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THINKING | ARCHITECTURE [ARC2312 / ARC2323 / ARC60603

INSTRUCTOR: TONY LIEW (603-56295466; liew.voonfun@taylors.edu.my)

PROJECT 1: THINK SHEET

A THINK SHEET IS A SINGLE PAGE TYPEWRITTEN SUBMISSION OF OUR THOUGHTS IN RESPONSE TO AN ASSIGNED READING. EACH OF OUR THINK SHEET SHOULD BE PERSONAL AND SHOULD REFLECT OUR OWN EXPERIENCES AND VALUES AS THEY RELATE TO THE SUBJECT OF THE CLASS. THEY SHOULD BE WELL WRITTEN AND CAREFULLY PROOFREAD.

IT IS NOT ABOUT BOOK REVIEW. WE ARE NOT TO REPEAT POINTS MADE IN THE READING AND COMMENT ON THEM. IT IS ALSO NOT MEANT TO BE A LITERARY CRITICISM. WE SHOULD NOT BE GIVING A CRITIQUE OF THE READING OR TO THE AUTHOR'S POINT OF VIEW.

THE THINK SHEET SHOULD DOCUMENT OUR OWN THOUGHTS IN RESPONSE TO THE READING. IT NEED NOT EVEN BE ON THE SAME TOPIC AS THE READING, ALTHOUGH IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE IDENTIFY WHAT IT WAS IN THE READING THAT STIMULATED OUR THOUGHTS.

THE THINK SHEET IS TO BE TURNED IN AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH CLASS. WE ARE TO SUBMIT 8 THINK SHEETS OUT OF 10 READERS.

BELOW ARE MY THINK SHEETS WHICH EXPOSED MY PERSONAL THOUGHTS:

PROJECT 2: PERSONAL VALUES STATEMENT: DEFINING PERSONAL VALUES FOR DESIGN.

IN THIS PROJECT, WE ARE REQUIRED TO PRODUCE A PERSONAL VALUE STATEMENT (PVS) TO OUTLINE OUR CHARACTERISTICS AND DEFINE OUR PERSONALITIES. NO TWO PERSONS ARE THE SAME. THIS IS A PERSONAL ENDEAVOR STARTING BY COMPLETING A BASIC TRAITS SURVEY FOLLOWED BY EXPLORATION AND DEEP INTROSPECTION IN ORDER TO GAIN OR RENEWED PERSPECTIVE OF OURSELVES.

A PVS IS A 3 TO 4 PAGE OF PAPER THAT SHOULD BE WELL WRITTEN AND INTENDED TO RAISE THE CONCIOUSNESS OF OUR OWN BACKGROUND, EXPERIENCES, AND ABILITIES TO PROMOTE EXPERIENCE IN DESIGN THAT ARE CONSISTENT WITH OUR PERSONAL VALUES. ITS PURPOSE STEMS FROM THE NOTION THAT DESIGN SOLUTIONS RESULT NOT ONLY FROM OBJECTIVE CRITERIA OF USER NEEDS, SITE DEMANDS, AVAILABLE TECHNOLOGIES, ECONOMIC CONSTRAINTS, ETC. BUT ALSO FROM AN OFTEN HIDDEN AGENDA OF A DESIGNER ATTITUDES OR THEORIES. IT IS HOPED THAT, BY MAKING THESE EXPLICIT, YOU CAN NOT ONLY SHARPEN SKILLS IN BRINGING SUCH ATTITUDES TO THEIR FULL FRUITION, BUT ALSO PROGRESS TOWARD A CLEARER, MORE THOUGHTFUL FORMULATION OF OUR PERSONAL DESIGN VALUES.

THIS IS MY PERSONAL VALUE STATEMENT (PVS):

PROJECT 3: MH17 MEMORIAL DESIGN COMPETITION

THIS IS AN INTERNATIONAL OPEN IDEAS COMPETITION FOR ARCHITECTS AND STUDENTS IS INITIATED TO REMEMBER AND HONOR THE VICTIMS OF THE MH17 TRAGEDY. MATTERBETTER HAS PROPOSED TO DESIGN AN ARTIFICIAL ISLAND IN THE IJMEER IN AMSTERDAM AS A FOUNDATION FOR THE MH17 MEMORIAL AND A LANDSCAPE PARK. IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE MEMORIAL HAS TO BE FOR EVERYONE, A PLACE FOR THE PEOPLE WHO ARE DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO THE TRAGEDY AND FOR THE POPULATION OF THE WORLD IN GENERAL.

MH17 MEMORIAL AS A MAIN DESIGN OBJECTIVE SHOULD ALSO ALLOCATE THE FOLLOWING ENCLOSED SPACES:

- MULTIFUNCTIONAL SPACE: 600M2

- MEETING ROOM: 2 X 50M2

- ADMINISTRATION OFFICE: 30M2

- PUBLIC RESTROOMS

- CAFE FOR 50 PAX

OBJECTIVES

- EMBODY THE GOALS AND SPIRIT OF THE MISSION STATEMENT

- TO GENERATE PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF THE MEMORIAL PROGRAM, LOCATION AND MAIN GOALS

- TO GENERATE DISCUSSION IN THE PROFESSIONAL ENVIRONMENT

- TO PROVIDE THE MAXIMUM FREEDOM OF DESIGN DECISION MAKING TO ALL PARTICIPANTS

- TO MAKE A WORLD A BETTER PLACE.