Name: Panel Choice:

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1.0. Overview/Introduction/Background
(General overview or background of the issue addressed in the proposal. This could also be written in
the form of abstract or introduction to the proposal. Personal opinions or intents could also be
included here, but should be clearly differentiated from opinions of others or quoted/paraphrased
references.)

2.0. Issues/Problems
(Statement of issues/problems that inspires potential architectural solution(s) for the design thesis.
This should be supported by substantial evidences and/or references. The feasibility of the thesis as
referred in 3.1. and 3.2. will be substantiated in this section. So proper care is due when writing/listing
the issues or problems. Personal opinions and/or conjectures should be kept at minimum here.)

3.0. Objective
3.1. Thesis Statement
(Statement of what the thesis is about. A straightforward way is to declare what the end
building/architecture will be and how it solves the issues/problems mentioned in 2.0. Do note
that this is primarily how the thesis will be gauged eventually (at the end of the semester). It is
also the primary element to be assessed during the DTP Selection process.)
3.2. Significance of the Study
(Statement of how this study will benefit the immediate context, community, society, culture,
the country and/or humanity as a whole. This is also another element to be assessed during
the DTP Selection process.)

4.0. Proposal
4.1. Potential Client
(Individual client, local authority(ies), contextual communities, local government etc)
4.2. Potential Site and/or Typology
(Example: Masjid Jamek, Kuala Lumpur; riverfront)
(Example: UTM Skudai Campus; empty lot with minimal context)
(Example: No exclusive site yet; sites with a series of old shophouses)
It is possible that you do not have a specific site, but you must at least have a series of site
characteristics suitable for your thesis.
4.3. Potential Building Typology
(Office building, housing, commercial complex, religious buildings, community centres etc)
4.4. Discussion/Conclusion

5.0. References
5.1. Primary References
5.1.1. Author Surname, Name (Year) Book/Article Title, Publisher, Origin.
5.1.2. Author Surname, Name (Year) Book/Article Title, Publisher, Origin.
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5.1.3. (more)
5.2. Secondary References (Previous thesis works that most relate to the proposal)
5.2.1. Author Name (Year) Thesis Title; Thesis Issues; Building Typology, Thesis
Supervisory Panel.
5.2.2. Author Name (Year) Thesis Title; Thesis Issues; Building Typology, Thesis
Supervisory Panel.
5.2.3. Author Name (Year) Thesis Title; Thesis Issues; Building Typology, Thesis
Supervisory Panel.

6.0. Panel Preference
6.1. Reason(s) for Panel Preferences
(Reason goes here)
6.2. Declaration of Authenticity
I hereby declare that this proposal signifies my actual intent to sit for the Architectural Design Pre-
Thesis according to the preferred Thesis Supervisory Panel and the content are original based on
the studies and references that have been quoted throughout.


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