THEORIES OF ARCHITECTURE AND URBANISM

( ARC 2224 )

THEORIZING ARCHITECTURE

( PROJECT 1 STAGE 2 )

NAME : CHRISTIODY

STUDENT ID : 0304191

TUTOR : DR. LAKSHMI PRIYA RAJENDRAN

Centralization

Surrounding context support

Subang Square as center of

SS15 and help to raise up the

economic and also Subang

Square as the main Building in

SS15

The central building or subang

square can also gives good

impact to the surrounding

context as long as the

surrounding context help or

consistence in support the

central building

The Diagram shows that

Subang square is located in

the center of SS15 and

Subang Square act as the

building that has the highest

function in that area

Skyline of SS15 – Subang Square is the skyscraper building and support it by strong business and educational program in the surrounding

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Central Design theme – separation of societal functions

Zone Design or Planning in SS15 is a

good zone planning because the

position of the zoning. In SS15, the

zoning giving good impact or

connection to improve the economic

and convenience to do interaction

between people from one zone to

another zone. Then Zoning in ss15

also well divine into some categories

which have well linked is

Educational or institutional,

business and food area, and

residential area.

The Grid line / Geometry

planning is well designed

between different functions

and activities. The grid design

also affect the circulation in

SS15 which the circulation of

the business area all point to

the center of the SS15 and

which all the source back to

central building.

Education and Institution

Business – food and shophouses

Residential Area Religious complex

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Name: Christiody

Student id: 0304191

The chosen site

( SS 15 – Subang Jaya , Selangor , Malaysia )

The concept theory of Le Corbusier is about Centralization and together with zoning and Geometry in

planning (Grid ) .

The first theory is about centralization, Le Corbusier said doctrine required total

centralization. He said in the city a centrally located is the one with the higher functions, such as the

organs of a big company or factories, banks, trading houses, commerce, technology and also finance.

Le Corbusier said that the centrally building must be high rise building or skyscraper. Then the

skyscraper building must be known as the brain of the city, or as the brain of the whole city. After

that, the building must become face or image of the city. If to match this theory with SS15 area, this

theory is suit well, because in SS15, Subang Square is the building that located in the center of SS15

and also subang square is a high-rise building or skyscraper that function as a finance center and as

the organs of the large corporation or factories. For example, TNB and the Telekom which can be

categories as a big company. In the other hand, some college or institutional also can be found in

subang square which makes many business have taken up to cater the population. The most important

thing subang square also well known as the image of SS15 and become the tallest building nowadays

in that area. Talk about centralization, the positioning of subang square is also located in strategic

position which is near the institutional and also business area which can support subang square and

make it as the first or the main building that play a big role in SS15. Then, the surrounding context

can give and get good impact.

Next, the theory is about central design theme is now still followed by some urban planner or

urban designer. This theory can be the one of the most successful theory in that era and until now. Le

Corbusier said, he strictly said that the separation between different activities or societal functions

must be divided well into different zones. The categories that must be divided into different zones

such as, residential area, shopping and entertainment area, educational and also business. The theory

is well said. This theory also can be apply to match or suit with SS15 area, because SS15 area is really

well organised. Then, SS15 also well divided area between different activities. The activities that

divided well in SS15 into different zones in the food or business area, residential, and education or

institutional zone. On the other hand, The planner also forced to develop the area which is the front

row from that facing lebuhraya pantai baru which is more strategic as business, food and education so

he zoned all the business, food and education into one zone but different block, because the people

who study in college can help to support the business and they need food so he plan the zone based on

logic or linked between one to another zone. The zoning in SS15 really can be seen very clearly. In

addition, le Corbusier ever said that he is one theorist or urban planner that adheres to geometry

planning in his city. He also said that to build or develop a city, grid is a must for the urban planner to

use as their first principles to be embraced. In this case, the urban planner of SS15 is also well used

the planning principles of Le Corbusier because from the top of SS15, the grid in the residential zone

shows clearly.

In my opinion, the theory of Le Corbusier is suit and well to follow for the city planning

nowadays. The only thing that, I need to add on is Le Corbusier is too focus on all the principle or

theory he embraced on. For example zoning and centralization or about the geometry planning but he

not really go into the landscaping or greenery program, which is one of the content that really need to

improve nowadays. Besides that, to help SS15 to be a better city, the thing that needs to improve is

the grid, because le Corbusier adheres to geometry in planning (grid) some area of the SS15 is not

following the order or grid, so to make this theory more suitable and perfect to SS15 the geometry

(grid) in planning must improve and for further city planning the connection between zone to zone

must be consider as one of the principles in developing and designing a city.

Reference list

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Tungare, A. (2001).Le Corbusier’s Principles of City Planning and Their Application in

Virtual Environments. Ottawa:School of Architecture, Carleton University.

Corbusier, L. (1998). Essential Le Corbusier: L’esprit nouveau articles. Oxford: Architectural

Press.