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<\/a><\/p>\nThe young people are concerned about excessive development and want to see the nation\u2019s capital developed as a people-friendly city.<\/p>\n
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) Johor Baru Masters in Architecture students collaborated with Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) to bring fresh ideas for the city and kicked off with proposals on how to redevelop Jalan Ampang.<\/p>\n
Around 50 students from the University who were divided into five groups shared ideas on developing the communal side of the mainly corporate area of Jalan Ampang.<\/p>\n
The students who were accompanied by UTM senior lecturer Dr Sharifah Salwa Syed Mahdzar,<\/strong> created five \u201cmaster plans\u201d, detailing proposals to incorporate leisure and social activities in the bustling Jalan Ampang area.<\/p>\n Three of the master plans were displayed for public viewing at Menara DBKL from Oct 3 to 9 as part of the Jalan Ampang Great Street Forum.<\/p>\n The plans titled \u201cAmpang Broadway\u201d, \u201cCorporate Concrete Jungle at Jalan Ampang\u201d and \u201cWalkable Street\u201d focused on creating a pedestrian-friendly city.<\/p>\n UTM final year Masters in Architecture student and the forum\u2019s operation director Amirul Hakim, 24, said one of the main issues Jalan Ampang faced were abandoned buildings.<\/p>\n He said this was mainly caused by the decrease of connectivity due to the construction of the Ampang-Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway (AKLEH).<\/p>\n \u201cThe problem is Jalan Ampang is on the edge of the city centre, blocked off by the Klang River and visitors started bypassing the area when AKLEH was built.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is also separated from Kampung Baru.<\/p>\n \u201cIf we can connect Kampung Baru into the city centre through bridges or underpasses, we can then promote it as a tourist destination, \u201c he said, when elaborating about the Kampung Baru Pavilion idea.<\/p>\n \u201cCorporate companies can do their part by providing social connectivity through public spaces that look corporate as these are lacking,\u201d said Amirul.<\/p>\n Student Syed Izmir, 24, advocates to fully utilise the Bukit Nanas Forest Reserve by integrating and accentuating the city with its natural green surroundings.<\/p>\n \u201cJalan Ampang has a lot of history and nature is still preserved in this area compared to the Golden Triangle,\u201d said Syed Izmir.<\/p>\n Fourth semester student Daniel Kan Xin Jian, 24, is in the early stages of addressing the need to beef up Jalan Yap Kwan Seng which is connected to Jalan Ampang.<\/p>\n \u201cWe plan to solve the contrast between corporate and residential areas by creating a smooth transition of development, infusing different buildings and activities with \u2018human magnets\u2019 such as shopping malls or food.<\/p>\n \u201cBut it boils down to walkability, so first the streetscape needs to be addressed because like Jalan Ampang, if there are too many abandoned buildings, the street will look like a ghost town,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Among the other proposals were one-stop bicycle centres, vendors\u2019 square, electric vehicle power centre, reactivating backlanes and a modernised Malaysian Tourism Centre (MaTiC) to assist visitors.<\/p>\n Read more at http:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/metro\/community\/2015\/10\/22\/architecture-students-share-ideas-on-developing-communal-side-of-kuala-lumpur\/#PfUtdv08M8rRmDFi.99<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Architecture students share ideas on developing communal side of Kuala Lumpur by by YVONNE T. NATHAN The young people are concerned about excessive development and want to see the nation\u2019s capital developed as a people-friendly city. Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) Johor Baru Masters in Architecture students collaborated with Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) to bring […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6808,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-671","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-architecture-studio","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/ssmahdzar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/671","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/ssmahdzar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/ssmahdzar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/ssmahdzar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6808"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/ssmahdzar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=671"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/ssmahdzar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/671\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/ssmahdzar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=671"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/ssmahdzar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=671"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/ssmahdzar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=671"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"