Aug
21
City’s Future = Slums?
Filed Under Moral Responsibility, Revitalization, research studies, sustainable architecture, urban design | 6 Comments
Word by word suffocated my lungs and so they hung there, limped and numbed. The scattered houses down bellow are a jungle of undeniable truths of how living squatters in
Jul
16
Form follows function or function follows form?
Filed Under Moral Responsibility, architecture, research studies, theory of architecture | 12 Comments
Which one comes first, “form follows function”, or “function follows form”? This is just like how we can compare between egg and chicken, which one comes first, egg, or chicken?
Form follows function is a principle associated with modern architecture and industrial design
in the 20th Century, which states that the shape of a building or object should be predicated by or based upon its intended function or purpose Read more
Jun
30
Waterfront Design, a Three Cities Comparison
Filed Under Revitalization, architect journey, urban design | 7 Comments
Once a back area, water ways are no longer looked at being something to be hidden for. This is a good way to promote hygiene and also to observe flood before it comes. During the last decades, waterfront redesign has been in trend to change the face of a city. The pictures were taken from 3 different cities (left-right above-right down; Yogya, Shanghai, Paris), although the quality of the designs are not comparable, the attention and message are clear, waterfront is exactly ‘a front’ piece. Read more
Jun
18
The Planless House
Filed Under architecture | 5 Comments
This design was supposed to compete in the Shinkenchiku Residential Design Competition in
Jun
17
How to Photograph Architecture
Filed Under photography | 5 Comments
Architecture has been a popular choice for photographers of all kinds to photograph. There are fine details that need to be looked at in order to make the building or landscape look just right. Take your time, be patient and most importantly know what you want the photograph to Read more
