Project o1 >> Case Study
The first project of the Semester V module, Theories of Architecture and Urbanism, was a group project that revolved around a in-depth case study and analytical research of the designated topic of a specific location.
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Linked to the theory of “Life Between Buildings Using Public Space” by Jahn Gehl, the project is split into two parts. This first part is a case study whilst the second is a comparative analysis essay.
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Jan Gehl's Life Between Buildings is basically our bible in this module, as it demonstrates to us the value of urban life, how it functions and how it has come to be. In our own studio 5 tutorial groups, we are given a city and are to analyze it in within the context of Jan Gehl's urban theory.
We were given Bugis Street, Singapore, and used various tools and websites to come up with the below A2 sized report.
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// Final Presentation Board
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Project o1B >> Comparative Analysis
Part 2 of the project requires us to write a comparative analysis essay based on findings from case study (Part 1) and local site research (Studio). I examined the similarities and dissimilarities based on the patterns of social activities, types of ‘contact points’, and also the varying degrees of contact intensity between the two cities. The product was a 3000-word essay.
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// Final Analysis Report
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// Final Reaction Paper
Project o2 >> Sysnopsis Reading
The second project of the module was completed between the first and second half of Project #01. Subsequent to the thematic lecture, we were required to submit a series of synopsis in the form of a reaction paper.
Its aim is for us to read the selected text in relation to a certain theme that has been discussed in class, and write a structured reaction synopsis of the themes of the extract. The point of this paper is to stretch our ability to diagnose and identify the key points of the highlighted text, then focus the personal perspective on the issues raised through the text.
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While the previous assignment's readings concerns itself with urban life, the papers that we read this time are focused on the individual architecture of buildings themselves. Each of us individually have read pieces of literature written by prominent architects and architecture theorists, and then are to write a reaction paper to it, offering our own input and observations, and sometimes even critiquing the work.