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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.