LEARNING AGREEMENT
- 1. THE CHOSEN SITE & RESEARCH TOPIC/ ISSUES YOU WISH TO STUDY
Issue
Kuala Lumpur, the iconic city of Malaysia has become a globalised city just like the city in other countries. Globalisation is what has shaped Kuala Lumpur city of today. However, does a globalised city like Kuala Lumpur still own its local identity in term of architecture? What kind of potential implications that affect a globalized city.
Chosen Site
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Hypothesis
- Globalisation is a process to refine the identity of a local architecture.
- Globalisation is an evidence of growth in a country.
- Globalisation is not standardisation but variation.
Objective
- To find out the identity of Malaysia architecture before and after globalisation.
- To find out the pros and cons of globalisation and how it affects architecture in Kuala Lumpur today.
- To find out the ways to localize globalised architecture.
- 2. OUTLINE OF THE REPORT AND HOW YOU WISH TO CARRY OUT YOUR OBJECTIVES
1.0 Introduction
- Overview of the writing
2.0 Background
- What is globalisation? Why globalisation occurred?
- Globalisation in international level
- Globalisation in Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur.
3.0 Body
- Malaysia to a new identity in architecture due to globalization. Localisation and globalisation exist together or oppose each other.
- Factors affecting the change in Malaysia Architecture. Politics, cultural exchange and international relationship. Economic that includes international trades and business.
- Globalisation interprets the culture of Kuala Lumpur city today through architecture.
- Propose ideas/ ways to localize globalised architecture in Kuala Lumpur city.
4.0 Conclusion
- 3. RESEARCH PLAN AND METHODOLOGY
Primary source
a) Survey and Questionnaire
Secondary source
a) Books & Magazines
- Towards a Critical Regionalism: Six Points for an Architecture of Resistance by Kenneth Frampton.
- The Global Architect by Donald McNeill
b) Online Websites
The Answer 