Group 3 Assignment 2: Survey

Understanding concept and identity in architecture

Interview location• Taylor’s University

Lakeside Campus• Time of interview :

14 oct 2016 2.00pm – 5.30pm

Interview location• Targets more

educated elderly • More open minded

Educational Level

Primary Secondary College

Respondent

Gender

Male Female

Age Group : Senior Citizen (50 and above)Number of respondents : 25Occupations : Lecturers , staff and employees

Race

Chinese Malay Indian

Religion

Christian Buddhist Islam Hindu

Questions• Target a more educated group of respondents• Elderly respondents• Mature questions and answer• Take up as little time as possible• Yes / No questions• Rating questions 1-5 1.strongly disagree 2.Disagree 3.Neutral 4. Agree 5. Strongly agree

Questions• Humanism• (security and privacy to protect and prioritize human)• 1.How much security do we need in this day and age?• (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)• 2.Why do you think so?

• 3.Do you think we are being monitored by6 the government?• (Yes) (No) (Maybe)• 4.Is it necessary to have surveillance everywhere in public places?• (Yes) (No)• 5.Do you think the government have the right to monitor our activities online + surveillance?• (Yes) (No)• 6.Is it worth trading Freedom for security?• (Yes) (No)

• Social Cultural• (beliefs, customs, practices & behavior existing population) • 1.How racist do you think Malaysians are?• Least racist (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Very racist• 2.Do you think it is a big issue in Malaysia• (Yes) (No)• 3.which of the following can advance itself as a better nation• (a) nation of multicultural people• (b) nation of the same people• 4.should historical building be demolished to make way for bigger and better facilities?• (Yes) (No)• 5.Beside the Petronas Twin Towers, name another building that is famous in Malaysia• _____________________________________________________________• 6.which is more important to a nation, • (a) building designed with cultural essence• (b) building designed with modern practicalities

• Political Perspective• 1.Political activities in the past years changed the architecture identity of Malaysia• Strongly Disagree (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Strongly Agree• 2.Modern architecture is a solution to political authority in Malaysia• Strongly Disagree (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Strongly Agree• • If you were a politician, which building design do you think best represents a country?

Humanism AnalysisDue to the constant rise of crimes in the news ,the respondents do not feel safe and think that security should be increased but not to the extend where their privacy is invaded.

Sociocultural Analysis

Historical buildings are an important element in preserving our unique multicultural society and majority of the respondents understands that

Political AnalysisMajority think that architecture influences politics but should not be used to show political authority and that architecture should be separated from politics

Conclusion

Respondent generally comes from a older generation ,they feel that the

historical values of our nation should be valued more , as it is getting

underappreciated as the nation advances , at the same time gives them

insecurities as it gets less safe as the crime rates increases.