Cultural Transposition

Abdullah , John Ashraf Lucas and Salleh, Elias@Ilias (2010) Cultural Transposition. Sustainable Tropical Environmental Design Exhibition (STEDex’10), 2. pp. 98-100. ISSN 2180-0685

Abstract

Year 5 STUDIO ARC4002 and ARC4003 December 2008 – November 2009 Background and Objectives Continuing the traditions of UPM’s Bachelor of Architecture Programme, the 2008-2009 group of 7 students from the 5th year were required in their 1st semester to study as a group the development of a particular Malaysian urban entity. This is the first part of ARC4002 Advanced Architecture Studio 3. In this case, Kuching. Particularly, the Kuching Waterfront Area was analysed the proposed urban intervention in the selected area within its urban context. As a final part of their study, they were to propose several potential projects within the study area which would address specific problems/issues they had identified. Subsequently, in the latter part of the semester and throughout the second semester under ARC4003 Comprehensive Architecture Studio, each student was required to develop a building design for one of the potential sites and typologies as his or her ‘Comprehensive Design Project’. They were required to apply sustainable design approaches and techniques during their design processes.......[Read More]

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