30th of December, 2010 - Class??

A really nice
'roundabout'-hallway photo
in my college (Cosmopoint I.C.T.)

Yesh, we had class today.
It's a Thursday today by the way
and tomorrow is Friday!
damn how time passes by so quickly
(@w@)

I had two classes today:

Principles of Architecture & Design
We didn't have any lectures
during this period
because the lecturer
only wanted to see our
progress on our
bungalow model

So this is my group's
incomplete bungalow model
As you can see
we rebuild another one
If you've read my previous post
you'll know why XD hahaha

This is our second attempt to
build the bungalow model
This one looks more neat
then the previous model
in my opinion that is.

The left side is the garage
by the way...

We couldn't complete the back of the house
because our double-tape ran out XD
and I can't bring it home
because it's not completed yet

This was how the classroom
looked like
There are more students actually
but they haven't arrived yet
at that moment.

Voo (left) explaining his team members,
Joey (up) and Ledister (down)
about their bungalow planning


History & Theory of Architecture
We learned about Christian,
Byzantine & Islamic Architecture
during this class.
There were a lot of terms
to remember.

Christian Architecture
basically focuses more
on the early churches
and of course the history
behind it.

History
Christian churches were created
by a process of rejected various precedents
such as the Greek Temple
Roman public building (architecture)
and the Synagogue (Jewish house for prayer)

Early Christian Basilicas
Basilica is a large and an important church
that has been given special ceremonial rites
by the Pope.
However, another meaning for it
is that it is describe as a
Roman public building,
which is before the Roman Empire
officially became Christian.
It is developed from Roman
secular basilica

St. Apollinare Nuovo, Ravenna, Italy

Apse : contain altar place
Entrance : opposite short wall
Wall : finished with mosaics

Later church introduce Cathedral:
church contains the seat or cathedra
of a bishop and priests,
often larger or more elaborate
than ordinary churches.

Martyria
A large area used for
ceremonies & celebrations.

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Honestly, I literally want to talk more
but I'm just so so tired and so so sleepy
that I can't really focus on editing this post anymore.
Maybe I'll edit it some other day eh?

So let me just briefly
talk about what we learn
first...Christian Basilicas
second.....Byzantine Basilicas
third......Islamic Architecture (Mosque)
and that's it XD

Christian Basilicas were
influenced by the Roman basilicas

The Byzantine Basilicas
mainly influenced by the
Christian Basilicas while adding
a dome on top of the Basilica

The Mosque is an influenced
from the Byzantine Basilicas
where there's a dome on top of the building.
Early mosque a.k.a. Shrine
like the dome of rock
has 16 piers and columns
in a circular shape
and outside the circular shape
is an octagon shape with
24 piers and columns.

The octagon shape is influenced
from the Christian baptistery
baptism tank
which is in a shape of an octagon
to resemble the resurrection
of Jesus Christ on the 8th day
after his death on the cross.

Sorry for not applying
pictures to make the information
more understandable.
and yesh I'm writing this
without referring to any notes
as I am writing it spontaneously
What I have written is based
on what I remember for the chapter.
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I would really love to
talk more about the
Christian Architecture
because I've found a lot of
informative materials and
I can just tell you in person
if I can....
there's so many to talk about
like the Martyrium, the Martyr,
and about the Martyrdom.
Also the differences between
a basilica, cathedral, chapel,
mausoleum and a martyrium

But because of the end
of the year 2010 is approaching
so I can't really delay this post.

That's All For Now!
Thank You For Reading!
*bows*

18th of November, 2010 - History and Theory of Architecture 1 Chapter 2 Report

Kyaa...I'm so tired...

ADA 123
History and Theory of Architecture 1

Wohoo!
After spending my 8 hours or more
on the internet and my brother's laptop
I am finally done with my report!

:Link:
History and Theory of Architecture 1
Chapter 2 Report

Throughout my time
doing the report.
I was listening to the song
Koi wa Sensou both
Vocaloid and Band version.

:Link:
Koi wa Sensou - Vocaloid
Koi wa Sensou - Band Edition

I got addicted to the song
after listening it from Charm's blog
until at one point my ears hurt
and I had to lower the volume.
hahahahhahaha

I can share nothing much
since I still have one more (solo) assignment
left to be done which I have to
submit by tomorrow.
Hohohoho

Wish me luck :D

Thank You For Reading!
*bows*

10th of November, 2010 - History Report + Wednesday Class

:Today's Class:
ADD 105
Visual Communication in Design

Nothing much on today's class.
The lecturer only showed pictures
to refresh out memory
on Gestalt Theory.
You can read about
Gestalt Theory in my blog
by following the link

:Link:
25th of October, 2010
Gestalt Theory

Today is the deadline
for my History & Theory
of Architecture report
which is on Chapter 1
Ancient Mesopotamia.
I was requested to do about the
Sumerians & Akkadians
Yesh I did post something
about this Chapter
and I think I did some
mistakes (OwO)
..sigh..
Oh well XD hahahahha

So you can see
my work here

:Link:
Sumerians & Akkadians Report
Sumerians & Akkadians [Power Point]

Pleease spare my life
if there's any mistakes (@_@)
and I can't say that my work
is a 100% true
So please..

Thank You For The Visit!
*bows*

6th of November, 2010 - Saturday Classes + Notes

ADA 123
History & Theory of Architecture 1

:Note Links:
Chapter 1 (download only)
Chapter 2 (download only)

:Assignment:
Report (Microsoft Word)
10-20 pages including pictures and others
About Chapter 2 - Ancient Egypt
(about the Egyptian ARCHITECTURE era)
+ recommendation a.k.a. conclusion
(your opinion basically)
submit during the next class
(which I don't know when)


ADA 103
Principles of Architecture & Design

:Note Links:
Chapter 1
Chapter 2 [Part 1]
Chapter 2 [Part 2]

:Assignment:
This assignment is going to be done
during the next class
(again I don't know when)
where Mr Raed will be
teaching us how to build
our own model (building)
Bring materials such as
cutter, cardboard, glue, etc
anything that you can think of
to make the model.
Be prepared!

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Today I had two classes
which is what have been stated above.
(It's pretty long to mention the full subject name)

So those of you who missed class,
please get your respective notes
and also assignment(s).

Nothing much today
except for the classes.

For those who are here on my blog
for a visit, you can read the notes
if you want to to gain some
knowledge of what we learn
in college.

Thank You Very Much!
*bows*

23rd of October, 2010 - 4 Basic Elements Assignment + First Class of History & Theory of Architecture I

It's a Saturday today
and so we had our first class of
History & Theory of Architecture I
(ADA 123)

But first! Let me talk about
our assignment for our previous class,
which was Principle of Architecture & Design,
that we had to submit today.
In other words,
we were given only one day
for this assignment.

The assignment was about
combining all the 4 Basic Elements
and create a drawing.
I couldn't do the assignment when I got home
because I was exhausted and my mind
couldn't focus.
So I slept at around 8pm
and woke up at 2am.
It was enough sleep for me
since it's 6 hours and plus
I seriously had to work on
my assignment by then.

We were told to do it
on an A3 paper
and so this is what I had in mind

Here's a closer view:

For your information
I designed the interior myself.
Here's my sketch:

As you can see there are
decorations on the wall
and the floors are made from wood.
There's a stereo or music player
near the stairs.
But when I think again,
why the hell would I wanna put stairs
when it's just one step down???

This design is meant to be
something like Starbucks
mix with Secret Recipe.
It's supposed to be a comfy place
like Chili's or TGI Fridays

But I guess I'm not
professional enough
to actually design a room.
weeeeeeeeee (@_@)

So my (focal) point
is the kitchen door
and I only had
to stress on the 4 basic elements.
If I had more time
I would have done something
much better than this.

This photo is just to differentiate
the sketch and the actual work.

So we were given straight away
our artworks after Sir Raed marks
them because he didn't want to
bring them to KL with him XD
It's pretty understandable
if you ask me

I got a smiley face
for my artwork :D
Yay!

Thank you Sir Raed :3

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Okay so moving to our next topic
which is the History & Theory of Architecture
where we learned about buildings that was built
thousands of years ago.

Here are some information
based solely on my notes
that I've written in my notebook,
along with my memory
and understanding of this chapter.
(don't be surprised if I'm wrong)

:Chapter 1:
Ancient Mesopotamia

This is the Sumerian building
most of their finest buildings
are related to religion.
This was the time when people
people worships the sun and moon
and all sorts of natural elements.
So this building refers to
the concept "higher buildings
will lead you closer to God"
In other words
they want to feel closer to God.
They used huge and wide platforms
to make the building higher.

This is the Akkadian building
where they realized
there is a need to build
walls around the city.
If you can see the building
on the left, it looks much higher
than the previous Sumerian building.
I guess they seriously
want to feel closer to God eh?
hahahahaha XD

This is the Neo-Sumerian building
which anyone can clearly see that
they've did some upgrades
which is making the building higher
and higher and higher.
If you haven't seen the scale,
I tell you now...it's a gigantic building
Honest!

This here is the Assyrian building
which is the birth of the courtyard building.
Courtyards are suitable for hot environment
such as Malaysia, Egypt and the Middle East.
Courtyard somehow makes the whole cool
because the wind circulates into the courtyard
pushing the hot air upwards
and letting the cool air stays underneath.
Surprisingly there aren't any
courtyards in Malaysia XD

This is the Babylonian building.
This was the first time where colours
were applied to create a building.
The people during this era got the colours
from a type of a (very) weird fish.
This fish can only be found deep down underwater
and it contains dark blue ink
when it is cut into half.
The people during this era also
uses animal figures as the building's pattern.

This is a Hittities building or rather the entrance.
This is where Symmetry and Asymmetry
are born, which is 3410 years ago.
Although both of the lion sculpture
are asymmetry, but the arrangements
of the rocks are symmetry.
Why aren't the lions symmetry?
It's because people from 3410 years ago
don't have rulers and measuring tape
like we do now XD hahahaha
but it's true, to them it's
really hard to do a symmetrical sculpture
because they don't have the right equipments yet.

This is an example of a Neo-Babylonian building.
It is one of the 7 wonders of the world.
It is the 'Hanging Garden'.
This concept is where every floor
has a garden and covered with
wonderful floras.
As you can see the people there,
it means it's a really huge building.

This here is the Persian building
where columns are born.
However, during this era,
people don't know what to put
on top of the column.
So they would just leave it empty
and instead they write stories around the column.
So you would be going around and around
the column if you want to read the story.
hahahahahahha XD

I would want to visit it
if I get the chance.
In fact, I would want to
visit all the places
that I've just mentioned!
And take a lot of pictures
and post it into my blog!
And write something about it!
Someday, if I have the chance.

P.S.
It feels like I'm missing one era.
I'm really sorry if I'm giving
the wrong information.
Please do correct me
by sending me an email
or comment this post.
Thank you very much :3

That's All For Now!
Thank You For Reading!
*bows*