PROJECT 2 : ANALYZING & THEORIZING ARCHITECTURE (PART 2)

This project emphasizes architecture is like language with vocabulary, grammatical structure; both physical and intellectual. Through certain arrangement, it carries messages and communicates meanings. Nevertheless, in order to understand architecture, one must be aware of the conditions within which they are employed.

For this part of the project which is a continuous from the first, a particular building in Putrajaya is selected. The building chosen is The Energy Commision Headquarters (Diamond Building) by NR Architects. Again, ideas from the Garden City Theory by Ebenezer Howard is applied into the architecture and design of this building into realizing this building as part of the theory. Also, the impact of external factors (3) : 1) Garden City Theory, 2) Sustainability & 3) Technology is studied to understand and emphasize on how the architect had responded to the factors.

To include:

1. External contributing factors (min 3) 
2. Analysis diagrams (plan, section, elevation) 
3. To theorize architecture based on analysis of self & architecture

Learning Outcomes :

1. Able to identify the different architectural theories which inform the development of architecture and urban forms.
2. Able to analyze and critique the relationship between architecture and its social, cultural, and intellectual context.
3. Able to describe the theoretical issues related to design through study of architecture and urbanism and its related studies.
4. Promote critical interpretation of architecture and urbanism in relation to relevant theories within the contemporary discourse of architecture.

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