Project 3a: Story Telling and Narrative: ’MY Building, MY Architecture’

Introduction

According to recent studies and surveys the most common activities a today’s generation of youth engages in are: going to malls or any form of travelling, surfing the internet, reading magazines, eating or drinking (fast food, junk food, coffee, tea and others), lastly but the most common is spending long hours on their phones and gadgets, either taking selfies, or groupies, photo of their food, a nice room or space, their clothing and when travelling beautiful buildings or sceneries. These photos and videos are then later shared, uploaded and posted it in any form of social media (Facebook, Instagram, Websta, You Tube or others) for their friends to see and for the world to know.

Project 3a will allow students to do most of the things they enjoy most doing, bonding with friends, travelling, storytelling and more importantly taking and uploading videos and pictures, focusing mainly on their chosen architecture. In a more serious note, this exercise serves as test on how well the groups can narrate and ‘story tell’ and whether students have learned and understand essential aspects of design. These aspects include familiarization of architectural terminologies and their abilities to use architectural language to share their understanding of the design (form & space) on the architecture they have chosen.

Groups in the most creative and educational manner, will come up with a video that includes the following components: a brief background about the building, concepts, approaches and ideas behind the design and a tour of the space through pictures and personal experiences (describing and understanding spaces and building form through elements and principles of design). Group may also use analytical sketches, a skit or role playing and other forms of narrating and storytelling techniques as long as the video will be as informative as possible.

Building We have chosen: 28. Star hill Gallery Mall

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iV7Jvodcd9A&feature=youtu.be

Reflection

1. Communicate appropriately in various setting and modes.

2. Understand the value of civic responsibility and community engagement.

3. Effective use of information and communication (ICT) and related technologies.