Three site visits at once…
sounds crazy..but anyway, all the three structures we are going to analyse and sketch on our journal for Architecture and Culture 101 are in the same area actually….The site visits are held yesterday…
Basically, at first we thought we would have only two remaining site visits for two topics; Setting and Imagining. However, the lecturers said that the previous site visit for Assemblage which is at Street Mall, Cyberjaya is not accurate. Hence, plus another site visit here.
Hate it when they changed the site visits out of sudden, up to their satisfaction. Totally too much and when I looked at the new building chosen for the topic Assemblage, I still think the previous one is better.
The place we went are at Perdana Boulevard, a linear road and pavement that stretch over 2 kilometres in length from Perdana Putra (Prime Minister’s Office) to Putrajaya International Convention Center (PICC).
The boulevard is selected for topic of Setting, which best describes it too. This one I agreed. I walked along the middle pavement that separates both opposite lanes of road. Just walked around, taking pictures, chatting, laughing, and of course, the main objective is analysing. Think!!!
Honestly, I found some important and great thing from the boulevard, which I think not much people will know. Haha..I am standing in the middle of the 2km, looking both sides, and I am awed by the structures there. All are from where? You all know….Haha…
Next, for the topic Assemblage or known as Collage, the building is right beside the middle of the 2km long boulevard, Putrajaya Corporation Building. The main attraction of the building is the giant steel arch in the middle of the building, creating an invinsible portal from the new Putrajaya Mosque to the center of boulevard. Nothing special about other sections of the building, it is just an office, a modern-looking office. Just see its facades for the theme of assemblage.
What makes me curious more on is the new Putrajaya Mosque which is still under construction, facing the artificial lake too, like the current Putrajaya Mosque too. All materials are very modern, glass, steel, aluminium and concrete. The design is cool too, very striking and attractive.
Next, for another topic; Imagining, the site chosen is the Auditorium in the Putrajaya Corporation Building. The design is weird. It is a gigantic steel egg-like structure partially hidden in the middle of the right side of the building. It looks like an alien space ship. What’s inside? It is a large auditorium I have mentioned just now…
In front of the Putrajaya Corporation Building is the Palace of Justice, where one of our lecturers said it is ugly…haha
There is another interesting building fully covered by green glass panels,i do not know the name, it is just right beside the Putrajaya Corporation Building…
Tired after the three site visits at once? Probably yes….I did not sketch anything…just took photographs, plenty of them, to be used later for my sketches on my precious journal…
Currently, doing my journal and finish it up…and submit next two week…Almost completed..just do it slowly now…still got Big Chart…haha…nevermind..almost done too…others…okay..almost completed too…since the semester almost ends too….Enjoy! Let’s have holiday mood by now! Haha…
