EPC oral presentation part b

SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, BUILDING AND DESIGN

FOUNDATION IN NATURAL & BUILT ENVIRONMENT

INDIVIDUAL ORAL PRESENTATION PART B –

PARKS OR GARDENS IN KLANG VALLEY

Full Name: HWANG WEI LI

Student ID: 0319756

Module: Effective Public Communication

Session: September, 2014

Submission date: 02 February 2015

Historical Background-Taman Tasik Titiwangsa

Location: No.5, Lorong Titiwangsa 6, 53200, KL, WPKL, Malaysia

Situated in northeast part of Kuala Lumpur

Began to build in year 1975

A years abandoned giant tin-mining pit before transformed into

a recreational park in mid-70s.

Year 1980, Datuk Hussein Onn, former prime minister declared new name:

Taman Jalan Kuantan Taman Tasik Titiwangsa

`Types of Park- Recreational Park Open space provided for recreational activities like cycling and jogging,

a place suitable for everyone regardless of age range.

Self: relax the mind

Family: picnics during weekend, children-playground; adult: workout stations

Tourist: water activities: canoeing, aqua-biking

Community:

Public Communication: group activities like aerobics- an instructor instructs all the people to do a

movement

Intercultural communication: can communicate and understand the content of conversation although in

different races

Layout & Structure of Landscapes & BuildingsNorth:

Horse-riding Park ,

Horse Carriage Ride Northeast:

PDRM Golf Club

East:

Remote-Control Car Racing

Track, Food Hawker,

Parking Lots

South:

Squash & Tennis Court, Stadium

Titiwangsa, Istana Budaya

Northwest:

Jogging & cycling

pathway

Southwest:

Playground, Workout

Stations, Water activities

Descriptions of Recreational ActivitiesCommon ones:

Jogging, Walking

Workout Stations

Roller-skating practice

Bicycle Rental

Food Hawker

Less Common Ones:

Water ball / water orbing

Horse-riding

For kids

Remote

Control car

racing track

Types of materials used to build the parkRed Asphalt Pavement: clearly

shown-Bicycle pathway, Within the

park area

Concrete sidewalk tiles: Within

& around the park area, Long

jogging track

Asphalt surface: for safety purpose,

“carpet” to sit on

Horse-riding park:

Fence-metal;

track-sand

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