Urban-Greenscapes Vol-2 Anshul Goyal National University of Singapore, DOA Building Images: Urban Anatomy Prof Dr Erieta Attali A0215844A
I always liked how some building becomes landmarks and how they shape the whole city and while remembering the city the same picture comes to our mind. Sometimes landmark shapes the whole urban fabric, Sometimes they hold some historical value and sometimes they signify the start of a new architecture definition within the city.
Through this visual storytelling, I want to show how landmarks work across different cities and if they have many similarities. Does the scale of a building matter to make it a landmark or it's defined by the characteristic it has? Does the density or its surroundings play a major role to make it a landmark? How a landmark building behaves at night or how does it behave during the day. Through the photos, I have tried to capture the scale, build vs open, skyline, density, uniqueness. The photographs do not follow any time. It’s the characters or the promptness that caught my eye. Moving through streets of some cities I have been in the past I found that how these buildings are affecting the surroundings in one way or the other. The scale is something which comes naturally to you as an Architect. Emphasis was to give to project the correct scale of the building in each case moving from street to street. Also, idea was to see how streets interact with the landmarks. In some cases, streets made the landmark the focal point naturally and, In some case,, a deliberate attempt is made to make the landmark the focal point.
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Scale Scale allows us to analyze surrounding. It defines how big and small it is as compared to its nearby objects. Scale allows us to analyze surrounding. It defines how big and small it is as compared to its nearby objects.
Density
To study the interaction of building typology with other buildings within the city and see how close they are knitted together in the same urban fabric To study the interaction of building typology with other buildings within the city and see how close they are knitted together in the same urban fabric
Built vs Open Environment
The contrasting nature of build vs open is to understand how one compliments each other. How one balances the other. The contrasting nature of built vs open is to understand how one compliments each other. How one balances the other.
Skyline This is to understand how different building eventually constitutes to a City’s skyline. This is to understand how different building eventually constitutes to a City’s skyline.
Characteristics Every building is unique in its own ways, but some characters make it special to stand out. The photos put great emphasis in finding those elements, features. The photographs shows the interaction between greens and urban scape. The connection between the two which forms Urban Green scapes.
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Kallang Riverside
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SkyVille, Dawson Road
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SkyVille overlooking botanic gardens
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Marina One
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National University of Singapore School of Design and Environment Masters in Integrated Sustainable Design Building Images: Urban Anatomy
Marina Barrage Tao Payoh Town Park Sky Ville, Dawson Road Marina One Kallang Riverside National Gallery
A Sincere Thanks to Professor Dr ErietaAttali Teaching Assistant Ong Chan Hao
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