Collections of an Old Town
Research - Academia Thesis Project The old towns of Southeast Asia are in a crisis. An unseen urge for modernisation has led vast culturally and historically important urban landscapes into a polarisation of disrepair and restoration. This project uses the questions of contemporary life in Ipoh's labelled civic buildings to rejuvenate the old town urban landscape. Designed as monuments in the landscape, the role of existing civic buildings has deteriorated and a growing disconnection between them and the civil urban life has appeared. The project is interested in reinstating a more civil role for Ipoh's public buildings with a strong interest in the civic edge, informal activities, events and occupations within the existing urban fabric. In addition, this fabric of shop houses has been analysed, curated and catalogued to respond to a more contemporary civil urban network.
Giới thiệu
mdvp (mode-vp) is a young Melbourne-based design practice that is part-real, speculative and visual. We operate in a variety of modes to explore architectural and visual solutions for both real-world applications and investigative research.
