Xia Tian 108070881

1.Embrace of the future

 

 

This picture indicated the embrace of the future. This is because of the type of meterials that used to build this building are iron and steel. Whereas tradisional buildings normally used woods or cells to builded it. Besides that, this building need a large power of electricity vott to lighten up this whole building which only nowadays can capable to produce it. Futhurmore, we can see that this building is very tall, yet, it is very stabil. so the framework of this building is very complicated only now or future technology can done it. Duet to these, we can conclute that this building embrace of the future.

2. Freezing of the Past

The design on this building is the signature of the past of Malaysia. The flower design that carve on the wall of this building is a tradisional culture when building a house in Malaysia and the flower that carve is the Malaysia

national flower which is hibiscus”bunga raya”. The shape of this building also indicate the tradisional malay’s houses which is triangle shape. Besides that, the crack on the wall, depainting of the cat, growth of vines can let us know that this building had been built long time ago.

3.Transition between the Past and the Present

Transition b e t w e e n the past and the present can be seen i n t h i s p i c t u r e . The crack on the wall, depainting of the cat, growth of vines can let us know that this building had been built long time ago. Moreover, the design in the wall indicate the malay culture in malaysia. On the other hand, beside that building have another block that the framework is totally different with the old culture building and materials that used to built the building also is different with the other one. The design of this building is more modernization.

4.Cultural Crossroads

Globalization is now the newest trent in the world. So in this picture we can see that Malaysia has crossroads of different culture. The canopy showns the culture of tradisional malay house ”rumah papan”. However, those high buildings indicate the modern cities which every countrys have. The different kind and shape of buildings in a place has show us the culture crossroad.

5. Collapsing Identity

The design and shape of this building is the identity of the tradisional work art of the biggest group of ecthic in malaysia which is the malay. The design of “bunga raya” on the wall of this building is the nasional symbol of Malaysia. Besides that, the yellow colour of this building is the identity of Malaysia royalty. Although this building is built long time ago, the identity of Malaysia is still

there.

Yee Hoong Ming

1.Embrace of the future

Description :

I have chosen this picture because it shows the theme of embrace of the future.

Explain :

The world's tallest twin building . Petronas Twin Towers is the anchor project of Kuala Lumpur City Center or KLCC. Standing at 451.9M high, it has a two towers of 88-storey office building. The 1.8 bil Ringgit Petronas Twin Towers building was officially opened on August 31, 1999 by Malaysia's 4th Prime Minister, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohammad. The Petronas Twin Towers was designed by Argentinian architect Cesar Pelli. The original design was 421M tall but later reworked to the present height.

2. Freezing of the Past

Description :

This shop located opposite Petaling Street is best showing the theme of freezing of the past.

Explain :

The old looking shop is showing the old style of design.

Even though there been years that this building have built , but yet the old style of design will still remain as the historical building . This is why the shop is still remain at there , freezing of the past.

3.Transition between the Past and the Present

Description:

I have chosen this picture because from the picture , we can see the theme of transition between the past and the present.

Explain :

This two building located near Petaling Street is showing two different design . one is the modern and one is the ancient . As we can see from the picture , the modern building usually will have a lot glass and very simple .

Whereas the ancient design will have less glass but more on design . From this angle of the picture , we can clearly see the transition between the past and the present.

4.Cultural Crossroads

Description :

This two shop is showing the theme of cultural crossroads .

Explain :

This two shop that own by different culture owner have placed together . It’s best showing the theme of cultural crossroads . This is also representing the malaysia best culture , where there can be multi culture placed together .

5. Collapsing Identity

Description:

This picture is showing a bookshop It have used the new concept of design but yet keeping the old material. This shows the collapsing of identify.

Explain :

Base on the exterior , we can see that it look like very old fashion but yet quite contemporary design. It have air-cond and a lot glass outside the building to make it look modern , but keeping the ancient shape of architecture building. This picture is best showing of the collapsing of the identity of the theme of collapsing of identity.

Teo Jian Long

1.Embrace of the future

Description :

The world's tallest twin building . Petronas Twin Towers is the anchor project of Kuala Lumpur City Center or KLCC. Standing at 451.9M high, it has a two towers of 88-storey office building. The 1.8 bil Ringgit Petronas Twin Towers building was officially opened on August 31, 1999 by Malaysia's 4th Prime Minister, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohammad. The Petronas Twin Towers was designed by Argentinian architect Cesar Pelli. The original design was 421M tall but later reworked to the present height.

Explain :

Twin tower Malaysia is a symbol of the future on behalf of Malaysia. It is the application of a wide variety of design concepts and new manufacturing materials to create and complete. And it were used hierarchy, tranformation, symmetry, rhythm, and repetition of design elements.In addition, his height is a model for future, because it was nominated the world's top10 highest building. Therefore, we are proud of it and step in the future.

2. Freezing of the Past

Description:

This is a old street of near in jalan petaling . It showed the side of freezing . While this is a dilapidated old house, but there are also beautiful and prosperous when the long time ago. However, after the passage of time it is freezing into a old street.

Explain :

In this era of progress and prosperity that everyone wants are the latest and best. People today just have interest for attractive things. Therefore, some streets in the past and things are slowly being forgotten and abandoned. Then , become useless on the streets now. Just for let other people walk to other place. Although it is located in the city center, but still very lonely.

3.Transition between the Past and the Present

Description:

On the near of Jalan Petaling have some old building and some new building build at same place , there show the transition between the past and the present.

Explain :

On the picture , you can see the model architecture building and old architecture building between the place of Jalan Petaling. The difference of there model building and old building is the material. Example like the windows, wall, roof ,and some part of the exterior. The model building is use glass , aluminium ,and brick. It interior is use air-cond to support the air movement. Then the old building is most use timber to build. Therefore proved the old building improve to strong.

4.Cultural Crossroads

Description :

The Chinese have been in Kuala Lumpur ever since its founding back in 1857. Yap Ah Loy was an integral character in the development of K.L and it is him that contributed to the success of Petaling Street . This Chinese dominated area would be known to tourists as Chinatown but to the locals, it is affectionately referred to by its eponymous road name. It is more affectionately know to the Chinese Malaysians as Chi-Cheong-Kai in Cantonese but till this day there has been no reasoning or meaning behind it. Petaling Street maintains much of its traditional atmosphere, particularly at night when vendors peddle their wares on the streets.

Explain :

Petaling Street is the center of Kuala Lumpur's original Chinatown. It's the place that never sleeps. Adventurous visitors should not miss a walk on Petaling Street.Even in daytime you have great bargains. Petaling Street is not open for the traffic. It is a great place for locals to get some goods at bargain prices and certainly an eye-opening experience for tourists.Chinatown has a bustling market serving as a bargain hunter's paradise and one of the premier shopping areas in the city with its distinctly oriental atmosphere.If you're looking for cheap clothes, fabrics, souvenirs, electronic items, watches, DVDs, CDs and more? Then Petaling Street is the place for you.

5. Collapsing Identity

Description:

This building is a bookshop. It use the new architecture concept , but still use the old material. This show the collapsing of identify.

Explain :

When u look on the exterior . Actually look like a model architecture building. Because the building concept and function is use from now. But the collapsing of identify is the material. You can see the windows, and the shop’s signboard is too old on now. Then the new concept building is use air-cond for the interior, and change the wall to brick. Like that can strong better than timber.

Pak Kim Ki 109070684

1.Embrace of the future

Description: The most representative buildings in Malaysia to help me explain the theme to embrace of the future. The most building is at Kuala Lumpur, building name is Petronas Twin Towers (Petronas Towers or Twin Towers). The architect is Cesar Pelli. The Twin Towers build from 1992 until 1998 to complete.

Explain: The building form is like a mirror twins or emit the same shape. People at a glance is a twin building. There The towers feature a skybridge between the two towers on 41st and 42nd floors, which is the highest 2-story bridge in the world. It is not attached to the main structure, but is instead designed to slide in and out of the towers to prevent it from breaking during high winds. The towers also has rhythm, transformation and hierarchy symmetry. But it’s at the bottom of a shopping center. Who can make good time sightseeing more enjoyable. The twin towers is build by steel frames supporting the square concrete floors that hold the building together. The core of the building is made of steel poles that support the 99 lifts in it. Also the facing materials are aluminum and steel supported with glass and the roof and door is using glass.

2. Freezing of the Past

Description: The site is at petaling street .These buildings all is old building.

Explain: Before the Form of triangular shape are used to build a building, there will get a number of details of the design on the exterior makes him look more beautiful. The window and they are to do with wood, these are not removed on the building because the state must retain some history so that light and understanding of the Malaysia tourism objective.

3.Transition between the Past and the Present

Description: The site also is at central market –Petaling Street. This is a blend of the old buildings and new construction, to tell it to express different in the past.

Explain: Traditional gender roles are slowly undergoing change, Previous building and the building now to compared to some is now more solid and sturdy construction. The two buildings are very different form, one is completely built using ordinary bricks, one brick mixed with iron and built. Of course, before the building will be thrown into details but now most of the buildings have to feel like, but also will put the glass. This is the present and past, respectively.

4.Cultural Crossroads

Description: Site of Petaling Street is a Chinatown located in Kuala Lumpur. The original Chinatown centred on Market Square. High Street, now known as Jalan Tun H.S.Lee, became increasingly popular as it was higher than the rest of the town and therefore less prone to floods. The wealthier and more ornate shop houses were built north of Jalan Cheng Lock, closer to the business centre.

Explain: In this culture, Petaling Street with different Chinese culture has, and its shape is completely open, so air circulation and cooling of its glass roof is used. And it is used outside the door of the roof before roof of the ancient Chinese tradition, it seems there are Chinese style, also get some very details of the pattern on both sides of the roof.

5. Collapsing Identity

Description: The site at Petaling Street near .

Explain: The building has a past and present shape the design of mixing, so the building looks very modern and contemporary. Its roof is used and the materials before the completion of the roof and his roof is also triangular as before, of course, it also has used its modern glass and put it outside the building with modern design. The whole building is, but it seems to keep up with the modern trend of previous designs.

Lim Kah Guan 105030179

1.Embrace of the future

Description:

-PetronasTwin Tower, was the world’s no.1 tallest building from 1998 to 2004, until it was surpassed by Taipei 101.

-Nevertheless, the Twin towers are the tallest twin tower in the world and is recognized as being the world’s tallest high rise of the 20thcentury.

-and below the twin towers are SuriaKLCC, a very popular shopping mall.

-And with the Prominent feature of tower, the double decked sky bridge on 41 and 42 floors. Providing access between on towers.

-So, it can be said that, it have the potential to embrace the future.

2. Freezing of the Past

Description:

-You look, the building in year 1914 in Malaysia, it tell us that the civilization, culture, economy and development in Malaysia is already to grow up in early 20thcentury, the colonial period.

But, it just stop at the period.

You can see very clearly the streetlamp they install with ignoring the building exist.

3.Transition between the Past and the Present

Description:

-small, narrow and low building and the compact space between the building, you know it is the past immediately.

At the back, very big, high and its design, you will know instantly it was the present.

4.Cultural Crossroads

Description:

-you look the building in this picture, each building have their own character and their cultural.

(white building, deep orange, light orange, and red building)

Plus, at this street(petalingstreet), you can see many kind of people come from difference country of this world, mix of thousand background and cultural.

5. Collapsing Identity

Description:

-You see the yellow building, the broken window, the broken wall and gutter. It look like very old, very weak, very poor, and seems nobody want to bother it, and people already abandoned it and forget about this building exist in this street.

It look like very unhappy and pitiful, It seem like very hard to breathe, because the signboards are far and near around it, and also the street vendor’s stall or stand are blocking it.

Cindy Nabila Ramadhania 109021527

1.Embrace of the future

Description: KLCC- Twin Towers, and surroundings. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Monday, August 9th, 2010

Explanation: The KLCC Twin Towers is the best representative of the Malaysian modern Architecture. Its structure reflects the future world which its design is focused on the mechanism and durability rather than design of carved art like it was in traditional time. The many stories of this building which makes it very tall rather than huge to save some ground space that reflect the essence of the modern time of the building era. The materials that been used for this building are dominated most with steel and glass which a clear represent the future modern building style.

2. Freezing of the Past

Description: Central Market and surroundings, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Monday, August 9th, 2010

Explanation: Malaysian traditional building design is best found at the Central Market area, Kuala Lumpur. The surrounding buildings are still keeping the Malaysian traditional design alive. The walls are still being in carved like they were many years ago. The buildings are still focusing on the design and art rather than mechanism and durability, for showing the Malaysian culture lasts forever. The windows also the reflection of the traditional design, which the opening are being hanged side-to-side and the frames, some, are still made out of carved wood. The roof still use the triangular shape rather than flat.

3.Transition between the Past and the Present

Description: Pharmacy, and Kasturi. Central Market and surroundings Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Monday, August 9th,2010

Explanation: The transition of combination of the past and the present of a building can be found at the Ally Pharmacy and Kasturi Hotel, Central Market, Kuala Lumpur. The buildings still keeping the traditional design value alive, in other hand, they also manage to reflect some of the present building value. The buildings contain more than 1 story level, which represent the present reflection. But the windows, and its frames, and walls are still being carved and in woods, as in traditional building design. The building both focusing on durability and design of art.

4.Cultural Crossroads

Description: Central Market and surroundings Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Monday, August 9th, 2010

Explanation: The buildings that are shown at the photo beside, are the examples of the culture crossroads architecture combination. The buildings use several mixtures of between the Malaysian house design and the European design’s. These buildings are all consist of columns which are derived from the European culture, Greek and Italian orders. And the roof of the white building, the triangular shape part is also reflect the Roman Architecture style. the arches above the windows show the Gothic era architecture of style. But the rest of the elements of the house are still using the Malaysian’s house design principle.

5. Collapsing Identity

Description: Bangunan Funo Keong, Central Market and surroundings Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Monday, August 9th, 2010

Explanation: These buildings are somehow we could say the examples of the Collapsing of Identity. The characters of these buildings are not being focused, whether they are using the Modern building principle or the Traditional building principle. There are more than one story level on these buildings, but not be a representative of the modern architecture because looking on its materials, are still using brick, tiles and cement just like the traditional design. And it’s quite difficult to identify the aim of these building because of the confusion between whether it’s aiming for design or durability because they don’t show the characters of both.

Salem Saeed Salem Bingarban 108021491

1.Embrace of the future

The convention centre of KL, this photo was taken on 09/08/2010

The embrace of the future at the KLCC zone and it is just a part of Kuala Lumpur developed areas. The convention centre of Kuala Lumpur is very modern style and it’s also built by different kind of shapes and form by using steel material and glass, so architects created the design of this building to be more attractive for people, because it visited by different people with different minds. The building used more steel columns than concrete around the whole building. The area of KLCC got many style around it but the best is Petronas Towers it was and it is very attractive towers.

2. Freezing of the Past

This building located at the central market area, the photo was taken 09/08/2010

Freezing the past we can find it in this building where it is at the central market area of Pasar Sini. The building is still keeping it’s style and texture, the beauty of Malaysian design. This house built in 1914 so it is almost 96 years old. Pasar Sini were the heart of Kuala Lumpur before the new city built, the beautiful thing that everything in this area Still as it was they didn’t change the design of those building even the new building are nearly designs like traditional designs of Malaysia .

3.Transition between the Past and the Present

Al-syakirin Mosque of KLCC area. This photo was taken on 09/08/2010

Al-syakirin mosque , it’s located at one of the most modern zones of Kuala Lumpur it’s KLCC area. The mosque actually is very new, but the shape and the style of it is very old as Islamic form of mosque, so the designers of the mosque tried and done the modern materials and structure with old style and shapes. The dome is made of steel, marble and glass as we see but the style and form of the dome used to built by stones in past time, but for nowdays the materials are very easy to use and play with the shapes with the same texture and design of the past. So the dome is just one example of many.

4.Cultural Crossroads

This building located in Petaling Street near by central market area of Pasar Sini. The photo was taken 09/08/2010.

Actually we can call this building a culture crossroads because if u look at the building we will get the different forms and designs. This building used a Malaysia window style it has many openings for ventilation and air movement. Columns built as European form we can see that on the texture of the columns and the shape, so the third culture is Chinese style where it is placed at the top of the building as a decoration of it.

5. Collapsing Identity

This photo taken at the China Town shops area. The photo taken on 09/08/2010

This part of China Town is one of the new space in Kuala Lumpur. This area designed and planned as a new space for people to get around easily during their shopping time or selling as well. This area is very open area for the ventilation and the air movement, because there are a lot of visitors to this area so people need to have air for cooling the area. The roof form built by steel and glass. The shops as well designed as a new structure planned so we can call this area a Collapsing of Identity because the whole area around got very old styles and building but the street is almost new so that’s the main different.