Department of Architecture & Sustainable Design, LKS-FES

History of Architecture II UEBA1363, 3 credits

October 26, 2015 January 17, 2016

The Post-modernist Architecture

The Forum, 30%
OBJECTIVES
The Forum intends to encourage an interactive discourse among the students
in their critical evaluation and assessment of a selected Post-modern building
/ design of any architect local/abroad.
It is to recognize the physical characteristics as well as social, political and
economic history influencing the architectural development of the time and place
of the Post-modernist architecture; and
It is to study and evaluate the styles and theories of the Post-modernist
architecture, linking to human needs, physical environment and technological
application.
EVALUATION
Visual, 5%; Verbal, 10%; and Contents 15%, at 30% Grading of Coursework.
Assessors: Dr Lim Poh Im, En Abd Muluk Bin Abd Manan, and Moderator:
Jeremy Tew.
PROCEDURE
Among each group, students are to divide themselves into 2 oppositions. After a
5-minute or less Preliminary Presentation, both sides shall all in another 5-minute
or less make deliberation for their respective selected Post Modern
building/design whether a Modern or a Post Modern one. And followed by a 5minute or less Q&A Session.
Each group shall submit to be approved - on first come first served basis starting
from the day Release of Forum of Week 4, Lecture 8 - their respective selected
building for Forum so as to avoid overlapping of the same selected building.
Forum done with 12-group (6-student per group; grouping to be decided by
students.) in a 3-hour slot (4-presentation per 15-minute segment), from 9:00 am
till 12:00 noon, and all in different topics of Post-modernist architecture.
The Forum 1

 2-page Preliminary Presentation in Power Point format (due on Week 7, Lecture

13); followed by another 5-minute or less Forum.
And rounded up by a 5-minute or less Q&A Session.
OUTCOMES

It is to differentiate the architectural expressions or styles with an appreciation of

their purpose and meaning of the Post Modern Architecture; and
It is to appraise and interpret the physical characteristics as well as political and
economic history of Post Modernism.

The Forum 2