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CONNECTION: LANDSCAPE + CONTEXT + USERS -

RESEARCH EXPLORATION ON THE CONSTRUCTED LANDSCAPE IN KLCC

Research Proposal Prepared By:

Jason Lim Chee Shen 0316791

Lee Ka Hoe 0315908

Tan Ree Han 0315978

Yvonne Chin Yun Miin 0315662

Photo copyright of Razuryza

Taylor’s University - School of Architecture, Building & Design

Bachelor of Science (Architecture) - Semester 4 March 2016

Representing Place CLS 6013 - Project 1A Research Proposal

ABSTRACT

“One city can look at other cities relative to their city and learn something. It’s a matter of

sharing the patterns of what exists in one society based on landscape or cultural values

versus other cities”, said Jack Dangermond. This research assignment is proposed to

enhance our understanding on the constructed landscape of our local landmark, famously

known as the Petronas Twin Tower, which is located in the heart of the city of Kuala Lumpur.

Based on the understanding of the term “constructed landscape”, it happens to be a channel

in creating and evolving relationship with the users of the environment we are in. It defines

as the rapport between the landscape and nature.

We proposed on the exploration of analyzing the relationship of the surrounding elements

and user interactions with the constructed landscape at our selected site. With the site

analysis and information gathered, we are to create a before-and-after comparison, in order

to investigate the pros and cons of having a construction landscape placed at a city center.

Other than exploring the advantages and disadvantages results of having a constructed

landscape in a city center, we will also developed the idea of doing researches on the

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reasons they constructed the landscape, which may open up doors for us to understand

more on the term “constructed landscape”, whether the results we see they have created

actually act as the approach of the link between the landscape and nature.

OBJECTIVES

Like every explorers,

4 We intend to do researches and study activities on the topic constructed landscape

before going to KLCC.

4 After that, we will be doing some sightseeing and observations at the site to analyze the

relationship of the people with the built environment.

4 Bringing back the information we have gathered, we will be presenting the reason of the

urban designers in creating this built environment in such a busy city, using self-directed

and analytic skills.

SIGNIFICANCE

1. We want to understand the harmony between the constructed landscape with the nature

surrounding it.

2. People appears around these areas, where we are interested in knowing what attracted

the users in coming to the area. There might be reasons of aesthetic that drew the

attention of the users to visit the constructed landscape.

3. We assume that the gain of population in the constructed landscape is because of the

ambience and atmosphere of the constructed landscape, where we find there are a lot

of people doing their activities there, such as having picnics and sightseeing.

4. We will be dividing the jobs among each other as we demonstrate the understanding of

cultural and historical attributes that are also the key to the significance of the

constructed landscape itself. We would like to understand the balance between the

vernacular buildings of the surrounding with its constructed landscape whether the

landscape serves as a compliment to the buildings or if it is the other way around.

5. We would also like to investigate if there are any transformation in the constructed

landscape, where the architects and urban planners bring in nature to the heart of a

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busy city.

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Diagram 1 : Research Methodology

The above diagrams shows the planning that we will proceed throughout this research. We

will be gathering information through research from the internet resources book references.

We plan to interview to local and foreign users around the constructed landscape about the

knowledge they have upon the landscape and share their thoughts about the place while

they are using it themselves. To do an interview, we will be preparing a person to become

the interview and another as the videographer to film a timelapse video to show the

interaction of the users with the constructed landscape. Besides that, a photographer is

needed to take photos of the place and the users, showing the relationship of the users and

the landscape, and also with the nature. Instead of photography, we are also doing on site

sketches to enhance our understanding of the connection between landscape and nature

that we observed on the site. In the end, we will compile the sketches we had in a

sketchbook and the photography taken will be used to create a photobook. We acknowledge

these methods used will help us in completing this assignment.

REFERENCES

1. http://libguides.usc.edu/writingguide/researchproposal

2. https://communitydrivenurbandesign.wordpress.com/research-proposal/

3. http://www.londonsartistquarter.org/content/yspace/meaning-constructed-landscape

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Group Discussion

Off Site On Site

Research Discussion Videography Photography Sketch