Re-presenting Place Project 1 Proposal

1. Topic: Architectural + Urban Language
Introduction
Bukit Bintang is located at the heart of Kuala Lumpur. It is the main district for entertainment and shopping.
Bukit Bintang was once the focal point of the infamous 1969 May 13 riots. Today, this area becomes popular
among tourists and locals. As time pass, the locals migrated out of the city and the city slowly takes over by
the tourists and foreign workers.
Facades can affect people, for example, the facade of the Starhill Gallery was claimed to be firmly engaged
with the public realm and generates valuable visual connection along this section of Bukit Bintang.
Significance
The well developed of public transportation in the area, the people has a better access and shorter travel time
to the location. Therefore creates more working opportunities & tourist spots. Also, it is one of the famous
landmark among tourist & the local where it tend to connect both of them together.
We are able to observe that the architectural style in East Bukit Bintang changes along the Jalan Bukit
Bintang and turning left to the Jalan Sultan Ismail at the cross junction. From modern Pavilion to Neoclassical
Marriott Hotel then to Streamline Modern (late Art Deco) Ansa Hotel. Each of the building has their own
unique architectural styles and material-used are different as well. The mixed-use architectural elements and
materiality makes this area stands out more.
Objectives
One of the objectives of this assignment is to introduce urban-related issues of the city regarding to
architecture and the built environment. Other than that, it also allows the students to learn architecture and
urbanity through research and exhibition. This assignment encourages us to develop self-directed and
analytical skills in planning, conducting and presenting architecture.
Methodology
One of the methods we are using on site is doing quick sketches and taking photographs on site which can
best capture the relationship of the architectural and urban language and the built environment and also the
relationship with the people living in the urban.
Proposal prepared by : Erica Chin Ching (0320460) | Tan Jingwei (0320137) |
Loong Bo Lin (0321469) | Liew Min Yee (0324525) |
Ong Von Wan (0323364)
Tutor : Mr. Prince Favis Isip
Module : Re-Presenting Place