Samer.A.Fadhil 109070203

1.Embrace of the future

Describe: klcc building the twin towers in Kuala lampur, build in 1998.

Theme1: PETRONAS twin tower , these tow towers were tallest in the world on the late of completion. The 88-floor towers are raised mainly of reinforced concrete, with their façade crafted in steel and glass, with a smart landscape and under down green area. PETRONAS Towers are a glistening example of modern hi-tech architecture and reverence of established religion and the development of modern architecture and technology, as the marvelous facade bears motifs found in Islamic art. Since the bedrock was deep, the buildings came to be known as the towers erected on the world's deepest foundations

2. Freezing of the Past

Describe: Shop house in central market area. Capture on 8/9/2010

Theme 2:

This old building design is built in British colonial era. the Shop lots were first introduced and tend to be more elaborated and in small scare. The expression is more toward to the western classical where there where columns and decorative arches, and also present style by the detailing, and got the corridor for providing more shading space and a space for people to walk in and protect them from the sun which is not that useable in our time now even though its an basic and useful idea of traditional architecture should be used in climate like Malaysian one.

3.Transition between the Past and the Present

Describe: Royale Chulan hotel. Located in klcc area.

Theme 3: Here is the transferring between the past and the present which applied the new modern design with tall or huge building construction same way This modern building is built based on the traditional Malay architecture. The roof is adapted from the Malay traditional house and is the right way of developing the traditional architecture main points and apply it in d modern with useful way more practical then just copy what others country and architecture did.. this modern building is more elaborated with Malay architectural ornament. This is an example how traditional elements adapted into the modern architecture

4.Cultural Crossroads

Describe: Restaurant oriental bowl

Theme 4: As the picture showing is a restaurant used the red color for painting which usually present Chinese architecture and the detailing, from other side we can notice the columns and decorative pillars and arches which presenting the western and European style, plus the louvers and the ventilation system which present the Malaysian architecture. so in Malaysian building we can see the mix culture in some building between western and chine's and European and Americans. So its gives kind of of specialist and important as different style of architecture

5. Collapsing Identity

Describe: House shop

Theme 5: In this shop house we can realize that the architect is depends on emphasize on simplicity and use of different materials to built form by horizontal and vertical building. but its losing of Malaysia identity is a main problem for this kind of architecture and the way to provide better design from traditional architecture ideas. Is the using they copying the ideas without provide a solution for improve the Malaysian traditional design and building. And that its worse for the country to provide this kind of building which is not supposed to built in this kind of climate and environment.