This document summarizes information about two city parks - Shah Alam Lake Garden in Malaysia and Birrarung Marr in Melbourne, Australia. It includes sections on the history, contextual studies, characteristics, landscape features, and activities of each park. The document also contains reflections from six students - Jack Chung, Lettitia Lois, Theresa Thia, Kimberley Fay, Yan Jie, and Choe Hoong - on what they learned from studying these two city parks as part of a class project led by lecturers Ms Shazreene and Ms Iffa.

1. CITY PARK
GROUP: JayPark
LEADER: Jack Chung
MEMBERS: Lettitia Lois
Choe Hoong
Yan Jie
Kimberley Fay
Theresa Thia
LECTURERS: Ms Shazreene
Ms Iffa

2. DEFINITION OF CITY PARK
- medium to small sized
- located within service centre
- Can accommodate 12000 to 50000 people
Local park that is :

3. LOCAL
CASE
STUDY

4. SHAH ALAM
LAKE GARDEN

5. HISTORY
- Built in year 1985
- Designed by
Fumiaki Takano
from Takano
Landscape
Cleaning Japan
-

6. CONTEXTUAL STUDY
McDonalds
Residential Area PKNS Complex
Wisma MBSA
Plaza Alam Sentral
Construction Site

7. CHARACTERISTICS
43 hectares
Perimeter

8. CHESS AREA

9. ISLAND
- Habitat for several
types of birds
- Fenced
- There are several
types of plants

10. LANDSCAPE
FEATURES

11. PLAYGROUND

12. GALLERY
Exhibits artwork from local artists

13. JOGGING TRACK

14. RESTAURANT
- Restoran Taman
Tasik Indah
- Serves seafood

15. BRIDGE
Links some
islands to lands

16. GAZEBO

17. ACTIVITIES

18. DAILY
ACTIVITIES

19. PLAY WITH BUBBLES

20. PLAY AT THE PLAYGROUND

21. JOG

22. PLAY MUSIC

23. DRAW AND PAINT

24. PLAY CHESS

25. CYCLING

26. OCCASIONAL
ACTIVITIES

27. VISIT GALLERY

28. WATER ACTIVITIES
- Mini Ferry
- Kayak
- Duck Boat

29. COMMUNITY SERVICE
- Sweeping
dead leaves
- Picking up
rubbish

30. INTERNATIONAL
CASE STUDY
.

31. BIRRARUNG
MARR,
MELBOURNE

32. - Result of reorganization of
infrastructure and land near
Federation Square
- Construction began in year 2000
- Ended in year 2002, Australia Day
- Joint venture by City of Melbourne
and State Government of Victoria
HISTORY

33. CONTEXTUAL STUDIES
Federation Square
Residential area
Yarra River
Rod Laver Arena
Alexandra
Gardens Margaret Court Arena
Melbourne Cricket Ground

34. CHARACTERISTICS
- 8.3 hectares
- Wide open spaces

35. OPEN TERRACES
Lower
Terrace
Middle
Terrace
Upper
Terrace

36. SPEAKER’S CORNER
Symbolize
importance of
free speech

37. THEATRE LIKE SPACE
- Located at river’s edge
- Place where events and
festivals are held

38. BIRARRUNG WILAM INSTALLATION SPACE
- Interprets stories through public artworks
- Celebrates diversity of Victoria’s culture
Winding Pathway Semicircle of metal shields

39. LANDSCAPE
FEATURES

40. FEDERATION BELLS
- 39 upturned bells
- Created for celebrations for
centenary of Australia’s federation

41. ANGEL SCULPTURE
- 10 metre high
- 4000 tiles
- 16 main images

42. WILLIAM BARAK PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE
- 525m long
- Links Federation Square to
Melbourne Cricket Ground
- Lanscape connection between
Birrarung Marr and Yarra Park

43. ARTPLAY
Creative art studio
for young kids and
their families

44. ACTIVITIES

45. DAILY
ACTIVITIES

46. LOOK AT SCENIC VIEWS

47. PLAY AT THE PLAYGROUND

48. JOG

49. PICNIC

50. OCCASIONAL
ACTIVITIES

51. GO TO CARNIVALS AND FESTIVALS

52. WATCH PERFORMANCES
- Strange Fruit
- Circus of Oz

53. MAKE CRAFT

54. PARTICIPATE IN WORKSHOPS

55. LOOK AT SCULPTURES

56. Reference
www.thatsmelbourne.com.au
www.onlymelbourne.com.au
www.au.timeout.com
http://www.cv.vic.gov.au
http://handbellbrothers.com
dynamicarchitecture.com.au
Interview with MBSA
Civilising the City: A History of Melbourne’s Public Parks
by Georgina Whitehead

57. Taylor's Graduate Capabilities [TGC]
DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE
Through the completion of this assignment, I
have been able to put theories I have learnt in
class into practise. Knowledge gained during
lectures of classes were put to use during the
analyzing of information.
LIFELONG LEARNING
I have picked-up some lifelong skills
through this assignment, mainly interpreting
the elements in contructed landscape as well
as how they are all linked with softscape.
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Communicating through words and
illustrations has been a crucial part to this
assignment, in order to convey my study
effectively.
INTERPERSONAL SKILLS
Through the sharing of ideas with my
coursemates during the development of
ideas for my boards, interpersonal skills
were developed.

58. 58
SELF REFLECTION
JACK CHUNG
This first project was really illuminating to me as I learned a lot about
the topic that was given by our lecturer which is City or Local Park.
There are two cases studies that were carried out, providing an
informative approach to me.
Illustrations were done based on photos of the respective places. I
really enjoyed when I was doing the project with my group mates. I
learned how to distribute the workload and communicate with one
another.
LETTITIA LOIS
From this constructed landscape project given by our lecturer, I
learned that there are different kinds of park. It was a great
experience visiting the local park in Shah Alam. I actually experienced
kayaking for the first time with my group mate.Furthermore, I also
learned that cooperation and communication in a group work is very
important.
THERESA THIA
I really enjoyed this project. It enlightened me on the
many aspects of a city park. The biggest thing I discovered
was the difference between a city park and urban park. I
loved my group mates as they were all very cooperative.
KIMBERLEY FAY
Participating in this project I get to experience the nature in Taman
Tasik Shah Alam with my group mates and also got to bond with them
more. I learned more about the definition of a city park. Furthermore, I
also learned to be more cooperative with my group mates and enjoyed
being with them.
YAN JIE
In this assignment, I have learnt about what is a city park. Before
doing this assignment, I have no idea what is a city park. So, I
would like to thank Ms Shazreene and Ms Iffa for giving me this
assignment to know more about city park. So now I have know
more about Shah Alam Lake Garden and Birrarung Marr,
Melbourne. I would also like to thank my team leader for leading
us doing this assignment. This assignment have also help me
knowing new friends from other states.
CHOE HOONG
Through this project I have explored and did research on many local
parks and found out that there are actually quite a few good parks
which I never knew before this. It made me understand the interaction
between nature and landscape architecture which produce a positive
outcome if managed properly when they are put in place together
perfectly. Ecology should be preserved well as to maintain a
comfortable environment for us all to stay in