
1. To integrate architectural design and research through a specific case study, supporting students' design through extensive research within the framework of Contextural Architecture in Asia.
2. To introduce students to activities which culminate in the production of the study; collection, indexing and evaluation of information; analysis of information; compilation and organization of study; writing of study; assembly of illustration and text; design of layout; binding and presentation.
Project Objective
1. Analyse and discuss in depth on the selected research area based on the selected building, within the framework of Contextual Architecture.
2. Identify significant elements of Contextual ARrchitecture through investigation on the selected building.
3. Produce, orally and in writing, a critical interpretation of Contextual Architecture of the seelcted building.
4. A paper (2,000 words, double-spaced)
5. A power point presentation (10minutes) - which contains an outline of the paper covering key issues and themees explored, as well as bibliography.
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