SOUL SHIFT

ABSTRACT

An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings, and is licensed to practice architecture. Several architect like Adolf Loos, Albert Kahn and many more. Friendly speaking, our physical environment is being increasingly designed without substantial content. The ancient notion of the unity of idea, unity of approach and unity of faith has ceased to be our premise for our thoughts and actions. The values of the truth, the good and the beautiful are ignored. Without this how can one ever create lasting quality of architecture. The other thing we need to do is sharing. Share in other word mean to make use joint of something. In the architecture scope we can share our idea in order to design buildings that can withstand the disaster that will happen in 2012. We also need to share the final design to public to make sure that many people can survive the disaster. By the knowledge and skill acquired, it must be served equally not distinguish between the position of someone. Serves is not just constructing a beautiful building but serviceable. The equality is needed so the world is better served as the level of humanity is vanish. With the honest of heart, the corruption will be evanished and the quality of life will be better. After all that we have done and after what we have created even though it is good or bad things, we can see the change in our surroundings. Every move, every action and every solution that we make will leave a trace. As far as we concern, the world nowadays has change because of the humanity that live inside it. As a conclusion, all human especially architect need to be prepared for all disaster expected that would be in 2012. We cannot walk alone. Time to talk alone is dying. We need to UNITE, SHARE, SERVE and SEE CHANGE to face all problems.

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Architecture (Latin Architectura, from the Greek– arkhitekton, from arkhi-"chief" and tekton-"builder, carpenter") can be meant by the art and science of designing and erecting buildings and other physical structures, the practice of an architect, where architecture means to offer or render professional services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings, that have as their principal purpose human occupancy or use as a general term to describe buildings and other structures as well as a style and method of design and construction of buildings and other physical structures. Architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings, and is licensed to practice architecture. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings, that have as their principal purpose human occupancy or use. In the perspective of Islamic architecture, Selimiye Mosque Edirne Islamic Architecture has encompassed a wide range of both secular and religious architecture styles from the foundation of Islam to the present day, influencing the design and construction of buildings and structures within the sphere of Islamic culture. Some distinctive structures in Islamic architecture are mosques, tombs, palaces and forts, although Islamic architects have of course also applied their distinctive design precepts to domestic architecture. The wide spread and long history of Islam has given rise to many local architectural styles, including Persian, Moorish, Timurid, Ottoman, Fatimid, Mamluk, Mughal, Indo-Islamic, Sino-Islamic and Afro-Isslamic architecture. Notable Islamic architectural types include the early Abbasid buildings, T-type mosques, and the central-dome mosques of Anatolia. There are several characteristic that we should do to change the world and faces of the becoming 2012.

Architecture is one of the professions that have preserved their specificity over the course of millennia, while constantly broadening its scope and complexity. Since the times of the earliest theorists it has been clear that architecture has a multidisciplinary plurality in its essence. It is the Roman theorist Marcus Vitruvius Pollio who stated two thousand years ago that three are the qualities to characterize the architectural creation, it should be useful, long-lasting and beautiful.

At each stage of development architecture has been in itself the material reflection of social and natural conditions, as well as the material and spiritual wealth of a nation. It has also traced the local peculiarities and identity, determined by the traditions that characterized every-day life and arts of a nation or a land.

During the last decades, it is the rapid technological advance that has posed serious threats before the living environment of the Earth. The methods and actions that architects and planners had traditionally used in their designs, as well as in planning of cities or landscape, proved to be not of the ability to ensure the sustainable relation between Man and Nation. Architects stand at the very heart of the process of creation the material environment and culture that is the most essential manmade treasure of this planet, being at the same time the strongest eroding factor for the environment.

Friendly speaking, our physical environment is being increasingly designed without substantial content. The ancient notion of the unity of idea, unity of approach and unity of faith has ceased to be our premise for our thoughts and actions. The value of the truth, the good and the beautiful are ignored. Without this how can one ever create lasting quality of architecture since architecture is neither purely a physical, a purely intellectual, nor a purely psychic phenomenon but comprehensive manifestation of all three, capable of influencing the lives of individuals and communities. Not often in architecture all these aspects are understood and translated into a design and built concept.

The other thing we need to do as the preparation to face any conflict that can happen in future is sharing. Share in other word mean to make use joint of something. As an architect the most valuable thing that we can share is our bright idea in order to design buildings such as house, office and other else that can withstand any disaster that may occur in the year 2012. Most experts believe that by 21 December 2012 there will be a great flood. This great flood will happen because of some factors that occur in the planetary system. Science show that Great Galactic Cross will occur during that time where the earth, sun, and venus are in perfect planetary alignment with black hole at centre of the milky way galaxy. So as a great and responsible architect, we must be able to generate our own idea in order to face this situation. We must share and discuss every single idea that we think good and appropriate in order to design buildings that still can continue it operation even the big flood is happen. The most important characteristic that must be includes in the design of that buildings is it can float if it surround by water. besides designing a building that can hold the fort during the catastrophe, architect also can share their idea about the best materials that can be uses to construct the building and the material must have several characteristic such as cheap, durable, easy to get and some more characteristic so that all people can afford for it. After making observation, discussion and conclusion for the best design and material we need to share the final result of the building to public. We also need to make sure that almost people know about the things that predict to be happens in 2012 and get prepare for any phenomenon. So most people can survive the disaster then share this beautiful world together in peace.

By the knowledge and skill acquired, it must be served equally not distinguish between the position of someone. An architect must not look down to the lower or middle income community especially as they are the majority and without their influences the demand is less acquire. Architects is to serve not to a particular people but all the human beings that need a shelter for themselves. However, many architects nowadays serves for the community only to take profit and just to make sure that their income is flowing into. They never think of the hardness of the people of having a house especially and the loan by the bank just to make it real. They also work and serve for people just for their own profit. The exploitation of the middle class people is becoming worst. Serves is not just constructing a beautiful building but serviceable. Serviceable in the context of giving a necessary or wanted services as well as useful to the people surrounding by not wasting or uncompleted building without thinking the effect to the people and nature. The equality is needed so the world is better served as the level of humanity is vanish. By giving fair serves, the level of humanity is stronger and even the nation is not well develop, it will make others to respect. Follow up to the worst exploitation, the architect is tend to take bribes by the project they handle. For example, the handling of the project is well planned and handled but the pay is more than what had been built. Taking a bribe is the most common thing happen within the architect as the all compete for a particular project. It is good to compete but the medium they used is wrong and if they give bribe, the project will be past by hand. Some says that if they do not give or take bribes, they will never get even a project and this is commonly happen to the young architect as they do not have many contact on giving a project. With the honest of heart, the corruption will be evanished and the quality of life will be better.

After all that we have done and after what we have created even though it is good or bad things, we can see the change in our surroundings. Every move, every action and every solution that we make will leave a trace. As far as we concern, the world nowadays has change because of the humanity that live inside it. From the perspective of an architect, we should build or design buildings that have a positive bond with the mother nature. If the architect only build for the sake of earning money and names without consider about the surroundings, we can see the change and the product because of our own mistakes. For an example, there will be a lot of disaster such as flash flood, land slide, collapse building, and many more. This is cause or the change that we can see in the future. In addition, there are many changes occurring in our world today. The nearest example is Dubai. In the past, Dubai is a small town and did not advance, but Dubai is currently one of the most famous city with rapid development. We could see Dubai city increased from time to time in terms of development and its own technology. It is good for a city to be developed, but we need to look at development from another angle. The city also produced a negative impact on the natural environment. Changes that occurred in Dubai makes the area a heat island. Although it is rapidly developing, but the architects who work there do not ignore the environment affected by the buildings they construct. Besides that, there is other change that occur beside the changes in the environment that is the change in the architects behavior themselves. Architects currently involved with corruption. There is a lot of changes that we can see in our world today. It is depend on us to choose whether the changes is beneficial or otherwise.

All parties must wake up from a dream and believe in the spirit expressed on the above. We must wake up for the 2012 disaster that would come. If we do not wake up and unite, then surely the world's will destroy by our hand. Architect today will forget the main goal of a more important architect must done. They just think about profits. Many practices and fraud happen. They must remember the real purpose of the architects must understanding the requirements in identifying the stakeholders, helping to analyse the requirements and extracting those of architectural significance. Formulating the design by creating a solution structure which will meet the various requirements, balancing the goals and constraints on the solution. Communicating the architecture by making sure that everyone understands the architecture. Different people have different viewpoints, so the architect has to present various views of the system appropriate to different audiences. Supporting the developers by making sure that the developers are able to realise the architecture, by a combination of mentoring and direct involvement. Verifying the implementation by ensuring the delivered system is consistent with the agreed architecture, and will meet the requirements. We need all of the objectives to be prepared for all disaster especially that being in 2012. We cannot walk alone. Time to talk alone is dying. We need to UNITE, SHARE, SERVE and SEE CHANGE to save our earth and ourselves.

POSTER

This is the poster of our architecture group which the idea is from Aiman, Safwan, Daphne, Saiful and I. This poster stated clearly that we should UNITE, SHARE, SERVE AND SEE CHANGE. This is the hope of our to the future.