i'm studying at USM rite now, final year for my part 2..

hmmm part 2...
after i get my part 1 ..
i think about furthering into part 2 but i dont know where
right now im in UPM heck!!.... it doesnt even accredited yet

what does studying in sheffield got to do with rem koolhaas? he's not from here, or has he ever lectured here.

anyways, i'm not too familiar with his SML as a theory, but as i understand it, it is a binding concept that explains all that he has done. this is in contrast to what he's going to do. he wrote SML (with assistance of others) as a collection of principles that he has practiced throughout the years. when he reflects back at his works, he realized there's a pattern emerging about scale and proportion. we're talking about finding an order or system in a midst of chaos. so he starts to reexplore his works to find this pattern, and realized that it was all present in his work. not only that, he realized that these patterns are also followed consciously or unconsciously by other designs.

so is it a theory? yes. but is it a theory that u follow in a design? not entirely.

what he has is a system rather than a building concept. when designing a hospital, u will follow a system (or a collection of systems) bcoz it must function as a hospital. so u could follow FLW's organic architecture, or Mies vd Rohe's form follow function or even ken yeang's bio-climatic architecture, but u still have to follow the system of a hospital.



so with that cleared, what do u wanna know about SML? can u be more specific, rather than just asking a very open question. tell us what YOU understand. just like in design crit, u first must have something on paper before u can crit. dont expect a good reply if u come in with a blank piece of paper. i'm not gonna write stuff for you

it depends on how u work. i work best in a long uninterrupted stretch about 6-10 hours straight. i'm a type of designer known as "lambat pickup", so i need to build momentum when i work. hence i prefer a couple of free days where i could be most productive. i would lump all the subjects together in 1 or 2 days, and leave the rest clear.

others work at night or evening only, so they would prefer classes in the morning or early afternoon. having full classes for the entire day tires them quickly, so that particular night might not be as productive as others. but u should be aware that having classes a day before submission day (usually friday) could interrupt ur concentration, especially when u have assignment submission, presentation or quiz on thursday .

Thanks for your opinion. Yeah, I am worried that I would be wasting those two free days by over-sleeping anyway. Then, what would be the point of me allocating those two free days for my assignments huh? (I would have to set my alarm. )

Oh wow, that's cool.

There are lots of seniors in this thread! (I am such a newbie in my second semester...)



Thank you very much.

Anyway, my timetable is now such that I "have to" choose the first option...

So, I'll be having classes from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Regards.

does usm's part 2 any good....
i dont know about furthering to part 2 in my university(UPM)
heck even the part 1 is not yet accredited

still in my final year, our batch still doesnt deserve to called final year student

u cant be wrong if u choose UTM, USM, UiTM or UM for part 2, bcoz these are the only 4 schools in malaysia that is accredited with part 2 at the moment. however, without an accredited part 1, they may have extra requirements imposed on u. i cant really say what the requirements might be, it is up to the management of the schools.

why not?

Thats some pretty good jokes there.

Anyway, my final year thesis is entitled "Global Warming- Architecture for Climate Change".

mostly maturity in design

u will only achieve design maturity after u're 50 years old. dont worry about it. in design sense, u havent even began walking yet.

ho! thats very comforting....

and one more i wanna ask
how applicable is the term "FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTION"
i think it block ur way of creativity....and also to me it's just dull

in form follows function, u dont play with form. u play with function. design the function, and the form will follow suit. architects usually design form as a priority, and usually mold the functions according to whatever form they come up with. u often see this with deconstructivism, hence why u get weird and odd looking spaces in a building.

so in form follows function, u stop looking at the form entirely. play with function. it's like tailoring a suite. instead of thinking what looks good on u, u build up ur muscles underneath, making ur "functions" appropriately perfect. then whatever suite u tailor would definitely look good.

creativity is a subjective thing. i see u're still stuck at beautiful=creative. open up. the world is bigger out there .

I changed my timetable once again;

I made it such that my classes, for four days of the week, are all from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM.



To me, ultra modern/high tech/super advance/high technology sustainable architecture designs are very beautiful aesthetically.

On the other hand;

I am also very attracted and inspired by eighteen-century western architectures; which are just as beautiful to me as futuristic ultra modern high tech architectures.



BTW, I hope I would be able to make it into the University of Melbourne later on to complete my Part 1 and Part 2 masters.

This post has been edited by Benjamin911: Jul 28 2008, 11:25 PM

u r all very lucky able to further study especially in these field overseas
i wish i hv that experience...
i wanna see the world!!

Likewise, you are all very lucky to be able to get into and study at the local universities.

hmmm there is always a two side of every story

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Added on July 29, 2008, 2:06 amhmm benjamin where r u studying at???

This post has been edited by finger_waverz: Jul 29 2008, 02:06 AM

recently i read some universities requirement for architecture course (quite free recently) and found out that almost every uni prefer the student to hand up a portfolio. Im quite interested and want to know what should the student do in portfolio. what kind of work will impress the most and how many should have done.

Sorry, I am not able to get what you mean; would you mind elaborating a bit?



I'm studying at Taylors?? : D

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Added on July 29, 2008, 10:28 pmBTW, I also registered for AutoCAD classes; I would really like to learn how to design Architectural stuffs with it.

This post has been edited by Benjamin911: Jul 29 2008, 10:28 PM

Autocad not really meant as a design tool. Its a great tool for doing drafting, but not as a design software.

O, I see..., so which are the design related softwares?

Anyway, I have been wanting to learn how to use AutoCAD. (Back in 2005, it has already been suggested to me that I learn how to use AutoCAD. ) That was the time when my parents were planning for me to study Graphic Designing.

This post has been edited by Benjamin911: Jul 29 2008, 11:04 PM

The best design tool for me is butter paper n some good pencils

You may wanna look into Google Sketchup as a better design software.