E-portfolio: Project 2: Better Cities of the Future

This is the second project and also the final project of ENBE, it is divide into two parts. The idea of this project is to understand the component and elements of a city and what makes a better future city. In part A which is an individual component, we are tasked to investigate about a past, present and future city and understand the content of "city" and "the build environment" plus to propose a better future city (should focus on the needs of the people, the facilities, the infrastructures, and how it will sustain itself in the future) in a report. We also required to make a short 3 minute video presentation in part A. In part B which is a group component, we are required to produce a physical model of the selected city in part A and present maximum 3 A2 presentation board to explain further about the city.

Part A

The Report

The Video

Part B

Progress

Our Model

Our Presentation Board

REFLECTION:

In this project, I have learned to plan a city and what makes a better city? transportation? facilities? culture? population? Every city will need to sustain itself. Just like any living creature, the city is unique and very alive. It grows, it populates, it requires food, it requires energy, it needs to move, it needs to shelter, and it needs protection and defense system, which are very similar to the natural environment. There are two sides of a city, the positive and the negative, the promise of success and the threat of disaster. We might not be able to create a prefect city, but we can certainly make improvements. A great city is a city that is sustainable and liveable. To plan for the future we should refer to the past. We should learn from history to achieve a better future city.