Culture and Community Design Studio
Component 1: Contextual Studies, Precedents and Position
Based on the site visit to the PJ Oldtown market, and in class discussions around the topic of ‘Culture and Community in the City’, this component will form the foundation for this semester’s inquiry into the theme of TROPICAL HIGH-RISE DWELLING. In this component students will investigate the site from the perspective of ‘Culture and Community’ while at the same time building up a class database of architectural precedents to inform their architectural exploration in Component 2.
Component 2A: Theoretical Formulation and Design Intention
Based on the preliminary findings and positioning in Component 1, students are to deepen their theoretical understanding of the subject matter through engagement with the reading material as well as in-class discussions in order to arrive at a clear set of individual Design Intentions to guide their architectural exploration.
Component 2B: The Architectural Project
This component is the culmination of the semester’s inquiry into the theme of theme of TROPICAL HIGHRISE DWELLING. Based on the findings and supported by in class discussions on literature and architectural explorations, students are to develop individual projects that address the possibilities of TROPICAL HIGHRISE DWELLING. This will be an architecture that adds value to the existing community and mediates between the notion of progress and of retaining the uniqueness of a place amidst the evolving challenges of the contemporary city.
.jpg)
