I thought the International Style has already come and gone.

hmm u can see international style all around the country dude!!
how can u pioneered something that have been pioneered by others b4?

international style is a movement that is part of modernism that was pretty major movement in the 30s. the modern movement tries to detach itself from the identity or image of any particular culture or people. it tries to communicate with people using a common language: mathematics.

hence why the use of geometrical shapes. and since rectangular shapes are the most efficient, most designs are based around that. it's geometry, something everybody understands. it's an attempt to create an international language.

so how far have international style affected malaysia?

very, very deep. most buildings in the 50s are based on modernism's international style. heck, if u strip the pitch roof, all schools in malaysia are based on block styles as well. early JKR designs follow this fashion bcoz it's very efficient. u wanna pioneer the international style in malaysia? sure. if u could go back in time .

One thing I'm curious about;

Are "international style" buildings all over the world identical in their design regardless of the different climate/temperature?

try archinect.com. i'm a student of architecture too and my lecturer suggested this site to us.

hope it helps!

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Added on August 22, 2008, 9:23 pmur going to HK?! how nice! r u doing bachelor of architecture?

well practically any good book will do. for most of the subjects my lecturer just told us o flip through random books. as for history of architecture, u should try 'history of architecture' by sir banister fletcher. it's as good as complete. but it cost rm200+. 'global history of architecture' by francis d.k. ching is less expensive but may not be as complete as the one by fletcher.

This post has been edited by lovelyslickyvixen: Aug 22 2008, 09:24 PM

hey thanks for the info.I have absolutely no idea of this UCAS.Never heard of it until you told me:) Very useful website indeed
OB seems like a good place to further up my studies...im still considering that place 2nd choice would be NZ.

im just gonna ask 1 simple question
what is the best way to approach sustainable design???
is it by the construction method and material used or passive design strategies
or any other else

Mdf blocks are unholy pain, and the Taman Mayang place is even unholier. Persistent delays and refusal to take responsibility for orders.

Currently, the building analysis assignment is really giving me a very big headache...

I am analyzing the following site & building: (It is a very beautiful work of architecture in my opinion.)



The big problem is, I cannot find enough information about this building & site on the internet.

I have to state the design theory of the architect, the design intention of the project, the design concept/idea which drives the project, and the design issue/determinant which was important to the design process.

In addition to the above, I would also have to analyze how the ideas and issue have been translated into the architectural forms and spaces of the project.

I really like this building & site a lot, but it is very frustrating not to be able to obtain adequate information about it.

It would be good if someone in here can link me to resources containing detailed information about this building & site.

I would also have to produce diagrams & analytical sketches to show my analysis.

It would be great if there are diagrams of the building & site too. (Which I can work on.)

Hope you guys can help me out. I already have plenty of photos of the building and site to work on, but not enough information...

Regards.

This post has been edited by Benjamin911: Aug 29 2008, 10:37 PM

it would help if u could tell us what building is it, who the architect was or atleast where it is.

The Architect is Tadao Ando. (Tadao Ando Architecture & Associates.)

The name of the building is Awaji Yumebutai, located at Tsuna, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan.

I am lacking in knowledge of this building and site seriously!

I would really like to know more about it.

Regards.

Hey Ben: Have you check your school's library. Drg my first project we had to do A1 3d collage that represents an architect.. I had to do on Von Gerkhan.. His infos online is very limited but there's so much books about him in the library. Better chec it out if you haven't.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_b?url=se...+ando&x=16&y=23

well, i can say that there are lots of books about tadao ando and his buildings. u gotta stop going through information on the net and start going to the library .

Books in Taylor's go out fast, try to find those who have the book, flip through and photocopy.

Scan the diagrams and start work on em. For the A3 panel assignment, the diagrams are your priority.

Thanks a lot for the link.

For this case of mine, I would have to analyze two buildings; one western and one eastern. I would then have to place my analysis of the two buildings onto two A3 panels like in the following example from other students;



One good thing was, this assignment taught me how to use Photoshop. (I'm still designing mine.)



Yeah, I would have to try my best to look for books about Tadao Ando and his Awaji Yumebutai project in Taylor's crowded library.



I agree that the books at Taylors go out very quickly.

Students usually borrow entire stack of books...

I am still looking/waiting for the book: Ecological Architecture - A Critical History by James Steele; which I saw only recently at the library. I am also on the look out for a book entitled New Glass Houses; which I saw someone borrowed a few weeks ago...(Often, I am just one step too slow...) There was once, I saw an interesting book about glass architecture and took a flip through it..., I thought I would come back to the book later on to borrow it, while I took a look at the other books...; well, as I went back to the book about five minutes later, a guy was already in that section fumbling around...Suddenly, he took THAT book with him and Chao ed!

Bottom line is, looking for books at Taylor's library depends on luck...

EDIT:

Happy 51 years MEDEKA to all BTW.

This post has been edited by Benjamin911: Aug 31 2008, 12:59 AM

Well, some other examples shown by Ms.V actually the works from ocreanred. im doing the theme of poetic so as oceanred did but of course im not as good as him. Check out more examples dat u may get a clearer direction.

Thats why I said focus on the diagrams. My comments from Ms.V were that I could have done the diagrams better.

Hi, anyone from UTM's architecture.

I wonder the part time architecture course under SPACE is equivalent to LAM part 1 or not ?


This post has been edited by khaos: Sep 1 2008, 11:13 PM

equivalent, yes.

but it doesnt come with automatic accreditation. u would still need to apply and sit for the part 1 exam.

eh! i dun see any U here in sabah have the courses for architeture=_=''....help!!! uitm(no)......T_Tdamit and i dont want to continue stpm!
PS: im pretty sure uitm sabah dont have arc. program, som1 can clarify me this?? cuz when uitm ppl come to my school, they didn even mention it.( i alrdy read pg1)