Outline of my Dissertation

1.0 Introduction

1.1 Definition & Examples of social welfare architecture

1.2 Issue - Problem faced by these buildings in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

1.3 Topic, Aim and Objectives

1.4 Outline of the Essay

2.0 Site Analysis & Background of Social Welfare Architecture in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2.1 Site Analysis - brief, background, location, role in Malaysia, problems occur, living status

2.2 Importance & Role of social welfare architecture to the society

2.3 Examples of social welfare architecture in site

3.0 Problems Faced by These Buildings

3.1 Main problem: being neglected

3.2 Living Condition - activities, cleanliness, facilities, interior & exterior, space planning

3.3 How they are treated and the workers attitude

3.4 Moral Values

4.0 Reasons of Social Welfare Architecture being neglected

4.1 Not Profitable - Government

4.2 Attitude Problems of the Community - Busy, Self-centered, Selfishness, Lack of Maintenance Culture

4.3 Maintenance Problem - Age of the Building, Poor Construction Work, High Maintenance Cost

4.4 Undercover - no one really knows about the condition inside

4.5 Busy - city life, abandoned parents and children, lack of moral values

5.0 Architecture Solution

5.1 A centre which is well-designed, with full facilities and funded by the government

5.2 Good location for the busy working class to drop by their parents or children while they are working

5.2 Proper space planning, circulation and interior design with green materials

5.3 Ethical and caring workers to ensure they take good care of the people who live in there

5.4 Proper Maintenance

6.0 Solutions - Role of Architects and Designers

6.1 Architects

- Pay more attention on these buildings

-Make sure they are well constructed

-Responsible in conveying ethical messages and good influence to society

-Use low maintenance materials

-Architects = painters, society = paintings (good painters with good ethics can produce good paintings)

6.2 Designers

-Design according to the society's needs and interest

-Make sure that the appearance and the interior of these buildings are well designed

-as an important mediator between architects and society

7.0 Solutions - Role of the Educators, Government and the Community

7.1 Educators

-not only focus on academic achievement, also concern of students' behavior and attitudes

- educate the future generations the importance of social welfare architecture to the society

-the importance of ethics and moral values

-expose the students with the real living condition of this type of architecture by organizing trips

7.2 Government

-should change their mindset to not only focus on profitable buildings

-realize the functions and importance of social welfare architecture to the society

-fully support to the architects, designers and educators

-act as a good exemplar for the people to follow

- increase the security & cleanliness

7.3 Community

-change their self-centered behavior

-involve in helping those who in need

-visit, charity, donation

8.0 Compare the Social Welfare Architecture in Malaysia and Singapore

8.1 Singapore's social welfare architecture are more well planned and well maintained

8.2 Things that we can learn from them

8.3 Case Study as an example

9.0 Conclusion

9.1 Cooperation of all parties in a country is important in shaping the society

9.2 Lessons Learnt