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.