CONFIDENTIAL Z| APIDEC 2014/AAR552 UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA FINAL EXAMINATION COURSE : MODERN MOVEMENT AND CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE COURSE CODE : AAR5S52 EXAMINATION : DECEMBER 2014 TIME 2 HOURS INSTI CANDIDATES 1 This question paper consists of two (2) parts: PART A (2 Questions) PART B (2 Questions) 2 ‘Answer three (3) questions only. Answer ALL questions for PART A and one (1) question from PART B in the Answer Booklet. Start each answer on a new page. 3. Do not bring any material into the examination room unless permission is given by the invigitator. 4 Please check to make sure that this examination pack consists of: i) the Question Paper. ii) an Answer Booklet — provided by the Faculty, DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO This examination paper consists of § printed pages (© Hak Cipta Universit Teknologi MARA CONFIDENTIALCONFIDENTIAL, 2 APIDEC 2014/AAR552 PARTA QUESTION 1 The following six (6) architectural projects have a role in the development of architecture within the 20" - 21* century. Identify each project and location, year, architect(s), and explain the project's significance within this development. a) (6 marks) b) (6 marks) °) BOA Phra ; (6 marks) (© Hak Cipta Universit Teknologi MARA CONFIDENTIALCONFIDENTIAL 3 APIDEC 2014/AAR552 d) (6 marks) e) (6 marks) f) (6 marks) (@ Hak Cipta Universit Teknologi MARA CONFIDENTIALCONFIDENTIAL 4 APIDEC 2014/AAR552 QUESTION 2 “Unite d'Habitation by Le Corbusier introduced significant ideas on the design of modern living unit based on human scale and needs. The idea was shared to a certain extent by Jean Nouvel in his design of the Nemausus 1 and by Kisho Kurokawa in his Nakagin Capsule Tower. * With the aid of sketches, discuss the similarities and/or differences in the way that those architects implemented their design ideas through the characteristics of each building. Significant details and information about each architect and project must be outlined. (40 marks) (© Hak Cipta Universi Teknologi MARA, CONFIDENTIALCONFIDENTIAL 5 APIDEC 2014/AARS52 PARTB QUESTION 4 “Historical factor is considered an essential part of Postmodernist architectural design that rejects the functional aesthetic of the International Style" With the aid of sketches, describe two (2) Postmodernist buildings that signify such historical influences and compare these to two (2) examples of the International Style buildings. Relevant information about each architect and project must be outlined. (24 marks) QUESTION 2 “The Proposed Peak Club in Hong Kong and the Galaxy SOHO in Beijing are both projects by Zaha Hadid in China. However, each project represents a contrasting aspect of architectural expression. Similarly, there is a strong difference in the expression of Frank Gehry’s renovated house in Santa Monica and the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao”. With the aid of sketches, discuss the transformation of architectural aesthetics in the two (2) projects by each architect. Relevant information about each architect and project must be outlined. (24 marks) END OF QUESTION PAPER ‘© Hak Cipta Universit Teknologi MARA CONFIDENTIAL