Christine Lee Yet Yee

Elements of natural and built environments is a module that expose students to different kind of built environments. Students also gets to know more about various natural environment which will be an eye opener for students. A symbiotic relationship between natural and built environments will be established through this module.

       Students will be required to do a few projects which includes observational skills, data compilation, report preparation and presentation skills. Site visit will be conducted so as to make learning more interesting and students will not just learn through the internet and book but through self experiences. Awareness of the elements of the natural and built environment will be also implanted in students as they will learn how to appreciate them through all the lectures given.

      Students are also able to recognise and identify the different elements of the natural and built environment through this module. Students will be given chances to explore the basic elements of the natural and built environments such as natural topography, landscape, space, building and infrastructure. Through all the projects given, students will be able to analyse and evaluate the different development of the built environment by looking at the natural topography, landscape, space, building and infrastructure. Understanding how to communicate ideas through observation and using different media to

present information is also one of the skills that studetns will pick up through all the projects.

            In conclusion, this is a module that will let studetns understand all about the environment they are living in before designing anything in it. Therefore, it should be taken seriously as everything learnt from this module is essential for all the projects in the future during degree.