Dissertation

As for my 3rd year degree, we are required to do a dissertation, we can choose any topic we're comfortable and confident in.

Generally, I was thinking bout linking architecture and culture. Like we used to study before, architecture were shaped according to culture and technology we have in a certain era.

As for now, it's all the high technology and materials, lots of contemporary architectures around.
Architecture used to have it's form of language, it's message send and symbol to a culture, a region and place. It has it's style, with it, we know these architecture's characteristics and we can distinguish it from other styles.

With so many styles, modernism came in, and wants to make architecture as one, the simplicity where everyone can use without differentiate it from others.

In my own opinion, modernism came in, diminish some of the local culture context in certain area.

Now, we can see lots of 'modern' architectures but, there're still lots of people who still can't not only accept but adapt to the change. There was an issue, Utopia, a perfect world for people, but is it that perfect?

As for my dissertation, I came up with 2. Earlier, "how new architecture affects the local culture or religion?" it's a bit too general. i was thinking bout does the new architecture changes people's culture as in their way of life, their believes. Like some religious places, changes due time in terms of architecture, and does it really affects their followers? I found this a bit too hard to study, coz it's still comes back to square one where, the architecture is changed due to the culture instead of the culture is changed due to the architecture.

Then I came up with, "Utopia in Malaysia; how new architecture influences local culture of Orang Asal?"
I thought of this after discussing the initial topic with my dear friend, Alia. She's a very mature Architecture student, and I admire her a lot as a senior. Sometimes I do inferior, but she inspired me a lot. Ok, back to the topic, she told me bout how the Orang Asal, instead of called as Orang Asli lived when they were given new houses to live in. It's not that they don't appreciate what they have, just that, they're not used to the changes given suddenly. They were comfortable with what they had and how they lived.

I will need to study more on their culture and the changes, if there is on them with the given house.

Still in surface.... I had the idea, just don't really know how to convey it, in depth and maturely. herm....

Anyone can sort of help me out here? heehhehe.

Til then, good night.