Category: Design 6 22/23
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Bandar Sri Permaisuri / Who is the queen ?
Bandar Sri Permaisuri is a township located in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was named after the country’s queen, Tunku Hajah Bahiyah binti Almarhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman, who was also known as Raja Permaisuri Agong (Queen Consort) when her husband was the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King) of Malaysia. Bandar Sri Permaisuri is a mixed-development area…
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Thoughts_ChatGPT as a reliable and unreliable research assistant.
If you’ve been remotely keeping up with the latest tech trends, you’re bound to have heard the hype surrounding ChatGPT. Its abilities seem almost magical – it can write academic papers, fix your coding errors, tidy up your laundry, and even generate fully-functional websites out of thin air! However, while ChatGPT’s potential is nothing short…
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Urban Sprawl in Bandar Sri Permaisuri
Urban sprawl is the unplanned, low-density development of urban areas that is characterized by the spread of buildings and infrastructure over a wide geographic area. The phenomenon of urban sprawl is often linked to urban design and architecture, as the layout and design of buildings and urban spaces can have a significant impact on the…
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Lingga Lipur
On April 17, 2023, the manifesto presentation took place. Producing a manifesto is one method that fosters students to explore new ideas based on the program to be applied to the issue or building design. This point also refers to the students being able to identify all the issues, problems, goals and objectives that they…
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Citra Bandar Sri Permaisuri
Bandar Sri Permaisuri is a city located in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur. The city has a heavy development where the area has many residential and commercial buildings. This has made the surrounding area have various facilities such as public transport consisting of buses, LRT and MRT. As a result, it has caused traffic jams because there…
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Manifesto & the future of BSP
The students’ ideas and thought processes on their speculations on Bandar Sri Permaisuri (BSP) are presented in the form of a visual illustration called a manifesto. It is a form of academic pedagogy applied in this design studio through individual expressions about the future and speculative thinking. The students participated in the future workshop led…
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Discussion & Speculation on Bandar Sri Permaisuri
The course requires students to present an inventory, analysis and discussion of the Bandar Sri Permaisuri (BSP) site. The exercise requires students to visit the site, conduct interviews and record and capture the character and essence of the site. Syahmi from DC Architect, JB and Nabila, a designer and former ThinkCity JB employee, were brought…
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ii. Prologue part II
The layers of overpopulating society run deep, overlapping, and unique. Developed town of cages create barriers, segregating people from connection and oppurtunity. Upcycling culture offers a way, To challenge throw-away culture each day. It promotes innovation and creativity, Finding solutions that are sustainable and metabolistic. Transient communities come and go, Diverse and mobile, breaking traditions…
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Impressions of Bandar Sri Permaisuri, Cheras
“What makes a place, a place?” Whether it would be visiting a place you have never visited before or visiting somewhere that would be considered a norm for you, how would you differentiate these places apart from looking at their infrastructures and facilities? It would be the people. Whether it would be their lifestyle, culture,…
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“Gridlock” – First glace of Bandar Sri Permaisuri
Bandar Sri Permaisuri is a rapidly developing city in Malaysia that is connected to the main city of Kuala Lumpur. The city has a high density of people and is characterized by many high-rise residential buildings. The city has experienced significant growth in recent years, with rapid development contributing to the increase in population density.…
