Theories in Asian Architecture
This subject explores the history of South, South-east, and East Asian architecture as a whole on their systematic treatment of architectural design and construction, building science and technology, garden design and city planning. Exploration is conducted through a focus on sustainability, tradition, and modernity & globalisation.
Project 1
Contextual Study Sketch Journal of a Traditional Street
Place identity is constructed on meaning shaped by multiple factors be it socio-cultural, socio-economical, political, etc. of a particular frame of time. Such meanings are embodied in the physical and non-physical aspects - of which is manifested through architecture.
This project introduces ways of reading the important manifested lexicons of traditional streets and interpreting them through documentation - capturing them in a sketch journal and a written summary.
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Assignment: Infographic
We were tasked with producing an infographic on the topics which we have learnt about Traditional and Vernacular Architecture.
We were to choose from a selection of types of traditional & vernacular architecture:
Traditional Chinese Architecture
Traditional Indian Architecture
Vernacular Malay Architecture
Vernacular Architecture in Southeast Asia
Then we from the selected type, we are to explore on a theme:
Building Typology​
Spatial Layout Configuration
Structures, Materials and Constructions
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What I chose:
Traditional Chinese Architecture
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Spatial Layout Configuration
Project 2
Poster and Seminar-Contemporary in Asian Architecture
This is a research driven, group project that requires us, the students, to research and discuss issues relating to tradition, modernity and globalisation in the Asian Architectural contexts - gaining understanding through the process. These issues are discussed in lectures and pre-recorded lectures to encourage student's group discussion in class. Students are required to present their findings in the form of a research poster and online presentation.
