Marine Info: A Metaphor

Maarof, Shafizal and Sharif, Roslina and Churemy, Afiza and Jamel, Nurul Syafinaz and Mohd Zain, Abdul Rahim and Abdul Ghani, Mohd Zakki and Wong, Kail Li and Alwi, Luqman (2012) Marine Info: A Metaphor. Sustainable Tropical Environmental Design Exhibition 2012, 4. pp. 144-145. ISSN 2180-0685

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Abstract

Barnacles have inspired Mohd Zakki in designing the marine info kioskto be sited at Pulau Redang. Used as a metaphor, barnacles aresea creatures that grow by attaching themselves to a hard surface.Mostly, the barnacles have sharp edges of shells protecting the livingorganism inside the shell. These characteristics have inspired thedesigner to incorporate them in designing the marine info kiosk sincethe main objective of the information kiosk is to provide protectionand awareness of the precious marine life through the disseminationof information and knowledge.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	N Fine Arts > NA Architecture
Divisions:	Faculty of Architecture and Design > Department of Architecture
Date Deposited:	24 Dec 2012 20:49
Last Modified:	28 Dec 2012 19:19
URI:	http://stedex.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/186