New City in the making!
Putrajaya

Putrajaya is a planned city and a Federal Territory that acts as a federal government administration centre of Malaysia moved from the overcrowding and congestion of Kuala Lumpur. However, Kuala Lumpur still serves as Malaysia's national and legislative capital.

Putrajaya sits on a magnificent 4,931 hectares spread. Its Masterplan is designed along an axial tangent which runs from the northeast to southeast taking full advantage of the natural surroundings. Its undulating terrain treats visitors and residents to commanding vistas of the environment. About 40% of Putrajaya is natural. Lush greenery, botanical gardens are spread across the landscape enhanced by large bodies of water and wetlands.

The city is named after the first Malaysian Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra. In Bahasa Melayu, "Putra" means prince while "Jaya" means excellent or success. The city has only been raised recently and it is still undergoing massive development.

To the west is Cyberjaya, a cybercity, also located within the Multimedia Super Corridor.

Rendering!

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http://stiffhands.fotopages.com/images/smilies/cool.gif Three quarter of the beautiful desert pink mosque, Masjid Putra floats on Putrajaya Lake.

http://stiffhands.fotopages.com/images/smilies/cool.gif Health Clinics will be strategically located in the neighbourhood centres in Precinct 6, 9, 11, 12, 18 and 19.

http://stiffhands.fotopages.com/images/smilies/cool.gif Masjid Putra has no fans or air conditioners, it is ventilated by land and lake breezes wafting across the verandah or vertical grills and ventillation ducts on the columns and openings above the stained glass windows.

http://stiffhands.fotopages.com/images/smilies/cool.gif There is a stretch of 4.2 km of boulevard that link 5 core precincts in Putrajaya, namely Precinct 1 to 5. The Boulevard is officially open on the 31 August 2003 during the National Day Celebration at Putrajaya

http://stiffhands.fotopages.com/images/smilies/cool.gif Nadi Putra is the Putrajaya's intra-city bus service which provide public transportation within Putrajaya.

http://stiffhands.fotopages.com/images/smilies/cool.gif Putrajaya Holdings Sdn. Bhd. is the main developer of Putrajaya Intelligent City.

http://stiffhands.fotopages.com/images/smilies/cool.gif Putrajaya Hospital has specialists in the following areas: Medicine, Surgery, Paediatrics, Orthopaedics, Ear/Nose & Throat, Eye & Obstetrics & Gynaecology.

http://stiffhands.fotopages.com/images/smilies/cool.gif Putrajaya has 5 Squares, they are Dataran Gemilang, Dataran Putra, Dataran Putrajaya, Dataran Rakyat and Dataran Wawasan.

http://stiffhands.fotopages.com/images/smilies/cool.gif The Masjid Putra highest point, which is below the dome, is equivalent to a 25 storey building.

http://stiffhands.fotopages.com/images/smilies/cool.gif In the year 2003 the lake in Putrajaya will have covered an area of about 600 hectares

http://stiffhands.fotopages.com/images/smilies/cool.gif You can enjoy beautiful scenery of Putrajaya lake by using Gondola service provided near the Selera Putra

http://stiffhands.fotopages.com/images/smilies/cool.gif Market bazaar which located at the lower level of Masjid Putrajaya, known as the "Souq" . It comprises of 50 stalls offering food items, fashions and accessories, gifts, handicrafts and souvenirs

http://stiffhands.fotopages.com/images/smilies/cool.gif The Putrajaya Lake is designed to cater for multifunctional uses including recreation, non-motored boating, fishing, water sport and controlled water transport.

http://stiffhands.fotopages.com/images/smilies/cool.gif Commercial complex Anjung which situated in Precinct 1 is opened from 9.00 am to 8.00 pm. The available entities are : Lembaga Tabung Haji, Firah Foodcourt, Perodua, Bank Islam, Apex Pharmacy, Kayu Nasi Kandar, Abda Enterprise, Syarikat Haja and MPH Bookstores Sdn Bhd.

Progress work!

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Selangor

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I-City
i-City, Shah Alam

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i-City, arm1.5 billion commercial development on a 72 - acre freehold site located in Section 7, Shah Alam will catalyse the new excitement in Shah Alam.

It is designed to be a state-of-the-art ICT-based urban township featuring corporate offices, a retail mall, hotels, serviced residences, innovation centre, convention centre , hypermarket, intelligent school, City Park shop offices, City Walk retail suites and a 1,000 ft long pedestrian street mall.

All this has been cohesively master-planned by one of the most influential architects of our time – Jon A. Jerde of the US-based Jerde Part nership.

Jerde is renowned for his ability to infuse fresh life into developments through his concept of "experience makes the place”, proven by his portfolio of projects such as the Mall of America, Universal CityWalk in Los Angeles, the Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas, Roppongi Hills in Japan , etc.

i-City will bring people together, creating a sense of community through shared experiences. It will be, as with other Jerde - created places, a development that can draw millions of visitors a year — a place that people will want to return to time and time again.

The first phase of the development comprises the innovation centre, shopping centre, CityPark Shop Offices, City Walk Retail Suites and the pedestrian street mall.

Both CityPark and CityWalk have been targeted for launch in mid-2006 and expected to complete in 18 months. The main attraction of CityWalk will be the rm40 million integrated multimedia light and sound display.

i-City will be the premier ICT hub for Selangor with MSC status. It has been endorsed as a tourist destination by the Ministry of Tourism Malaysia.

Beneath the fun and vibrancy of i-City, however, will lie a raft of serious technology to make the commercial township efficient to work, live, play and shop. It will be an intelligent township using state-of-the-art ICT facilities as well as township management and car parking solutions, security systems and the multimedia light and sound displa y, making this community a model of efficiency.

With easy access from four major highways – Federal Highway, North Klang Valley Expressway, Guthrie Corridor Expressway and the West Coast Highway which puts KLI A , Northport and Kuala Lumpur City Centre just a 30 minutes drive away, i-City will be where innovation meets nature in an exciting, vibrant setting.

Phase 1 Development
November 2006
From : I-City (http://www.i-digital.com.my/)

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Putrajaya
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