Interview

Assalammualaikum all
so for today nak bagitahu psl aku dapat IV kt satu firm arkitek kt Ipoh.

tarikh Iv tu semalam ( khamis 3.30pm)
dapat whatsapp hari rabu kul 11 pagi.
Masa mula2 dpt tu mmg excited gak r.
sbb berpuluh2 resume hantar, dgn apply kt jobstreet lagi, hampeh satu respon pun tak ada.
Dpt whatsapp tu masa kt ofis. syok sekejap, lepastu terus kalut. Sbb tak prepare apa2 lagi. Dah la kat ipoh. Dah la aku pun takleh track company tu aku apply bila dan dari mana. Jobstreet or direct.
Jenuh belek balik emel & jobstreet. kt jobstreet tak tahu cmna nak cari balik history yg mana dah apply. kt emel plak tak jumpa. lepastu cari kt fb kot2 dapat dari situ. Rupanya ada.
Nk kena tahu tu sbb aku bnyk kali update resume & application post tu.. mula2 gaji tinggi, makin lama makin rendha. mula2 graduate architect, lepastu any post vacant je. Haha...
Nak kena recall bnda2 tu semua, penting sbb nak tahu nnt kalau dia tnya psl gaji ka apa ka..
Lagipun nak kena check balik company tu sapa, nak kena tahu la serba sikit ttg company tu.
Last skali jumpa la semua.

Psl resume and company tu satu hal. Portfolio tak siap lagi ni. Tu yg kalut sket tu. Nak kena print. Mana nak cari tempat yg print murah dan boleh cepat siap. Mula2 nak pegi Linggo kt Prai, tapi last2 buat kt kepala batas je, sbb nak balik amek softcopy kt rumah, nak patah balik ke prai tu makan masa, minyak lg, jem lg. Nasib baik la harga sama dgn linggo. 118 oage mostly half colour. Rm111. Oklah.. kaler rm1 per page. B/W 50sen per page.

Cuak jugak masa nak prepare semua tu. Dgn dok fikir cemana nak jwb interview ni. Sbb tak pernah lg interview kerja. Masa dulu2 interview nak masuk belajar je masa degree lama dulu dgn master baru2 ni. Satu lagi belum pernah di interview oleh chinese.

Interview hari khamis pukul 3.30 ptg
Aku g ngn parent aku diorg nak ikut. Bertolak kul 11suku, sggh mkn kt k kgsar, smpai ipoh dlm kul 2.stgh. smpai kt area rumah kedai ofis tu dlm kul 2.40. kul 3 aku dah tercegat kt tangga ( ofis tgkt 1 rumah kedai). Aku baru nak tekan bell, tetiba ada sorg minah ni turun. Nampak gaya mcm interview jugak. Bila tanya dia betul la dia interview jugak. katanya kejap je dlm 15 min je. Cuma tgk portfolio n sembang2 biasa. Lega la jugak aku. Lepas dia chow aku naik. tak dan seminit duduk trus pggl masuk bilik bos utk di interview.

Aku masuk dgn cuaknya. Lepas casual greeting & brief intro, dia mntk nak tgk portfolio aku. So aku pun tunjuk la portfolio aku. Satu2 aku selak tapi briefly sekali lalu je go through psl projek aku. Dari urban design sem 1 smpai la habis design thesis sem 4. in full english. Lepas dlm 8-9 min mcmtu, hbis tunjuk portfolio Master aku. Then aku tunjuk pulak portfolio degree & work experience. (yg tu aku buat masa nak masuk master) yg part belajar tak tunjuk pun, trus skip waktu kerja. Aku tunjuk dan explain jobscope, dan compilation of works yg aku dah buat. Aku cerita la yg aku dah merasa baut semua jenis kerja dari schematic design, to presentation drawing, to working drawing, detail drawing, submission drawing, tender drawing, construction drawing, documentations, porject management, meeting minutes, site meetings, technical meetings, liason with authorities, engineer, contractor, etc. Selama aku kerja 2 tahun as assistant architect. Masa tu mmg aku kaw2 jual diri aku pasal aku tahu bnyk ttg project & contract management, siap sebut lg lecturer pun admt yg aku ada pengetahuan yg advance dlm topic tu. haha.
Lepas tu dia present pulak portfolio ofis dia, dlm 3 mins ttg apa yg dia buat. Kalau ikut, design dia cantik2, canggih, jenis client yg ada duit. banding dgn hasil kerja aku, mmg jauh sekali la. Bnda sekadar ada je.

Then dia tanya psl boleh ke kerja sini sbb dia tnya aku dok mana, ak ckp penang. Pstu aku ckp la aku boleh je. dia tnya single ke. aku ckp y a single. Aku ckp ipoh ni bukan la tmpt yg asing sgt sbb aku buat PART 1 kat Seri Iskandar. Design thesis pun site kat batu gajah. AKu pun masih single, masih lg blum ada planning yg tetap utk career & life aku. So kalau aku dpt kerja dgn dia boleh la aku settle down kat ipoh dan teruskan kehidupan kt situ. Sbb dia ada ckp staff dia kebanyakannya dah lama, dan dia taknak la org dtg kerja dgn dia kejap2, je lepastu chow.

Pstu dia tnya psl gaji. Aku pun masa tu trus terang dgn dia ckp yg aku apply for any post vacant, so depends on post la. Dia kata aku layak PART 2 Architect la. So aku pun terus terang just cakap yg gaji tak kisah, 2.5k pun aku terima asalkan berbaloi dgn workload. (aku sebenarnya desperate, sbb sebelum ni aku letak salary expected 2.7k pun takde respon. mmg rendah gila babi punya.) Aku tanya dia psl work culture ofis dia cmna. Dia ckp jrg la kena stay OT. selalunay dia bagi je balik on time asalkan kerja siap.
Then dia kata dia xleh bg jawapan dlu sbb dia kata tahun depan baru boleh bagi jawapan sbb dia tgh tggu ada projek besar dia nak dapat. Projek tu on, baru dia boleh hire new staff. Dia kata latest is before Chinese New Year.
So dengan itu, tamatlah interview aku dgn dia. Aku pun balik la.

Kesimpulan dari interview ni aku pun tak tahu la nak kata if it was a success or not, apa chances aku. Kalau ikut portfolio, mmg design aku out, siap dia point out 3d aku xrender. (pc aku rosak mas tu sbbtu tak render, just save jpg, pastu photoshop je overlay layer2 lain2). Tapi bonus point aku psl aku tahu seri iskandar & batu gajah. katanya projek besar dia kt area2 situ. Psl skill aku, mcm english & contract management aku tak tahu la org lain mcmana. Sbb aku english pun terabur jugak. COntract management tu kalau sapa2 handle projek, kerja lama, tahu la. Dan aku tak tahu pun dia nak ke org with such skill? sbb dia pun tak tanya sgt psl bnda tu masa interview, so dia takda la evaluate aku or tahu skill aku tu tahap mana. hmmmm
Aku pun berbelah bahagi sebenarnya. Ipoh ni jauh. kalau taping tu okay la lagi. Xdpt pun takpa. Tapi tak tahu pulak bila la aku nak dapat kerja lain. ada ke? So dapat pun oakay, tak dapat pun okay. Mcm takdela mengharap sgt kan. so, pray for the best.

haha Tebal portfolio aku weyh, 118 page smua. Aku malas buat baru. Guna balik format dan segala isi design report. Cuma tambah2 kerja2 semester yg lain je.

Ok lah kawan2 untill then. tata

Study Week & Exam

Assalammualaikum
hola all
Amacam ya'all?

aku so far ok. macam tu lah. biasalah study week & exam week
cuma kali ni kurg sikit sibuknya sebab design dah takde
subjek pun 2 je final pper, macam sem lepas
tapi sibuk dengan dissertation. dengan 2 assignment subjek individual.

Paper aku rasa aku sangkut la 1 subjek. sbb tak leh jwb. Sbb subjek tu susah, lecturer pun strict. spot pun takde sgt. So aku rsa mmg sangkut la. sbb takleh nak jawab.
padahal subjek constech. kalo ikut aku subjek2 teknikal ni selalunya ok je.. constech ke akisains, bldg services semua tu selalunya aku mmg takde masalah sgt. tapi kali ni mmg teruk gila la.
tapi ada la sebab2 dia.. Master ni bukan macam degree
1st sebab belajar bnyk. satu2 topik tu belajar quite detail. tambah bab2 teknikal ni. utk subjek constech ni mmg bnyk. credti hour 2 tapi kelas dekat 2 jam stgh. kdg2 dkt 3 jam.
lepastu utk jwb exam everything nak detail. even sketches. lect kali ni mmg particular sikit
ada 5 soalan 2 jam. tak pernah2 paper constech 2 jam. selalu 3 jam 5 soalan. mmg tak ckup masa
nak jawab tu mmg tak sempat. kalau soalan 20 markah, tulis dlm 10 ayat & sketch utk dptkan lebih kurg 12 point. tapi mmg xdan. dan kalau nak jawab tu kena jawab yg tepat & precise. tak boleh main goreng suka hati tulis banyak2 dan harap dapat la bnyk markah. kalau degree dulu boleh. waktu master tak boleh. tak sempat. dan nampak tak matang, akn bg satu bad impression kpd lecturer.

satu lagi problem aku ni dissertation. adoi. dah la haritu viva aku fail. tapi mmg la aku punya research ni mmg teruk la. aku ni mmg la tak reti buat proper research. buat acedemic writing. i can write, but doing research and acedemic writing is different. Nak buat assignment report yg biasa2 or appraisal tu ok lagi, bila research rasa susah. even masa degree pun tak susah macamni. simple je. tapi biasa la nama pun degree. master ni of course la susah lagi. Utk research ni aku rasa aku TL la. ok la tu TL dari fail. kalo fail aku kena tukar tajuk, tak boleh baut tajuk yg sama. dah la sebelum ni aku dah tukar tajuk dah. tu yg lambat tu
sebab tajuk 1st yg aku propose tu mcm xboleh sgt nak baut research. reference tak ada sgt, dan nak prove a point utk buat research tu susah. trpksa la aku tukar tajuk. tu yg xsempat. buat last minute. hmm tak tahu lah. last sekali aku baru tahu yg aku TL. takpe la. baut sem depan. buat masa ni letak tepi dulu.

satu lagi assignment constech individual. yg ni pun risau gak. brief tak dapat lagi. hantar sebelum review. adeh. bnyk gak la keja. walaupun design dah habis.. tapi still rasa macam ok lagi...
yg ni pun bnyk kerja gak ni. tak tahu la sempat ke tak.. sbb igt nak buat model utk review ni
bukan model utk assignment ni, tapi model utk design. walaupun dah habis design, cuma tinggal external review je, tapi saja la nak buat model. sbb aku mockup takde.. lolzs

ok la all.. esok nak bgun pagi, ada tutorial utk constech. chow dlu
untill then
cheers!~

Post Crit 4 (Final Crit/Submission)

Assalammualaikum all
hola.. lama xdgr update kan. Opkos la aku bz dgn assgnmen especially design.
ok aku dah lama dah habis crit 4(final) haritu..
sbb semester 3 ni design thesis yg projek nya duration a whole year, so it end with final crit, not submission. Also it ends with schemetic design. Technical part belum masuk lagi. sem depan baru detail up on that part
aku pun tak tahu dah nak cakap ape dah pasal ni sebenarnya. sebab laam dah peram. dekat 2 minggu  dah. Crit hari rabu, 20hb dis haritu. Actually plan tu write this psot earlier, end up procrastinate it. Takda la busy sgt pun haritu. skrg ni busy la sbb ada paper this coming 5th, dgn nak setelkan dissertation lagi by 8th. So sibuk2 pun terpaksa la post, sbb nnt lama sgt plak tangguh.

Ok masa crit haritu, its kinda ok i guess. tak outstanding, but not too bad also. biasa2 je. ok lah tu. at least lepas. i have done my very best. i struggled for the whole semester. Tidur kurang, main game, barely, movie pun tak tgk sgt. i just kept on doing my work day an night untill the wee hours, everyday. Mmg penat. But at the end, rasa puas sgt. Sweet victory i might say. I manages to do 9 strips (27 A1) of presentation boards. Paling bnyk yg pernah aku buat sepanjang hidup aku sbg pelajar akitekcer. Aku tak aim pun nak dapt A ke best student ke apa. Cukup dgn lulus. Dpt B+ pun kira ok dah. dapat A tu bonus. Sepanajng belajar aku tak pernah dpt A. plg tinggi pun B+ tu pun 4 kali je. bsc sem 4, sem 8, dgn master sem 1 & 2. it would be nice if i got an A just once. sem ni la nak dapt pun. sem depan susah gak sbb its a whole project. Ye lah kan, dah usaha penat2 struggle gila2, mesti la kita nak dapatkan good result in return kan. sapa yg taknak. Tapi takpe lah, kalau ada rezeki ada la. kalau takde takpe. ive tried my best.


so this is my pic with my work.

Sem ni by far the toughest ever. Dulu dgr je kengkawan yg dh smbg dulu ckp psl sem 3 ni. Nah sekarang aku merasa la apa yg diorg kata tu. Mmg susah. dgn design yg susah, dissertation lg. subjek sikit tapi berat dowh... But this semester is very interesting. sebabnya semua org buat benda lain2. Projek lain, site lain, supervisor lain2, jadi mmg menarik utk tgk masing2 punya design. Utk crit 4 kali ni baru la boleh nampak architecture tu. kalau tak, xberapa ada sgt. ye lah seblum ni just tgk isu, site analysis, bubble diagram etc. skrg dh ada floor plan & form. sem ni lain dr yg lain sbb everything nak habis by week 14. selalunya waktu exam week, dlm sehari atau 2 hari sblum review. so nampak tak challenge dia kat situ. its crazy. mmg tak sempat nak siapkan betul2. crit 4 , then lpas 2 hari internal review. external je lpas exam, tapi tu dah tak berubah markah dah. panel just dtg nak melawat je. So by hook or by crook kena siapkn jugak by internal review. actually internal review pun dah tak effect sgt dah markah. chances are very slim. so kena gak habiskan masa final crit/submission.

Dan crit kali ni mencabar sikit la dari segi setup. sebelum niletak board sikit2 je. sekarang nak full board dan kalau boleh tak bertindih. bayangkan setiap org ada 8-9 strip. fuh mmg bnyk. mmg tak muat. dah la ruang terhad, paip pun tak cukup. mmg pening kepala la kiranya. aku dlm AJK utk crit last ni. dgn ruang tak tentu, paip tak cukup. nak cerita panjang. so aku skip je la. last skali kitorg dpt 2 tmpat utk final crit ni. dan kitorg pakai paip yg guna masa CAEM accreditaion haritu. leceh sbb paip panjang gila dan jointing kena pasang guna allen key. kitorg stat pasang pukul 5stgh mcmtu, pukul 11mlm baru habis. gila betul. Lepastu sbb lusa lepas kitorg crit ada review pulak, so kitrog kena take down drwg tu, sbb tempat yg kitorg guna tu akan digunakan oleh studio lain utk review. kitorg review kt tmpt lain. dah la tak satu malam, pagi crit. ptg tu kena kemas bwk turun drwg. Mme penat. lepastu esok mlm pulak kena pin up semua drwg kt tmpat lain pulak. penat gila.

so ok la all. Aku pun bnyk benda nak setelkan ni. Dissertation, nak study utk paper lagi. bnyk benda weyh. Pray for me ya.
cheers~

Urban Design, Architecture and Planning

Assalammualaikum all
so entry kali ni, isinya ilmiah.

im going to tell you about what we learned in studio 01 which is Urban Design.
sebelum nak faham apa itu urban design kena faham dulu apa itu architecture sedalam dalamnya. dan kena jugak faham apa itu regional or town planning. because this wil go quite detail. like a advance lecture for introduction to urban design. lol. jk
but still its detail.

ok i assume you all already know what architecture is all about. to make it simple, architecture is vast, but specifically about building and the human interaction. its both technical and aesthetic.
Planning (town/rural/regional planning) is also mainly architecture, but in bigger scale. Design large scale, mosty the zoning, also mostly technical. Planning , like architecture is build everything from scratch. Urban Design on the other hand, enhancing things that are already there. mostly by injecting programme to the existing urban context (usually its the city/town), to eradicate the current problem and make it viable til the future according to the planned projection.

Urban Design is like a bit both combination of architecture and planning  There are no accurate definitve statement to urban design, just like architecture. its vast. but unlike architecture nor planning, its not too technical. Urban design is the process of shaping the physical setting for life in cities, towns and villages. It is the art of making places. It involves the design  of buildings, groups of buildings, spaces and landscapes, and establishing the processes that make successful development possible. The basic fundamental for Urban Design to to think. its more like a philosophy. We design according to the  issue & potentials, theories. by that, producing design strategy, typology, morphology and the the actual design. The things that we touch on urban design mainly its about how to create a vibrant city.
For example a city is not lively enough, so what is the issue there, the problems that make the city unlively? maybe its because there are no public ammenities. so that is the issue that we should tackle. and we identify the potential and make do what's there, utilising it to our favour and develop it. for example there are pedestrian walkway that link a lot of place but the people did not use it. so we can enhance it so people will use it, to promote walkability and more lively and vibrant city life. so the strategy is we make a public park, for the people can have grrem open space for view, a leisure, etc. we can enhance, beautify, and create more pedestrian walkway so people will use it. Those two complement each other and will pursue the same goal of creating a vibrant city.

that is only one example. Its very hard for us architecture based to grab the concept of Urban Design. To tune our head and to think like Urban Designer, rather that architecture. The architecture scenic view that we from the architecture student however, have certain similarities. mostly design ideas & design elements. For instance, to inject a programme to a certain area, for example, park we need the necessary design elements such as more seatings, landscape elements of hardscape and softscape, boulevard or plaza, installation, etc. The flow of people, the views, path, quality of space etc.

in terms of education, The analysis of the urban design is a bit like architectural but now it evolves to infographic. you know how nowadays infographic is a thang yea. I think the most technical you can get about urban design is the financial part. not really about the technical & realism of it, but basic consideration of the ROI(reutnr of investment) example who the developer, who will fund the porject & development, and what kind of benefit that entity will get, how long and how much will take to collect to get tback the initial capital, based on the projection that we set up. As long as its viable and have a little study based on fact and figures. sometimes it is fabricated. of course, nama pun tgh study kan.
Speaking about the final product, . And the the urban design final product mostly collages of pictures to form design. because basicly you did not design building, or facade, or the space inside, only the general idea of those things. so you just match any photo and edit it to suite the context and collage everything, put all the people,s cars, shadows and everything like architectural perspective..

all the above image is the courtesy of the internet.

akitek ni lukis-lukis je???

Assalammualaikum kpd semua. post kali mcm tajuk die la.
kpd makhluk2 yg igt akitek ni takat lukis2 je, you are in for a big mistake!
 meh ak nk bgtaw korg ape peranan, tanggungjawab & life sebenar budak aki & akitek seluruhhnya. post ni mmg panjang. panjang sgt. but worth to read. jgn la jadi seorang yg pemalas nk baca, tapi tau nk hentam je. kalau xbaca ni dr awal sampai habis, baik dok diam xyah dok kutuk2 budak aki or akitek sbb korang bukan tau ape2 pun..

kita stat dgn peranan akitek.
akitek bertanggungjawab utk design something(namely sebiji bangunan, development hingga lah township,)
kalo dlm built environemt & construction industry, akitek adalah consultant teratas. atas drp civil engineer, quantity surveyor, mechanical & electrical engineer, land surveyor & at times town planner.
akitek ni ni fungsi utk organise satu projek di samping mainkan main role dia iaitu utk design. aspek senibina ni luas, meliputi disiplin2 yg lain. cabang2 senibina ni merangkumi construction, landscap, interior design,  town planning. disiplin2 tersebut  telah dipecahkan, dihalusi & menjadi lebih detail. tp asasnya adalah dari architecture(senibina).

utk sesuatu development, 1st person is the architect, yg client akan cari dlu. diorg xkan cari engineer or contractor utk design. mst cari qualified licensed(LAM part III) titled architect. orang2 spt ni yg ada title "Ar." kt depan nama dia mcm la Ir. gak la.. xde akitek, xde la development nk jln. kalo design & built tu lain cerita la. tp kalo yg biasa2 ni mmg cmni cara dia.

sebelum stat design kena ada brief. nak buat bangunan apa? function? pax?(utk accomodate max brpa org) budget? di mana?  sblum stat design lg, kena ada site analysis. ape itu site analysis? kajian tapak. ad bnyk aspek dlm site analisis ni antaranya means of access, environmental(sun path, wind flow) socio culture(historical background, community, locals custom etc), facilities(services, communal area), by laws.

bnda ni supaya waktu buat design tu bersesuaian dgn site yg pilih. xde la tiba2 pelik bentuknya. plg penting skali services mcm location TNB substation, paip air utama, sewerage line sbb itulah yg mnghidupkn bangunan, kalau x, bangunan tersebut inhabitable. rugi je buat.

sewaktu design pulak, bermacam2 perkara yg perlu difikirkan. design ni bukan main sedap tekak je. ad bnyk stage. 1st skali zoning. then site planning. bila dah approve, dah ok semua, baru masuk kpd space planning. ruang2 dalam building tu bukan stakat main susun je. ad language. ada zoning. stiap space ada function tersendiri & ada privacy level spt public, semi public, semi private & private.

senang kita ambil contoh rumah xkn masuk2 trus jumpa dapur. dari pintu depan boleh nmpk trus smpai ke pintu blakang. xelok la. contoh terbaik adalah rumah tradisional melayu. ada space2 yg tertentu yg disusun dgn mengambil kira privacy & kebudayaan org melayu & islam. eg beranda, serambi, rumah ibu, rumah dapur.

sesebuah structure yg dibina dgn baik akn mengikut flow yg tertentu. cthnya kalo bangunan tu bagus cth mall, kita tgk je kita dah tau yg tu mall. kita tgk je dah tau kt mana main entrance, kt mana parking, kt mna lobi etc, kalo kita boleh confuse nk cri entrance dia la, toilet la, or apa2 ruang skali, mksudnya ad mslh dgn space planning bangunan tu..

design ni ad process dia start dari pleminary design smpai la ke actual construction.
setiap space yg disusun ada mengikut order tertentu. spatial organisation(susunatur ruang) sgt penting. principle of design ni berbalik kepada precedent studies yg awal iaitu sejak zaman greek lagi. ini dah termasuk dlm bab phylosophy. Vitruvius adalah master builder dlm tamadun greek, an earliest known architect. prinsip asas dlm buku karangannya De Arquitectura is still used till now. of course with slight alteration. prinsip yg utama utk design adalah form "follows function" created by Louis o'Sullivan, pioneer modern architect. Form follows function mean that setiap space diletakan fungsi(function) dahulu kemudian barulah dinakkan bentuk(form). Every design must start with plan. Its all what Architecture is about. function, flow & form. Then comes the master architect such as Frank Lloyd Wright, Le corbusier, Antoni Gaudi, Walter Gropius, Tadao Ando, Norman Foster, Zaha Hadid, Santiago Calatrava, dan xlupa gak kpd master akitek Malaysia spt Hijjas Kasturi & Dr. Kenneth Yeang.

masuk plak bab yg kedua, psal teknikal. ni yg plg penting. stiap paip tu akitek kena tau nk letak kt mana. services line mcm paip air, electrical duct & riser, telecommunication, MATV box,  tanki air, sewerage pipeline, switch room, semua tu dah kena fikir waktu nak design, kalau x, caca marba. akan susah bila nk maintenance nnt. engineer pun nnt pening  nk design bila xconsider bnda tu. cth kalo lupa psal aircond, kt mana nk letak AHU room? mcm mana nk letak ducting & aircond conduit tu. slalu ltak kt atas siling. tp kalo floor height rendah, dgn beam yg besar lg, nnt floor to ceiling height jd rendah, proportion dgn mall misalnya... just imagine buat supermarket tp siling rendah mcm rumah. xde quality of space. xde mood. akan rasa claustrophobic.

then comes the technical drawing. Architect really need to know how to construct everything. xkan la buat design gila, tp xtau construction. nk suruh semua engineer fikir?? kerja engineer da la mmg susah nk kira loading & structure semua tu, lg nk suruh dia fikir psal construction yg kita sndiri reka. baik xyah design cmtu.

all those crazy forms meants nothing if it cant be erected, or impratical in terms of cost & method.

Every design that architect do need to consider everything such as the by laws. setiap ruang ada min/max dimension tertentu. contoh saiz pintu, saiz tangga, hand rail, ramp, landing airwell size etc. setiap opening spt pintu & tgkap ad calculation yg kena ikut. jarak antara tangga, jarak antara pintu, bilangan exit door, bilangan tangga, dead end limit, occupancy load, target group. semua tu ada cara utk solve. bukan main letak je pintu ikut suka. bukan main buat je saiz pintu tu ye... Every element ada consideration for fire requirement. fire door, lift lobby, compartmentation, sprinkler system, dry/wet riser utk high rise building, fire rated brick etc....

the part of the architect must focus on is the anthropometric, ergonomic, as well as scale & proportion.
Nowdays the focus is on universal design. which is the consideration for PWD(person with disabilities) or known as OKU. implementation of 1:12 ramps for wheelchairs, tactile for vision impaired people, handrails, adequate landings dimension, special toilets, unobstructed pathway etc.
akitek la kena consider ni semua waktu design.

one more thing about architecture is that to create something functional, yet beautiful inside & outside. to create something different, unique and like no other. not just regular design. even if it is squarish, boxish, and boring, there have to be reason behind it. simple design for instance follow the phylosophy of "Less is more" by Le Corbusier.

lg 1 kalo cita sal budak aki punya life. fuh! mmg mncabar. bz gila kot! selalu je xtdo.. dr sem 1 lg pun da stat stay up utk siapkan projek. bila submit, xcapai expectation lecturer, lect hentam je. lpas tu kena redo. lg teruk kalo dia maki hasil kerja kita. kadang kena la bodo, bangang, lembab, malas smua ada.. dia conteng2 drwg kita, dia koyak, dia hempuk model, baling, cabut2 sume la.. time tu terasa la, da la xtdo buat bnda tu, bli material mahal2 alih2 kena caci maki, lpas tu kena koyak. kena la redo assgnment tu balik. masa lg, penat lg, duit lg. kerja2 lain tetap jalan, assgnment baru ttp bertambah2...
 

lagi sadis kalo lecturer tu sendiri suruh kita koyak drwg sndri, or potong model sndri. You need to experienced it in order to trully feel it.
sewaktu student lg, lecturer mmg train student gila2. utk setiap design mst bersebab. everything have a reason. why is the lobby that shape? why is the door that size? why is it place there? why the window is too big? what material? how does the design justify the concept? why the flow of the building linear? why the circulation is too long? why the plan oddly shaped? how does the design relate to site? does the form reflect the client's identity, and so on.... so many freaking questions. A good design is when nothing can be altered. if doing so, it will have to be redesign all over again. Architecture is about decision making. there are plenty of option. its up to the designer to pick the best choice. there are no perfect one, but taking the negative consequences to the minimal is the best solution.



Architecture student really need to be tough mentally. Buat design sepanjang masa, bnyk bnda nk kena buat, bnyk bnda nk kena fikir. keeping doing the same thing over & over again. buat plan dlm masa 3 jam, 4 -5 kali tukar. bnyk butter paper hbis, to get more options & compare to gain the best solution.

bagi bebudak aki waktu nk design must start with reference. precedent studies. selalunya direfer kpd great architects mention earlier cam Frank Lloyd Wright, Richard Meier, Toyo Ito, etc.

bila da fikir semua, & ready nk present idea kt lecturer dlm bentuk crit(critique) session ap yg salah akn lect betulkan dgn conteng atas hasil kerja yg dah dibuat berhari2, semalaman xtdo tu...

tapi xde pe yg ruginya. sbb ni proses. at times, kalo xstrong. dia trus reject. buat proposal penat2, dia reject trus. back to square one. mula balik..... haih... mcm tu la proses... tiap2 kali buat there is always ada mistake yg perlu improve. jarang la propose lpas tu proceed trus...

only the strong will can survive in this field. 

sewaktu design tu kena fully understand the design process. the precedent studies yg kita pilih kena tgk semua segi. dr plan hingga la ke bentuk(form). site planning, space planning, quality of space, flow, services, order...   dari segi image tu ada movement tertentu yg dipilih. contohnya modernism, prairie movement, modern contemporary, constructivism, decon, expressionist, & bermacam2 movement yg ada sejak dahulu lagi..

then bila dah dateline utk submission da mkin dekat, mula la bz nk siapkan final projek. dgn drawing dgn model etc. kalo 2 mggu tu mmg solid la buat kerja xbrenti dlm msa tu... brenti utk solat & mkn je skejap je.. tdo pun sehari 2,3 jam je average. nescafe & kopi da jd minuman ruji. yg lg extreme teguk energy drink mcm redbull & livita. bg yg smoking, sehari tu ada la skotak kot?? stimulant tu mmg perlu utk stay up. sakit. bkn stakat final year. tiap2 sem mcm tu. lg atas lg teruk. slalu org kalo kos2 lain cter psal final year projek(FYP). mcm ktorg tiap2 sem ada final project. so ape yg ktrog blaja subjek utk sem tu, kena integrate dlm design ktorg. for instance, sem 4 blaja psal timber construction, so design utk semester tu final projek kna tunjuk apa yg blaja psal timber construction. individually. baut detail. sem 5 blaja psal building services, utk design sem 5 tu tunjukan kita punya consideration services. sem 6 blaja psal fire requirement, dlm design kta nnt ada psal fire requirement. at the same time xlupa pasal subjek2 sblum ni. so mkin naik sem, mkin bnyk blaja, mkin bnyk consideration & elemen2 yg dah blaja psal tu, kna tunjuk semua la, construction detail, fire requirement, services, etc. tu yg buatkan design tu susah. so many things to think of, yet so little time. every decision affects one another. design is compromising every elements of artistic, phylosophy and technicalities. its like a symphony. "Architecture is frozen music"

design ni mmg time consuming. hari2 menghadap design, dr pagi smpai tgh mlm. in between klas tu ada sejam, msa tu duk kt studio, buat design. selalunya budak aki akn dtg studio pagi2 walaupun xde kelas, then stay smpai tgh mlm bila guard halau(UiTM smpai pkul 11 je studio, bkn 24jam mcm U lain)

petang tu mmg harap lah nk main. mmg xmain punya... sbb nk kejar buat design, xpun penat sgt nk turun main sbb pnat buat design + g klas. penat otak oo buat design ni sbb bnyk fkir & tangan sentiasa jln, trace la, sketch, drafting sikit, tgk buku, refer internet, bincang(crit) dgn membe2... tu la life ktorg.

every weekend mmg sibuk kt studio buat design. xkluar g mana2 pun. kdg2 g site visit utk case study.

bkn main lukis2 je ye. its not that simple. its really complicated!

that is the process. and the product, can be simplifies according to everyone's creativity.

By the way, utk UiTM seri Iskandar untuk sem yg rendah2 msih lg menggunakan teknik manual. pakai tgn sndri lukis, bukan pakai komputer. lg la buat ianya mencabar. nk mahir pakai komputer bljr 5-8 bulan da ckup. on the other hand, manual skill took time to practice & improve. depend on effort and people, it took 2-3 years to be able to fully train the hand to sketch, draw, drafting and render.

itu ttg manual. kalo pkai komputer agak mudah & cepat. sbb pakai command je. tau cara senang. kalo pakai autocad, nk buat line. tkn L, space, klik & klik. da siap. kalo tangan kena pkai T square & set square. nak tarik line cara pegang pen & pensil penting kalo x line jd senget.

kalo bab kaler kt photoshop, select region, klik paint bucket, klik, nk gradient, pilih option gradient. dah jadi. 

ni nak cerita kalo pkai tangan, nk pakai watercolour kena bancuh dlu, test consistency, tmbah air plak, tambah kaler lagi.. mix kaler nk dptkn tone yg sesuai, lpas tu masa sapu kaler tu kena pandai2 la nk adjust kalo nk buat gradient. kalo kaler pensil lg la mata kecik kena bnyk masa & bnyk sabar nk kaler tu. susah tu. tp kalo guna komputer kena print. bersedia la nk print. presentation board selalunya dlm A1. sehelai A1 full colur Rm22. kalo ada 10 board. 10 x Rm22 = Rm220! nk print plak, kalo ramai yg nk print kena beratur la. sehelai A1 ad la dlm 4-5 minit nk print. sorg ada 10 so, average sorg 45 minit. kalo ada 50 org nk print? tu 1 studio. kalo 2 studio? 3 studio? brpa lama nk print la... kalo submission hari isnin pkul 10 pg, hari ahad pkul 3 ptg dah ramai nk g print dah. beratur dah. kalo xdan print?? nak fail??!

haa.... baru hampa ada akai? bnda bukan senang.igt senang ka nk siap awai? tu baru drwg. kena tampal atas board utk presentation. 1 board A1 RM3. 10 = Rm30. tu presentation board. material utk  buat model lg... hmm... architecture ni mmg pkai bnyk duit. tu blom ckp psal tools lg. working drawing technical pen regernye seratus lebih utk 4 batang. T square RM60. Adjustable Set square RM 45. Scale ruler RM 23.

so, as a conclusion architect's profession is not what you think it is. its more than that.

the gruesome life started in university and continue till work. 

but at then again, the best part about architecture is trip. In architecture every semester you will have a design trip for casae study and site analysis. sponsored by the university. yeah, free travel baby!!!!

  

Another best thing about study architecture is, because of everybody is so busy with design you dont need to worry about quizzes, and test. there are not much of that. usually one subject only 1 test. usually its not that hard. most of the time its open book. =D

yeah, you just need to come to class. some even did not pay attention to what the lecture is about, during test, they study for a bit and managed to do it. on the finals, study a day before paper, and managed to pass the subject. thats the bright side of studying architecture.

 ok, this is a link to an enry about architecture. its in english and a bit more formal. do check, thank you.

 https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/623018