CITY PARKGROUP: JayPark

LEADER: Jack Chung

MEMBERS: Lettitia LoisChoe HoongYan JieKimberley FayTheresa Thia

LECTURERS: Ms ShazreeneMs Iffa

DEFINITION OF CITY PARK

- medium to small sized - located within service centre

- Can accommodate 12000 to 50000 people

Local park that is :

LOCAL CASE

STUDY

SHAH ALAM LAKE GARDEN

HISTORY

- Built in year 1985- Designed by

Fumiaki Takano from Takano Landscape Cleaning Japan

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CONTEXTUAL STUDY

McDonalds

Residential Area PKNS Complex

Wisma MBSA

Plaza Alam Sentral

Construction Site

CHARACTERISTICS

43 hectaresPerimeter

CHESS AREA

ISLAND

- Habitat for several types of birds

- Fenced- There are several

types of plants

LANDSCAPE FEATURES

PLAYGROUND

GALLERY

Exhibits artwork from local artists

JOGGING TRACK

RESTAURANT

- Restoran Taman Tasik Indah

- Serves seafood

BRIDGE

Links some islands to lands

GAZEBO

ACTIVITIES

DAILY ACTIVITIES

PLAY WITH BUBBLES

PLAY AT THE PLAYGROUND

JOG

PLAY MUSIC

DRAW AND PAINT

PLAY CHESS

CYCLING

OCCASIONAL ACTIVITIES

VISIT GALLERY

WATER ACTIVITIES

- Mini Ferry- Kayak- Duck Boat

COMMUNITY SERVICE

- Sweeping dead leaves

- Picking up rubbish

INTERNATIONAL CASE STUDY

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BIRRARUNG MARR,

MELBOURNE

- Result of reorganization of infrastructure and land near Federation Square

- Construction began in year 2000- Ended in year 2002, Australia Day- Joint venture by City of Melbourne

and State Government of Victoria

HISTORY

CONTEXTUAL STUDIES

Federation Square

Residential area

Yarra River

Rod Laver Arena

Alexandra Gardens Margaret Court Arena

Melbourne Cricket Ground

CHARACTERISTICS

- 8.3 hectares- Wide open spaces

OPEN TERRACES

Lower Terrace

Middle Terrace

Upper Terrace

SPEAKER’S CORNER

Symbolize importance of free speech

THEATRE LIKE SPACE

- Located at river’s edge- Place where events and

festivals are held

BIRARRUNG WILAM INSTALLATION SPACE

- Interprets stories through public artworks- Celebrates diversity of Victoria’s culture

Winding Pathway Semicircle of metal shields

LANDSCAPE FEATURES

FEDERATION BELLS

- 39 upturned bells- Created for celebrations for

centenary of Australia’s federation

ANGEL SCULPTURE

- 10 metre high- 4000 tiles- 16 main images

WILLIAM BARAK PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE

- 525m long- Links Federation Square to

Melbourne Cricket Ground- Lanscape connection between

Birrarung Marr and Yarra Park

ARTPLAY

Creative art studio for young kids and

their families

ACTIVITIES

DAILY ACTIVITIES

LOOK AT SCENIC VIEWS

PLAY AT THE PLAYGROUND

JOG

PICNIC

OCCASIONAL ACTIVITIES

GO TO CARNIVALS AND FESTIVALS

WATCH PERFORMANCES

- Strange Fruit- Circus of Oz

MAKE CRAFT

PARTICIPATE IN WORKSHOPS

LOOK AT SCULPTURES

Referencewww.thatsmelbourne.com.au

www.onlymelbourne.com.au

www.au.timeout.com

http://www.cv.vic.gov.au

http://handbellbrothers.com

dynamicarchitecture.com.au

Interview with MBSA

Civilising the City: A History of Melbourne’s Public Parks by Georgina Whitehead

Taylor's Graduate Capabilities [TGC]

DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE

Through the completion of this assignment, I

have been able to put theories I have learnt in

class into practise. Knowledge gained during

lectures of classes were put to use during the

analyzing of information.

LIFELONG LEARNING

I have picked-up some lifelong skills

through this assignment, mainly interpreting

the elements in contructed landscape as well

as how they are all linked with softscape.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS

Communicating through words and

illustrations has been a crucial part to this

assignment, in order to convey my study

effectively.

INTERPERSONAL SKILLS

Through the sharing of ideas with my

coursemates during the development of

ideas for my boards, interpersonal skills

were developed.

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SELF REFLECTIONJACK CHUNG

This first project was really illuminating to me as I learned a lot aboutthe topic that was given by our lecturer which is City or Local Park.There are two cases studies that were carried out, providing aninformative approach to me.Illustrations were done based on photos of the respective places. Ireally enjoyed when I was doing the project with my group mates. Ilearned how to distribute the workload and communicate with oneanother.

LETTITIA LOISFrom this constructed landscape project given by our lecturer, Ilearned that there are different kinds of park. It was a greatexperience visiting the local park in Shah Alam. I actually experiencedkayaking for the first time with my group mate.Furthermore, I alsolearned that cooperation and communication in a group work is veryimportant.

THERESA THIAI really enjoyed this project. It enlightened me on themany aspects of a city park. The biggest thing I discoveredwas the difference between a city park and urban park. I

loved my group mates as they were all very cooperative.

KIMBERLEY FAYParticipating in this project I get to experience the nature in TamanTasik Shah Alam with my group mates and also got to bond with themmore. I learned more about the definition of a city park. Furthermore, Ialso learned to be more cooperative with my group mates and enjoyedbeing with them.

YAN JIEIn this assignment, I have learnt about what is a city park. Beforedoing this assignment, I have no idea what is a city park. So, Iwould like to thank Ms Shazreene and Ms Iffa for giving me thisassignment to know more about city park. So now I have knowmore about Shah Alam Lake Garden and Birrarung Marr,Melbourne. I would also like to thank my team leader for leadingus doing this assignment. This assignment have also help meknowing new friends from other states.

CHOE HOONGThrough this project I have explored and did research on many localparks and found out that there are actually quite a few good parkswhich I never knew before this. It made me understand the interactionbetween nature and landscape architecture which produce a positiveoutcome if managed properly when they are put in place togetherperfectly. Ecology should be preserved well as to maintain acomfortable environment for us all to stay in