TANG JU YI
Architecture Degree Portfolio
METHODS OF DOCUMENTATION AND MEASURED DRAWINGS
Project 1 - Sketchbook & Journal
This project is an on-site exercise where students have to sketch and document the physical and intangible qualities of the buildings as well as the immediate context of the site. It can be from an element as broad as the urban planning itself down to the smallest detail of the ornaments used in the building.
The objectives of this project are as follows:
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To train students to be observant to their surrounding
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To instill the culture of documenting as part of the learning process in architectural education
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To enhance students’ graphic communication skills in capturing important details and the spirit of the place
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Project 2 - Building Report & Video
The report is an additional document that accompanies the set of drawings for the building that is measured during the semester. Basically, the report will elaborate on the significance of the building measured from various aspects such as architectural, historical and cultural. In this report, students are required to relate the architecture of the building to its significance, highlighting how the two support the inhabitation of the building. A 3 to 5 minutes video is required to contain one of these categories, History or Culture of the architecture.
The objectives of this project are as follows:
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To document the significance of the building to accompany the measured drawings
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To enable students to analyze the relationship between architecture and the significance of the building as well as its inhabitation
Project 2 - Measured Drawings & Model
The project will be carried out throughout the semester where students will be assigned to measure and document a historical / architecturally significant or heritage building and translate all the data into a set of drawings. Each group will have to only measure one particular building assigned by the course coordinator. Apart from doing the measuring exercise on site, students will also need to do additional research in order to piece together all the important data about the building. The model will provide additional physical information of the building.
This project aims to produce a set of measure drawings of a historical and/or architecturally significant building or structure in a specific location. A report containing important and historical information of the building will complement the drawings. It is an on-site exercise where students are required to execute fieldwork and hands-on measuring exercise.
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