Asian Architecture Booklet

Asian Architecture Project II

J A L A N BU K I T B I N T A NG Lee Kim Yoong 0312283 Chung Ka Seng 0316922 Eric Kwan Zheng Hao 0300694 Choo Ai Lin 0317253 Chua Sor Hong 0315561

Brief History Bukit Bintang is one of the city's shopping

districts. Whilst Bukit Bintang has always been popular and fashionable it has undergone

gentrification and come away as both historical and chic at the same time.

This Golden Triangle is Kuala Lumpur main shopping and nightlife district. Considered to be the closest thing to a CBD, the Golden Triangle is home to the ever popular shopping area of Bukit Bintang. To the north is KLCC, a multi-purpose development known for its shopping and the PETRONAS Twin

Towers.

Whilst KLCC does stand for Kuala Lumpur City Centre, do not mistake this for the actual City Centre. Those looking to party should head towards Jalan P. Ramlee and dance the night away Bintang Walk refers to the more developed

stretch along the main Jalan Bukit Bintang and Jalan Sultan Ismail roads, with the intersection of these

two roads as its axis. This place has been transformed over the last 5 years to become one of the most trendy and busiest shopping clusters in the city.

Street furniture lines the pavements here. Upscale cafes, restaurants and clubs continue to make their presence felt here. On weekends, thousands of locals as well as tourists throng Bintang Walk and its shopping centers. Many major nightlife events take

place here such as the New Year's countdown, Media eve celebrations, street concerts and parties.

Urban Programmed

Bukit Bintang is the name of the shopping and entertainment district of Kuala Lumpur. It encompasses Jalan Bukit Bintang and its immediate surrounding areas. This area is popular among tourists and locals, especially among the youths. Bukit Bintang is the heart of the city, a vast public street ablaze with programmed and events all year round. These provide outsiders to look inwards to the street and uncover the significant aspect of Jalan Bukit Bintang besides recording the ideal moment itself.

Urban Semiotics

Urban Semiotics is the means to disentangle the signs and extract codes from them. Urban semiotics is the study of meaning in urban form as generated by signs, symbols and their social connections. Semiotics emerged as a means to analyze the cultural significance of signs, symbols, and language .Language is loaded with signs and codes , all of which are deciphered via social construction. The utility of semiotics is that it contends with the essence of language; that is, it emphasizes an inquiry into perception, particularly with regard to social meanings. The field’s inquiry is signs, specifically how signs relate to the understanding of the social and natural environment of an individual and the individual’s world. Systems of signification in Bukit Bintang can be understood and elaborated through access to a secondary level of discourse possessing the ability to comment on the object language of the primary level. Systems of signification themselves encompass denotative signs as well as the values ascribed to them. Many of Bukit Bintang symbolic navigations through the city take place in the space of abstract projections of the city rather than the streets and squares of the city itself.

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Urban Life Urban life revolves around the lifestyle and phenomenon happening within the city life. Jalan Bukit Bintang has

never fail as the eventful city in Kuala Lumpur. Many came all the way to experience its busyness. Urbanism is reflected appropriately to its fast development which created a routine in lifestyle that marked its significance in the area. Being at the tip of urbanisation, Jalan Bukit Bintang draws attention of many parties to continue develop despite its limited land space. In such situation, it continuously engaged with more human activities that subconsciously creates the identity of the streets.

Urban Society

The development of Jalan Bukit Bintang had bring interest and popularity from the society surrounding it. The elements of the street became part and parcel that form its essence. This street without doubt had become the platform for expressiveness especially in art. The essence from the street eventually establish a new culture that speaks only at Jalan Bukit Bintang. The soul of the streets being eliminated from stage to stage that shape the history which left memories to the old, yet establishing new experience to the current generations. The cycle repeatedly occurs in parallel to the development. However, few iconic features especially the golden intersection area of Jalan Bukit Bintang – Jalan Sultan Ismail, Lot 10 and Pavilion KL are to be maintained to restore the values of the streets.

Visiting and understanding the street of Jalan Bukit Bintang, allow us to examine its characteristics where the it intersects the urbanization and the local cultural values. The perception differs from each individual whereby we learned through first-hand experience in this high-end commercial street. The diversity in terms of social, culture and economy that draws the population to the street had been carefully interpreted into the final compilations. The street is most alive during the night time reflecting its modernity that experience historical and chronological transitions from time to time. Likewise, Jalan Bukit Bintang is not only popular locally but internationally. It had brought up Malaysia to the eyes of worldwide. In addition to that, this street had done a good job in continuous upgrading to enhance the quality of urbanism. The development does not slow the flow but it is expected to encourage more population as time pass.

Conclusion

Urban Semiotics Chung Ka Seng 0316922

Urban Development with various type of urban light scape feature

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Urban language with fashion advertisement attract the desire of people to shopping


The serious urban safety issue, Install signboard to increase

the safety awareness of public


Multimedia advertisement is a type of language in urban development


The modern development maintain the greenery area for city planning


The urban advertisement with strong eye-catching media to attract people


Showing the rushing movement in urban create a urban light scape language


The features of commercial advertisement board with various type of Combination with different business showing the competitive life of urban


Urban Business Development come out with various type of mix style design and modern design creates another urban features


Urban Development with setback in city planning requirement, come out with the back alley space culture.


Urban Life ERIC KWAN ZHENG HAO 0300694

Working People – Tired and serious expression ERIC KWAN ZHENG HAO 0300694

Tourism– Free tour provided ERIC KWAN ZHENG HAO 0300694

Breadwinner- To support the meal of family ERIC KWAN ZHENG HAO 0300694

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Urban Society Chua Sor Hong 0315561

Expression of Art The abuse of freedom in urban street art.

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Behind the Wall The people behind the concrete jungle.


The Watcher They are the one to keep an eye for a clean and hygiene streets for all.


Culture of Joy The red lanterns of the Chinese society bringing delightful ambience to the street.


Hard Labor Each penny isn’t easily earn.


Malaysian hawker style Grilled maize, energy booster for further exploration in Jalan Bukit Bintang.


Culture Diversity Gateway to the Middle East experience within the city.


Mobility of Street The commonly seen scenario in the city of tourism.



Brand-packaging of the Street Long stretch of international brand making the city an iconic shopping paradise among locals and tourists. Chua Sor Hong 0315561

Contrast The unfortunate striving for life in contrast with privileged ones.


Urban Programmed Choo Ai Lin 0317253

Nothing worth having comes easy

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The audience see a joker as a joker But the joker see himself as a performer. No matter what others think about you, its your life, just go on with

confidence. Choo Ai Lin 0317253

Jalan Bukit Bintang is a street filled of business, even it is merely just an ice-cream stand

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Snake charmer plying his trade on the roadside with 2 snakes and a monkey. Choo Ai Lin 0317253

The lively performance performed by indie entertainer along Jalan Bukit Bintang. Choo Ai Lin 0317253

Whether people are having a good day or bad day, music can change one’s mood

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Programme Bandar Selamat conducted with police mobile van Choo Ai Lin 0317253

Art is not what about you see but what you make others see Choo Ai Lin 0317253

Is H&M starting a revolution in Malaysia? More than 1500 people stood for hours under the hot sun so they could be

the first to get into the three-storey shop located at Bukit Bintang

H&M Malaysia’s First Store grand opening at September 2012 in Lot 10, Bukit Bintang Choo Ai Lin 0317253

Urban Semiotics Lee Kim Yoong 0312283

The soaring objects of different function, different identity and characteristic standing across the street Lee Kim Yoong 0312283

One of the most happening street in the Kuala Lumpur undertaking continuous traffic flows in regardless of morning or night.

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The crossing button that commonly malfunctioning keeps you in hurry Lee Kim Yoong 0312283


The scale & proportion of building against human in the high street is a way that define the street’s identity.

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A Happening street filling with fast and joyful footsteps


Reflections of shoppers on the Aluminium canopy of Retails.


The other side of the street that totally contradict to the

main street.


The shop owners fully utilized the available space for advertising purpose. Lee Kim Yoong 0312283

The urban street require upgrading work from time to time to keep itself in form. Lee Kim Yoong 0312283

Looking up, formal grids of windows and glass panels are the architectural elements that easily seen. Lee Kim Yoong 0312283

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