u should be able to rescale the mapped texture/images. infact, u can orientate, reverse, mirror, or even do an XYZ tile, among others. but where exactly do u do that in max? i'd have to put my hands up. my last max experience was max5, which is already like 6-7 years old.



no, twinning programmes arent accredited by LAM, including UTM's own twinning programme. if u wan LAM accreditation, u need to join the school with LAM accreditation. what UTM twinning programme offers is the chance to study exactly what the actual UTM students do, but without the facilities, lecturers or resources. and yes, u will be graded by UTM's system, by UTM's examiners. but that's about the most u'd get out of UTM .



what level are u in? and when u say alot of site context, how big are we talking about here? a row of shophouses? a city block? or an entire city?

im currently in year2, and we're given a small town(bentong) as the site, having hills and river at the site itself..
i really need some help in reflecting the site context into my building.
thx =]

and what exercise might that be? whats the focus.whats the building?

we need more information from you regarding the exercise for us to be able to give insight and suggestions.

the surroundings, the local situation, the context. tell us what its all about and we might be able to help

this is the figure ground for bentong.
the town itself has more elderly people and young childrens, it is a very slow-paced town.
the yellow zone represents the residential area, both malay and chinese community,and those are really old houses.
the 3 rows of shoplot are at the heart of bentong town, and people are usually crowding around these areas.
before entering the town, there is a bus terminal and its relatively busy during weekends. generally, pedestrian movements are between the bus terminal-town-residential area.
the green shaded area is an existing park/garden along the bentong river which is very much abandoned due to lack of attractions

so im trying to build a community center/library on it, allowing senior citizens and children to spend time in the park
having said that, we have to reflect the surrounding context into our buildings eg. river, hill, garden, mainroad etc.
any idea how that can be done? or any suggestions of books which i can look into?

This post has been edited by zzzzzzzzzzzy: Oct 9 2009, 03:55 PM

Hello,


I'ma diploma holder (In quantity surveying ~). I've been working for abt a year now. And it feels like QS isn't the real thing for me. I know, I know. So stupid of me for following my dad's dream. Obviously, I am more to arch. My frens, mom, sis and even my Sr. Boss, insisted me to change course to arch... since last year.

Anyways.... my questions are:-

a) Can I still change course to Archi? Transfer credit or anything, at least I can min. the duration right? I've taken few subjects like Drafting Part 1, Part 2 and 3, and also Autocad (Architectural & Structural Design)
b) Do I need to start from diploma (3 years) ?

Pls help me!
I am so fooked up here!

fortunately for u, QS and architecture do share a lot of the same base, especially at diploma level. u might be able to transfer quite a number of credits, depending on the QS curriculum and the school u graduated from.

u dont have to take diploma and start ur architecture degree straight away, which u may be able to skip 1st year.

hmmm , may i noe the difference between architect n interior designer?

in a nutshell, they do the same thing, but at different scales. architects design buildings from the smallest part to the biggest. interior designers design the interior of those buildings.

architects can do interior designers' jobs. but interior designers are not qualified to do architectural jobs. what's stopping from architects devouring interior design jobs in malaysia? TIME. to work efficiently, architects must delegate jobs. which is why we have landscape architects (to do the landscape and environmental design), interior designers (to do the interiors), quantity surveyor (as auditors and accountants), civil/structural engineers (for the science and engineering part of the construction), contractors (to actually build it) and so on.

azar, as ur reply to him,
i got few question to ask u
the person which responsible to draw the building is consider as what? An ARCHITECT too, rite? do it has a more specific name? Is this person oso same with the Structural Engineer?

thank you

if u're talking about producing technical drawings, it would be draughtperson or draftperson. nowadays they're all CAD based, back then it was manual drawings. they would be supervised by technical or architects assistants.

in the engineering firm, they would have draughtpersons as well, whom produces technical drawings relevant to engineering (cant remember what they're called though).

but if u're talking about 3D perspectives or animations, normally we refer to them as visualizers.

in a small office, it's normal that an architect doing everything himself. in fact, when i was working for a medium sized office, i prefer to do everything myself. more power and control over the end product .

ooo...ya, i agree with you, it feels more 'high'

haha

ok, thanks anyway

En Azarimy,

From your experience in UTM, how do UTM diploma graduates in architecture continue their studies overseas?

1) Must they continue in a degree program overseas (say year 2 or year 3) to get the part 1 qualification first and then proceed to do the part 2 degree? or

2) Continue in UTM year 3 degree in architecture to get pass the part 1 and then transfer to a part 2 degree in architecture overseas, say U of Melbourne in Australia?

Thank you in advance for your feedback.

Which private college provide architecture course?
Hw bout the fees?
I should choose A-lvl or foundation b4 degree in architecture? Architecture is consider as science or art??
Im a pure science student, is architecture suit me?

normally, UTM diploma holders will continue straight for their part 1 degree overseas. there's no such thing as doing part 1 in UTM and transfer overseas. i have yet to encounter such paths, and doubt it have happened before.

so with a UTM degree, what u can do is get ur part 1 first. u can do this overseas or locally, usually starting at 2nd year unless u're extremely good and considerably lucky. after obtaining ur part 1, u can continue for ur part 2 as usual.

this is the path of almost all UTM diploma holders going overseas, including my wife .



+ u can refer a list of private university/colleges in the first post, first page. to simplify:

LUCT - LimKokWing University of Creative Technology
UCSI - University College Sedaya International
Taylor's - Taylor's University College Malaysia
Alfa - Alfa International College (formerly known as Alif)
IUCTT - International University College of Technology Twintech
UCI - Unity College International

there have been news about UTAR/TARC, a college in penang and another in kuching offering architecture as well, but i have not confirmed on that yet.

+ fees are rather a delicate issue. it's easier for u to inquire directly at the college u're interested in.

+ if u're already set for doing architecture at a particular university/college, then i suggest taking foundation. it's shorter and lets u get into architecture straight away. otherwise, if u're still not sure about architecture, go for A-levels/STPM.

+ architecture is both arts and science. yes, it is officially defined as both.

+ yes. about 75% of architecture students in malaysia are from science stream and they're as equally successful as the arts streamers. so u've already got precedence here, no worries.

As a practitioner, I'd say architecture is more of arts than science, maybe in the ratio 80:20.

The science part is where you do subjects like building science, structures, environmental science but those are not the core subjects. The core subjects, are really architectural design and construction. The design process is basically an art, though in architecture, you do need to have knowledge of various other disciplines to produce a sound building. In real life, depending on the complexity of the project, there are other consultants involved in a building team - the civil & structural engineer, mechanical and electrical engineer, quantity surveyor, land surveyor, town planner, interior designer ,landscape architect, etc. who are responsible for their specialized area of work. Yes, you do need to know a bit of everything, not necessarily in great depth, to be able to lead the building team.

The mixture of arts and sciences is also what makes the study of architecture interesting though it can also be very demanding for those who are inclined towards the arts.

As for maths, unlike in engineering, the level involved in architecture study is not high at all - Form 5 level should suffice.

This post has been edited by tehtmc: Nov 3 2009, 09:15 PM

just in case u're interested of what academics think, we view architecture as art, science and design.

most of the public view art and design is the same thing, but in academic terms design doesnt really fall into art. bcoz designers dont always produce art. for example, if u design a can of coke, u dont call that art, right? (this is ofcourse speaking in generic terms).

in my opinion, it's about equal in all three elements - 33:33:33. but if u see design as art, u'll end up with the common "it's more art than science", which is generally quite fair.

LUCT - LimKokWing University of Creative Technology
UCSI - University College Sedaya International
Taylor's - Taylor's University College Malaysia
Alfa - Alfa International College (formerly known as Alif)
IUCTT - International University College of Technology Twintech
UCI - Unity College International
UTAR - University Tunku Abdul Rahman


Among this which1 is the best?? Any suggestion?

I love drawing,but my drawing not so good, will this hinder me?

Izzit Architecture a tough course?

This post has been edited by pc noob: Nov 4 2009, 09:41 AM

+ i'm afraid i cannot answer which is the best school. it's all down to you.

+ it's good that u love drawings. it needs that extra motivation, loving to draw is a good step ahead. u can improve as it goes along.

+ yes, it's a tough course like u wont believe.

Design is an art in the sense that it is all about coming up with ideas, using your intuition and creativity as opposed to a methodical approach as in the field of science and engineering.

A can of coke? That's product design, which is also an art especially to do with the packaging of the product, though there is not much about the shape of a can that you can play with. If you are talking about the materials that the can is made of, the production method etc, then it is engineering.

i not a good student...any course relate to architecture but easier??