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ASIAN ARCHITECTURE
PROJECT 2 SITE PROPOSAL
Objective
:
- To develop critical perspectives on
architecture and urbanism in situations where tradition, modernity and
globalization intersect through an exploration of the history of South,
Southeast and East Asian architecture
- To promote and develop students’ knowledge and
understanding of selected aspects of Asian architectural and urban design
through first-hand experience gained through a study visit to an
appropriate local or overseas location relevant to the theme
- To develop in each student increasing skills
and independence in information gathering, visual and verbal analysis, and
critical synthesis
- To develop in each student increasing skills
in clear, effective, written communication, employing recognized scholarly
and professional conventions
- To enhance further students’ interpersonal and
intra personal skills
Learning Outcomes of this Project:
- Describe the historical development of the
main strands of Asian architecture
- Identify a broad range of issues related to
the historical and chronological transitions of Asian architectural
history
- Interpret architectural language in relation
to the development of Asian architecture and urbanism based on theme of
tradition, modernity and globalization
Tasks:
For this project, students are to choose between 2 sites to conduct the
study
Site 1 – Overseas Asian city
Site 2 – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
For each sites, students are to be divided into three broad groups that
will look into
i.
Historic streets
ii.
Market streets
iii.
Commercial / up-market shopping street
Within these three groups, students need to divide into four smaller
groups that will look at each of these streets based on these four points of
views
i.
Streets as an experience of the urban life
ii.
Streets as programmes or events
iii.
Streets as language – semiotic readings of streets
iv.
Street as container of society, culture, history
and memory
Generally, under each group and subgroup, students are to do physical
surveys and collect research data. Documentation can be done through
observations, photograph, short notes, diagrams and sketches
Overseas Asian City Site 2 Proposal:
I am proposing Beijing City, China as one of the Asian city site. The
criteria of choosing this city are as the followings:
Suitability
of objectives and learning outcomes
Beijing formerly
known as Peking is the capital
of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the
world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The metropolis, located in
northern China, is governed as a direct-controlled municipality under the
national government, with 14 urban and suburban districts and two rural
counties. Beijing Municipality is surrounded by Hebei Province with the
exception of neighboring Tianjin Municipality to the southeast.
Beijing is China's second largest city by urban population after Shanghai
and is the country's political, cultural, and educational center and home to
the headquarters for most of China's largest state-owned companies. Beijing is
a major transportation hub in the national highway, expressway, railway and
high-speed rail network. Beijing's Capital International Airport is the second
busiest in the world by passenger traffic.
Beijing is one of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China. It has been the
heart of China’s history for centuries and there is scarcely a major building
of any age in Beijing that does not have at least some national historical
significance. The city is renowned for its opulent palaces, temples, and huge
stone walls and gates. Its art treasures and universities have long made it a center
of culture and art in China.
Beijing has its unique historic streets, market streets and up-market streets
that offer opportunities for discovery and learning. The following streets are
identified to suit this project:
Historic street
|
Market street
|
Up-market street
|
Proposed sites
Historic street
|
Beijing Hutongs or
 Street
Beijing
hutong is an ancient city alley or lane among courtyards. Surrounding the
Forbidden City, many were built during the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties.
They built houses and courtyards which were arranged in order around water
wells. The passages between houses were left in consideration of light and
ventilation and convenient right-of way. These countless passages
crisscrossed the old capital like a chessboard. In that time, the small
retailers peddled their wares among the hutongs to satisfy people's daily
needs.
A
study of the Hutongs
and Siheyuan is a must to understand Beijing local customs, history
and culture, because the real culture of Beijing is 'the culture of hutong'
and 'the culture of courtyard'. As the symbol of Beijing City, a hutong has its own layout and structure, which makes it a wonder in the world. When taking a bird's eye view of Beijing, you will find the combination of hutongs and courtyards just like an orderly chessboard with delicate gardens, fine rockeries, and ancient ruins.
The hutongs
reflect the culture of grassroots Beijingers. The hutongs are residential
neighborhoods which still form the heart of Old Beijing. By visiting the
Beijing hutong, student will appreciate the dramatic changes of Beijing's
yesterday and today.
Beijing's
Siheyuans
are outstanding representatives of traditional residences of China's Han
people. They are at the highest level and most typical specimen of its kind
with a long history of more than 2000 years.Beijing's Siheyuanms, or Courtyard Houses of Beijing, usually have four sides squarely facing the cardinal points. Generally, almost every dwelling compound is surrounded by high walls, with an open courtyard in the centre. Usually the buildings on four sides are one storey high.
Beijing
Hutongs:
i.
Beixinqiao
Hutong has the most turns. There are more than 20 in which
you can easily get lost.ii. Qian Shi Hutong (Money Market Hutong),-The narrowest hutong that measuring about 30 to 40 meters (32 to 44 yards), located in Zhubao Shi Street outside the Front Gate. The narrowest part is merely 40 centimeters (16 inches) wide, so when two people meet, they must turn sideways to pass each other. iii. Dong Jiaomin Hutong - The longest one is, with a total length of 6.5 kilometers (4 miles), lying between Chang'an Avenue and East Street and West Street of the Front Gate. The shortest one is Guantong Hutong measuring about 30 meters (33 yards). Beijing Siheyuans: Today, there are about 400, 000 Siheyuans in Beijing and mainly distributed over the East, West, Xuanwu and Chongwen districts of the city. The East and West districts are in the best shape and most beautiful. Siheyuans are built in accord with the weather and the living customs of the northern Chinese. The reason that they attract more and more attention lies in their culture implication. Through them, we could imagine the lives of the old Beijing citizens, famous or ordinary. Their unique living customs in the courtyard are of great interest for the modern people. The courtyard houses are much more cherished, especially at present days when rows and rows of skyscrapers rise from the ground. Beijing typical siheyuans are below:
(Source: Wikipedia)
   Nanluoguxiang Street |
Market Street
|
i. Suzhou Market Street (Suzhoujie)
There are over 60 stores extend from North Palace Gate entrance
into a street about 300 meters (328.1 yards) in length. Along the Back Lake, the street design imitates the ancient style of shops
on the banks of rivers in Suzhou City,
Jiangsu Province, that is, taking the running water of Back Lake as the
street and its banks as a market. The area served as an entertainment place
where Emperors and concubines could feel as if they were strolling on a
commercial street. When the royals went there, eunuchs and maids of honor
would playact as peddlers, customers and shop assistants to mimic market
activities.
Built during the reign of Qianlong (1711-1799), it was burned
down by Anglo-French allied force in 1860. Until 1986, it was rebuilt and in
1990 it was opened to the public. Today's market includes stores such as
dyers, souvenir shops, drugstores, banks, shoe stores, teashops, and
hockshops, with clerks dressed in Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) costumes.
 
ii. LiuLiChang
Market Street
The
market featues many bookstores, tea shops, art and calligraphy stores, of
both finished articles and supplies, galleries and shops for curios and
musical instruments. LiuLiChang Street runs both sides of NanXinHua Street,
so there is a west street (XiJie) and east street (DongJie). It is about 800
meters long in total.
LiuLiChang
takes its name from a colored glaze factory that began during the Yuan
Dynasty (1271-1368) and continued through the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). The
factory made glazed tiles for the roofs of palaces, temples and nobles.
During the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), the area became a popular meeting place
of scholars and artists and a number of related shops were established.
Eventually the factory was replaced by more shops, including those selling
the 'four treasures of study': writing brush, ink stick, ink slab and paper.
The street was renovated in 1982, bringing new life to a street with a long
association with the study of the arts.     |
Up-market
street
|
Beijing Up-market Street
 
Beijing is amongst the most developed cities
in China with tertiary industry accounting for 73.2% of its gross domestic
product (GDP); it was the first postindustrial city in mainland China.
Beijing is home to 41 Fortune Global 500 companies, the second most in the
world behind Tokyo, and over 100 of the largest companies in China.
The Beijing central business district
(CBD), centred on the Guomao area, has been identified as the city's new
central business district, and is home to a variety of corporate regional
headquarters, shopping precincts, and high-end housing. Beijing Financial
Street, in the Fuxingmen and Fuchengmen area, is a traditional financial
centre. The Wangfujing and Xidan areas are major shopping districts. Zhongguancun,
dubbed "China's Silicon Valley", continues to be a major centre in electronics
and computer-related industries, as well as pharmaceuticals-related research.
Meanwhile, Yizhuang, located to the southeast of the urban area, is becoming
a new centre in pharmaceuticals, information technology, and materials
engineering. Shijingshan, on the western outskirts of the city, is among the
major industrial areas. Specially designated industrial parks include Zhongguancun
Science Park, Yongle Economic Development Zone, Beijing Economic-technological
Development Area, and Tianzhu Airport Industrial Zone.
 The
New China Central Television ( CCTV ) Tower |
1. Historical Sites:
The Great Wall of China, Tian'anmen (Gate of Heavenly Peace), Forbidden City, Imperial Ancestral Temple and Temple of Heaven.
Inside the Forbidden City
2. The
National Stadium (Bird's nest) - Situted at the Olympic Green, it has a
floor space of 258,000 sq meters. The National Stadium in Beijing is the main
stadium for the 2008 Olympic Games. It is often dubbed the "bird's
nest" because of its featuring grid formation. The twig-like structure and
the bowl-shaped roof are the masterpiece of the project. It is designed by
Herzog and DeMeuron. The most unique feature of the structure is its
"cushion" system which can fill the spaces within the building's
facade to regulate wind, weather, and sunlight. It can accommodate 91,000
visitors and hosted the opening and closing ceremonies, the track and field
competitions and the football finals during the 2008 Olympic Games.
3. The
National Swimming Center (Water Cube) - located just to the west of the
Birs' Nest, designed by the design consortium composed of the China State
Construction Engineering Corporation, China State Construction International
(Shenzhen) Design Co Ltd, PTW Architects (Australia) and Ove Arup (Australia).
The National Swimming Center will be the only important Olympic venue that is
built by donations from compatriots from Hong Kong and Macao. It has a total
floor space of 50,000 square meters with a seating capacity of 17,000. The
whole project costs about US$100 million. The center was used for swimming,
diving, synchronized swimming and water-polo games during the Olympic Games
2008. After the games, the center will turn into a large water recreational
center open to the public. It is dubbed "cube" because of its
semi-transparent "bubbles" spread out all over its surface with a
shape very similar to the structure of "H2O.
The Bird's
Nest Water Cube
Duration
Visit duration is proposed to be 6 days 5 nights. Two days will be allocated to do site studies while
the other days will have tour arrangements.
Budget
Price quoted by TRIWAYS
TRAVEL NETWORK is RM 2350. Expenditure includes accommodation, food (as per
itinerary), China Airlines tickets, visa (for Malaysian whilst other
nationality will be according to the stipulated visa cost for each different
country), airport tax, insurance and in-land travel as per itinerary. The cost
does not include mini bar, laundry, phone, internet access or other travel expenses
not stated in itinerary.
Safety
& Accessibility
Beijing city is considered to be generally safe to travel. Public
transportation network is widely covered over the city with buses and metro. The
proposed streets can be easily accessed using the public transportation
especially metro.
Attached is the China Trip proposal. The total including Airport Tax (RM 600++) and Visa (for Malaysian whereas others depend on the visa cost) Please register before Monday 29/4/2012. Registration is base on first come first serve and limited to 25 students only. Thank you
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