Semester dua sesi 2010/2011

A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.
Charles Darwin 

This blog will also countinues it's journey with me in this second semester.

Scaffold,Gangplanks and Dome construction



The lorry used to send bamboo from rumpun to hbp



How to tie up the scaffold??



Dome on construction..



Our Dome!



In the studio 100, students arranging decorations



Buluh!

This is before the launching of RUS 101 conference day. All of RUS 101 students gathered and work as one team to fullfill BIG's ambitions. During the progression, we faces a lot of obstacles such as wounded, site to built the dome and also bamboo struts sizes.Some new lessons that all of us learned are;

-bamboo can be shrinked and expand following to the weather

-it is also stronger than steel.

-we must work as one.

-avoid being arrogant and learned to accept others view

-selfishness will lead to failure

-Never give up on trying something!

Those are the main aspects that we should practise in our study field and also community life.

Progress for Exhibition

Today all of us submit our Dymaxion and 1500 Words Paper .I also submit my re-do project 1;Me, My thoughts and I.

From this asignment, I found out that patience and teamwork are important in order to complete the group task.If we need something to ask, we should ask before it will become to late to change our mistakes.

It reminds me about the proverbs; united we stand, divided we fall which means we need to work together to achieve our mission. 1 HBP 1 Mission 1 Aspiration!

On 18/10/2010, It will become a memory (and history I guess) for the HBP's 1st year student .

I am  also the late comer in today studio lecture. Several of us enter the E48b hall nearly 9:30am ( My roomate and I woke up early ok? We perform the subuh prayer also ler=(...)

Yes, it is our fault for coming late and should not make any excuses especially about the bus being late.

However, we had realise our mistakes and yet it is part of learning when we were punished. And I'm very grateful as we are among the brave student who sat on the floor and admitted our own fault. This is because I saw some student who also come late with me and did not even come down to admit their fault. Instead, they are the one who also making the paper ball to throw at us. I don't care about them as it is none of my business. Still this kind of atitude will lead to the bad behaviour someday. I can see that it is related to  responsibility in our actions. If I were given a chance to say what did we felt about being late, that is what will I told in the particular time.

And Gosh! The lecturers still want us working with bamboo again? Whoa, I thought the bamboo seasons had come to an end? The new project is about Scaffold & Gangplank and also the Tensegrity project. ==.

Seems like it will be a very busy week again.Duh!

Hopefully, I will learn something useful for my future.

By the way, my friends and I will be joining an Hour with Toy Musuem =D

I can't wait to see the sequences.

Monday Class: 12/10/10

On the last monday, the class started as usual and we passed up our group abstract paper according to major.Below are the abstract that we made.

‘We Care New Generations’

Architecture is the combination of science and art. The architects will plan, design and review the construction of buildings and structures. The element of UNITE, SHARE, SERVE and SEE are the crucial role in architecture’s world. Architecture did not belong to any specific kind of nations, races or even religions! But it belongs to man kind.

We as the youth group of architecture students believe the eradication of all forms of oppression and repression is only possible with a revolutionary change in the social relations. Now it hardly needs to be reiterated here that we live in the most privileged society materially and economically on earth but we as the new generations need to care and look  from the perspective view of;

• The right to a useful and remunerative job in the industries or shops or farms or mines of the Nation;
• The right to earn enough to provide adequate food and clothing and recreation;
• The right of every farmer to raise and sell his products at a return which will give him and his family a decent living;
• The right of every businessman, large and small, to trade in an atmosphere of freedom from unfair competition and domination by monopolies at home or abroad;
• The right of every family to a decent home;
• The right to adequate medical care and the opportunity to achieve and enjoy good health;
• The right to adequate protection from the economic fears of old age, sickness, accident, and unemployment;
• The right to a good education.

Architecture is not just creating a space for people to live but it is a designed to help people having decent lifestyle. It is like a musician using song as a story-telling tool, the things that were on people's minds in their everyday lives were given musical form and shared in song, not necessarily for an audience, but as an end in itself.

In the evening,we assembled all the struts and started constructing the dome. 

From my point of view, we must have give and take as one team. Fill the environment with supports and helping.If one person become selfish, the dome will never successfully finished.

4/10/10,Monday: Apex Leap to 2012 BIG

On 4th October 2010, Mr Wan delivered a talk about Apex Leap to 2012

BIG is going to make a move for Apex by constructing a huge dome for all.

Hence, this project needs support from others.

Mr Wan once again stressed the principle of 3P and also giving the reason why BIG  choose bamboo as the dome main material.This is BIG answers:

1. Stronger choice and Eco-friendly
2. 3 times stronger than steel
3. Most sustainable material resources
4. Survived the atomic bomb
5. Reverse of global warming effect

 Mahram also called by Mr Wan to give her thoughts and experiences in HBP courses.

She found out that she had learn something new in HBP that are really different from her past experience.

She also mentioned about bamboo relation with RUS 101.

The last session ended with FAQ discussions. There's few question asked by Prof Fun Hong Kun from Physic School, Assoc. Prof.Dr Muhammad Kamarul Kabilan from Education School and some students from HBP.

Frequently Asked Question (FAQ)

Q:What is the challenging& expecting did you faces?

A: Some of the student got skin problem and to get and logging the mature bamboo

we need to access the clusters by hand.

Q: How long the bamboo growth and how easy to get the supply?

A:Bamboo can be find everywhere and it is easy to growth in short term but it has long term life cycle.For example one of the castle in Malaysia using bamboo and it can last more than 15 years.

Q: How BIG project  and fit to Apex?

A: This project is to leap ahead that is 2012 and it contribution is to get ready for disaster to the world. 

We don't have to wait for others to move first.

Q: What if the 2012 disaster is not flood instead of earthquake or tornado?

A: World says the formula of triangulation is applicable to all. That's why we need other USM inventions

to help other possibilities.

Q:How bamboo can contribute in medical field?

A: This suppose to be asked to the medicine practitioners.

It can cure epilepsy.

Friday Class: 1/10/10

At First, Mr Wan brief about  2012 Apex Leap programme.

Secondly,Dr. Mohd Hanizun Hanafi delivered a talk about

'Report Discussion'

And this is what I take note:

Event- Anything that happens especially something important/unusually

Design- To make or draw plans  or something

Event Design- To make or draw plans for something important/unusual

Next, we got a new project; 10B.Xzbit by Tn Hj. Rusli Jamaluddin.

Gigantic Dome: On Constructions!

On Monday, the HBP's student bring the bamboo from the site for further refinement.

All of us need to make the PVC joints for the struts to fit in both ends.

Gigantic Dome: Dream to Reality!

 

It was drizzle on last Friday evening.
My friend and I went to the Rumpun Site to find suitable bamboo for our sections.
We measure the diameters and lengths before cut them.
One of my friend, Selamah is injured during the time we went to the site but she manage to do the task with us! Hope you'll get well soon my friend! ^^

Looking Back,Looking forward,Jewish Cemetery and Monument

Part 1: Looking Back

It was early of July when I started studying in USM as HBP's Student.

A lot of new things i have learned in here such as making bamboo sound tools, mask,black box,theaterrette and even celebrating 2010 Merdeka countdown! At first, I didn't see the uses of doing that and this. Somehow, as the time passing by I realized that it is for my own good. Through out the learning processes in 101 Studio, a lot of thing I have earned to become a Architect one day. For example, cutting down the bamboo developed my patience and cautiousness. While going to site visit in Penang Time Square trained me to think about the appreciation of form,space and shape of the building. The aesthetic value in it is the most valuable and fantastic thing! In my point of view, this subject is to shine my imagination, creativity and idea. Furthermore, we got a talk almost every Friday by our studio masters. From the talk, we learned about personality built, Malaysia Independent day, Unity and others.The studio aims to enable HBP's student to develop and refine the skills they use in the Built Environment construction.Also to give a guidance for skills in  documentation,  communication, design,  developing and  devoted to human welfare, ecosystem and environment will be made to make the jump to transdisiplin 2012.

Part 2: Looking Forward

It wasn't a long time to reach year 2012.

A lot of preparation need to be done as the 2012 prediction about disasters.

Will the student of HBP be busy to built a better craft to survive?

No, it's not just about that but it has something more to deal with.

It is about our own contribution to cope with the year of 2012.

The Malay idiom said "sediakan payung sebelum hujan" which means that get prepared before something happened.

One of the contribution I can made during the 2012 is giving a design for IBU and it's pondok. I will have my own team to help me design them which are from B-tech, Electrical Engineer and Quantity Surveyor disciplines.
They will help me to find and looking the better quality of materials but save in cost.
Architects are usually will be the Head of Project manager, hence, I am responsible to ensure the craft is safe and stable for human being functionality.

Being Architecture student,I should be able to think and made a wise decision on what I have designed. It will be on my own responsibilities to document and presented my work. As the USM Apex's generations, I should practice a sustainability attitude and spirit.It is a value that I have to apply in my aesthetic designs.

Part 3: Jewish Cemetery

At last! We found Jalan Zainal Abidin

The stone showing a declaration of memorial monument

Graveyard monument

 During the visit in the Jewish Cemetery, we took rapid bus from USM and stopped by near the Komtar. 

I found out that the graveyards have monument designed. Most of those graveyards are made up of cement and some of them have a marble  paste on it.
The oldest graveyard is in the year of 1906.

Part 4: What Can I Live Behind the Future?

In the future, I will be an architect that works in the architect's firm.

I will have a responsibilities to built and design a green environment.I love living in the fresh air and green surroundings.

So, I think you could guest my monument theme .

 Yes, it's about nature!

My sketches

My computer Drawing

I think my monument would be great to be built and presented.
My monument are built from bamboo,timber,wire and cement.
It will be much adorable with lighting effect during night.

Project 6: Survival Kit on IBU

These are what I have decided to bring on IBU

and it's a must have things

• Haruan Spray for Burn and Wound :

Important thing to have during the disaster since
medical supply are limited and hard to find

• Eurynones: Potential Herbal-Based antimalarial product:

Malaria is one of common disease happened like Tsunami in 2004

• Hand-lay up Epoxy Hybrid NanoComposite:

 -  For emergency case where if the floor of IBU damage and need to be repaired

• A novel Fish Feed with Palm-E additive to enhance the fish fillet:

-To feed fish and produce fresh and healthy fillet

• An innovative Agro-based Ingredient: Pumpkin Flour as a new generations source of fibre and natural colourant bakery  product, Bread:

-The pumpkin flour has longer shelf life. Hence, it may resist up
to 40 days compared to wheat flour.

So, these are how the inventions are going to use

on IBU during the disaster.

Monday 30 August 2010

Project 5B: Merdeka Countdown

Penang Time Square, 30 August 2010 - Groups of USM HBP students gathered together to celebrate 53th Merdeka Countdown. The students were divided into groups of ten and were given their own part.There were two groups,Band 10 and Strikers as bamboo sound makers(BST)  and 10 groups as the balloon releaser. Two student that are Mr Rahmat and Mr Bie Xinyu as the flag bearer and group Sprint making a 3 minutes theaterette called the Horizons. Then, Mr Azwan that was selected as HBP's Tunku Abd Rahman icon going up to the stage.

When the clock nearly strikes to 12am, all of the students and Youth Jam 10' organizer started to countdown.At 00:00:00 am all of us shouted MERDEKA!!

-THE END-

Project 5A: Merdeka Theaterette

video theaterrete

This is our 5A project...

Group: Band 10

Theme: warna-warni Malaysia

Motto: Cantik,Anggun,Bergaya

Friday Class: 20 August 10

On Friday 20th August 2010,
We submit our group report on project  4 that is urbanity and Merdeka countdown.

Mr Wan gave a talk on form,space and Theatrette exercises.
Next we're given a task 5 A.
We need to form a group of ten and submit an A4 sheet.
On the A4 sheet, Mr Wan asked us to write down
our group name; BandTen , our motto; CAB which stands for
cantik,anggun,bergaya, and lastly our theme; warna-warni Malaysia.
We choose these name because we thought that it is related
to each other just like us.

Convocation Sketching

Sketching Underconstruction

Final Product

Urbanity:Penang Time Square

On last Saturday evening,

                              my friends and I going to Penang Time Square at Georgetown.
                                                  We reached there by rapid Penang bus.

At the moment I reached Penang Time Square,

I thought the place are closed and abandoned.

Luckily, somebody told us that the building is still under 3rd phase

and the plaza is the 2nd phase that is newly opened.

Seriously, the building much different from KL Time Square.

It is more to modernization and vast design.

I believed the cost of the building must be reached billions dollars.

 

From left: Day view, night view, bottom view, underconstruction building

We also learnt space,form and node paths.

Here are some of the examples:

 

From left: Escalator, Main sliding door, lift, retail shops

From left: Paths to bubble lift,bubble lift, pattern in lift, fountains

 

After done taking photos and breaking fast,

we went back to USM .

It was so tired but really enjoyable.

Thanks a lot guys!

Great work!

*Applause

3c: Balloon Black Bamboo Box

Box framework

Assalamualaikum wbt and happy Ramadhan to all friends.

Okay here its go again..

The RUS 101 subject will never ended with load of projects but never mind I love it anyway The project 3c need to use bamboo. And my material are bamboo stick as my framework but still it is from bamboo right? ^^,...Then, I paste old newspaper on the framework. After that, I sprayed the paper by using black and silver spray.

The Balloon in the box

My 6-Standard Balloon Black Bamboo Box

Project 3B: My Black Box

On 6th July 2010 our studiomaster gave new project-Black box.

This is my black box.

It is what I think about and in my thoughts this box reflects myself.
From my point of view, the closed box didn't mean that i'm narrowed minded but defensive.
It also tells that i got a secret identity.

My Final Black box

 

Casket4Me

This is project 3A: Casket4Me

The first one is my designed casket and sarong.

The casket is made up of bamboo.

I got an inspiration from bamboo basket.

The bamboo are joint together by crochet it like woven mat.

Secondly, the sketches showed that the corpse

is place inside the casket.

The last sketches about

six members carried the corpse

to the funeral.

On the top of the casket,

the sarong is put onto it.

The lily flower symbolize the  last respect to the deceased.

2 August 2010: Cube and Human Scale

At first, we're given an order to draw lines on A3 sheet as in the figure above.

The first horizontal and vertical line are drew base on our 'jengkal' scale.

Then, We need to draw human figure using the scale 1:10, 1:50

and 1:100

Next, we got to draw as many cubes as we could.

There's siz type of cube we could see in the figure above.

• Opacity
• Transparent
• Translucent
• Shape
• Layer
• Shadow

From this activity I learned that the jengkal scale is still used even though  it is from our grandparents old time.

Dot and Line: Submit!

After 2 weeks making the dot and line assignment

I'm so relieve..

but it didn't satisfied me much as my dot and line

wasn't much varied with other sizes of pen..=(

However, I'm really glad because it is my effort after all..

And Im proud that I can do it!
I learned that, I need to be patient in what ever project I do.
Nothing is impossible.
All I need is some more creative thinking..

The 101 Mask

On 25th July 2010 we're given project c by our lecturer, Dr Wan Burhanuddin. We need to make a mask from paper mache. One with black and white painting and another one is skin colour. Here are the procedure:

1)Materials: Paper,Tissue,Water,Glue

2) Paper being mashed

3) Paper and tissue being paste on to balloon

 by layered

4)Mashed paper are paste on to paste paper and tissue

5) After the mashed paper dried, paste an A4 paper for smooth face surface

6) The mask being paint with white and black colour

6) Final touch!

The same method are being used for the second mask. And here is the final product.

7) Walaa~  I made it!