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Model of Production - concluding

5/8/2014

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I am happy to be given the opportunity to be part of the academic circle. I am happy to have met a towering figure, Prof Tajuddin. I am happy to meet the actors in person. My observation is that there is a drop in quality across the board and the weakness stem from the inability of the actor to understand the issue sufficiently to enable one to formulate a scheme via the vehicle of architecture as a socio-cultural intervention. There is a sheer lack of maturity in thought and fear in presenting discourse confidently. It seems to me that these generations are locked up in a box of misguided democracy.  Their inclination to work with Computer Aided Drafting has resulted in a myopic approach diminishing the very important aspect of Architecture of understanding of 3D spaces, experiential with materiality, communicating ideas via sketches and endless discourse. For such, they are the “zombies” our University has created. A revivalism of the production model is urgently called for.

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model of production - critique 6

5/8/2014

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Urban intervention in Georgetown crafting a canal in the center with opera stage, convenient shops and eateries has always been close to me but I do not see the urban mass model, the building mass model and the sort of things that allow the actor to communicate as to how the urban edge are defined, the figure grounds are enclosed and the landmarks are portray. These sort things are missing and replaced with 2D floor plans and computer rendered elevations. There is an absolute loss of working with 3D spaces and the feel of materiality and in conjunction of using urban design jargons to communicate idea in spurring discourse totally annihilated. The attempt is commendable but the execution lacked maturity.      



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Salvaging an abandoned hospital for the imprisonment of unwanted population is a fundamental fault. It is form over function. The actor has bury herself with such a traumatic issue with gross perception on stigma. Imprison the deceased population away from the mass population liken to the movie Resident Evil. For the such, I refrain to comment further.
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model of production - critique 5

5/8/2014

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To bring a dying culture into the mainstream urban is a notable attempt through the time tunnel gallery opens up into a congressional space with the focal point of a staged water features resemblance of remote waterfall from the hills of Santubong. The interplay of translucency traditional ornamented screen crafted as structural stiffener and rain water downpipes portray a conscious attempt to use architectonic as a tool to bring its concept to the audience and such is commendable. The fragments of elements are significant to allow urbanites in understanding perfection of imperfection.



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Prof was toying with the idea of stacking up commercial, office and living abode of the shop house typology and insisted one of the actor to take up such challenge. I personally believed that it is garnishing a stale plate as many attempts resulted in having the typology breaking down into mixed development that so significant in our professional practice. The problem is with critical mass. True enough the actor presented upon me a scheme of a mixed development. For such I had no other comment.
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Model of production - critique 4

5/8/2014

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Another attempt for Madrasah. This time another gross mismatched into the fundamental of nursery and primary education into a complex befitting an institute of higher learning. There is no attempt whatsoever to address security, defensible space and so forth. The spatial layout is totally chaotic with absurd stacking up of floor plate with lack sensibility for building services. By far it is a shock for me that this actor’s ability and skills are far below a Year 4 candidate almost liked a sophomore Year. Wonder why would the institute allow such actor to graduate to Year 4?


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Revitalizing a dying community of Kelantanese Peranakan is a noble attempt that allow the actor to investigate into 3 scales of complexity from Planning of the entire village, Layout of a Neighborhood and permutation of a Single Dwelling Space. Although the actor has not dwell deep into applying the traditional art of space planning – Geomancy, the community space has been displaced from the community center. The neighborhood consists of multiple green spaces punctuated by rectangular dwelling units liked traditional Chinese House with multiple courts. Such unit again has the potential to reconfigure into larger spaces but such kept me wonder if these traditional layout able to cater for modern lifestyle? Although there is not so much boundary that has been broken, this attempt is commendable.
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model of production - critique 3

5/8/2014

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Perkeliling Flats are notoriously famous for the Death of Modern Architecture. One attempt to revitalize the poor conditions of multiple storey living is to intervene with posh communal facilities befitting the middle income lifestyle. The attempt is noble but the execution is weak. Instead of the prime colored organic architecture with Andy Warhol pop culture infusion it is horribly rendered with another modern cold rigid structure almost of a memorial tablet feels. Such represents the failure of the actor to understand the contention of the issue – Post Modernism.


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Madrasah is equivalent to Islamic Education Facilities. What is to be understood from here is the infusion of Islamic lifestyle to education. That is the socio-cultural aspect. The model of production here takes the model of Al-Hambra into load stock and barrel, almost signifying the death of Architecture at large for this Institute of Higher Learnings. There is absolutely lack to exploration and creativity. The program lacked the fundamental into exploration of Educational Spaces, Social interaction Spaces and Communal Spaces. Instead it address the Posh Lifestyle Exclusive Club for the Sheiks to mingle in front of swimming pool supposing filled by skimpy swimmers with the rear wings accommodating the Madrasah proper and a puny Library as the connecting space between the Club and the Madrasah. There is really no other word befitting this attempt – A Joke!
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model of production - critique 2

5/8/2014

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Another work worth mentioning is urban infill meaning you intervene the existing urban context injecting new activities and allow the old one to react with them. Here the sensitivity had been retained by preserving the existing streetscape and façade with a total rejuvenation of the interior spaces to something new. The program asked for the existing trade to be retained and the old folk’s home be in placed so that the old folks had something to work on consistently. Where is the home, I may asked? It is meandering up above the roof as an independent structure – totally modern. This is one approach that befits commendation.


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Downplaying the iconography of the mosque and bringing the mosque to the people instead of vice versa? These are the issues he was attempting to address. Must a mosque be grandeur? Not really. His approach is stem on muting the mosque into any form of commercial development thus allowing cross funding between religious and commercial activities. Very much resembles the Al-Aqam ideal community. On a piece of island site, he does not address to the urban context but dealt into commercial spaces, hotel and the mosque facilities. On such count, the architectural vehicle does match the issue that has been raised.
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model of production - critique 1

5/8/2014

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I accepted an invitation to a local Public University down south of the Peninsular for a Design Critique of their Final Year Studio M.Arch.  I am not aware that I am placed with one towering figure Professor Tajuddin who has his marked as one of the top notch critique of our Malaysian way of living Architecture. His presence was felt strongly in the Studio where there are some degrees of sheer dictation as to the direction the students are heading. A controversial figure comes a controversial topic for the Studio to digest – Social Cultural Aspect of Architecture. I am not sure if Religion is part and parcel of its component as it is a fiery subject given the current climate of religious fanaticism in Malaysia. Any sort of provocation to slightest degree would landed me in Jail for no apparent reason under the ambiguous doctrine of sedition.

Sure enough there is a young soul who dealt in this very subject marrying the 3 largest religion into one roof implying the exclusion of Muhammadism doctrine. I am not so sure if she is trying to bury herself attempting such feat but when comes dealing with such a delicate subject of theology, divinity, sanctity, trinity and so forth, where are the common ground among these 3 institutes of religion? So, as I observed she is scrapping the surface as to where be shared facilities and designated facilities for the congregations of the faithful. I am not convinced that she has dwell deep into the subject to allow the interpretation of an issue be resolved by architectural vehicles. At one point I am trying to dialogue but greatly ended up monologue with interjection of the Prof’s point of view. There is a chilling silent of “I don’t agree with you…” but a constant deluge of acceptance. The ideation of this sort resulted in the production of a deformed “Lotus Dome” resemblance of the BaHai Temple in India with a withered Lotus Dome. The technical knowhow to construct such dome is far from satisfactory.

It is not the better one I have seen so far...

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        • Forest of Nails
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        • Dissolution of the Ego
        • If it's Ain't Broken it's Ain't Worth Mending
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