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.
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