Architectural Design III

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From this 14 weeks time I learned a lot from my tutor, Ar. Shahira and also from my Lecturer Ms. Dee. Throughout the project, my tutor Ar. Shahira inspires me a lot throughout my design process and encourages so I can look at my design more critically. I really enjoy the learning method which I get to explore wildly and dramatic as I want and my tutor will point out certain things that I miss looked in my design. I also like to thank Ms. Dee a lot for guiding me out and answer my concerns even though she is not my tutor. She is also being helpful in sharing the information and reminders to all of us so that we keep on track. Another person that I like to thank although he might not know me well is Ar. Ari which help me out a lot brushing up my design during the Interim II where he points of a lot of issues and potential risk within my design which aren't mentioned by my tutor as well. It help me notice what I am still lacking in my design which I get to improve those later before the final. Of course, I did feel grateful having bunch of awesome friends and course mate that encourage me a lot throughout the journey which really help me a lot brushing up my design as well not giving up myself.

This semester is the first time we move on to produce drawings and presentation boards digitally and I had to admit it has been really harsh journey although I thought digitally makes life easier but its the other way round. From 3D modelling, exporting the drawings, rendering the model, Photoshop composing presentation board as well as Laser cutting material for model making, everything is new and a lots of errors and trouble shoot happen all the time not to mention I had been practicing 3D modelling previously during semester break. It impact me a lot but it also leads me to notice that I need to master these software skills and practice them anytime when I'm free and not just when I'm at the end of final project.

Another crucial thing that I start to practice ever since this semester is to read a lot of books. In this sem we are forced but yet not everyone does is to read a lot of architecture related books like our lecturer will suggest us to read books regarding certain topics such as construction. Thus I started looking for books every week ever since that reading different topic books related to Asian Architecture, Materials used, Detail Drawings, Landscape Designs, Timber constructions, Metal construction, Concrete construction, and even Architecture Diagrams in order to design more professionally. I enjoyed a lot throughout this process and realize how much I missed in my previous Studio design works but also glad that it also not too late to practice this. 

Another precious topic I learned throughout this semester is regarding the Universal Design. It is the first time we were introduced to this thus we studied a lot about the ergonomics and anthropometry of disabled like how they use the toilets, how steep is a ramp, how is their parking lot, how do they access the building. I also look into some other extended topics accordingly like how deaf people access in a building, how blind people walk, and how does bicycle parking works so that my design can be accessed by more people.

Overall this had been a really amazing semester and I am really enjoyed with I have gone through and learned throughout this 14 weeks time.