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Send us Fan Mail The title of this podcast episode was posted by an architect (employer) in a Facebook Group (Private) where most of the members are architects. I have permission to quote from them and expand on this issue of the architectural graduate that could not draw architecture in an architectural practice and suggests that this issue is not uncommon, as verified by a number of employers (c...

Send us Fan Mail Reading and commentary on a section by Thomas Fischer’s (2010) Ethics for Architects- page 132, “Environmental Hypocrisy” on an academic who talks about sustainability but does not practice sustainability, hence a hypocrite.  ©️Talk Architecture 2022, Author: Naziaty Mohd Yaacob. Photo (artwork): "Talk Architecture" by Naziaty Mohd Yaacob; Bus Stop drawing by Kamelia Jam...

Send us Fan Mail Focusing on architecture education and why it is important that the process of imagining and visioning a design and putting it out as a drawing, or model with a strong description and narrative (essential keywords) is the key to starting being an architect. In a previous episode, we touched upon 'architecture and reality' and what is real. In this episode, we argue that...

Send us Fan Mail Reading and commentary on a section by Thomas Fischer’s (2010) Ethics for Architects- page 116, “Crediting Coworkers” on the issue of the principal or director of the company not acknowledging the architect responsible for doing the job as "the means to an end", rather than "the ends themselves" as per Immanuel Kant.  ©️Talk Architecture 2022, Author: Naziaty M...

Send us Fan Mail Reading and commentary on a section by Thomas Fischer’s (2010) Ethics for Architects- page 118, “Accommodating Disabilities” on the dilemma of hiring a person with disabilities to be their employee in an architecture company.  ©️Talk Architecture 2022, Author: Naziaty Mohd Yaacob. Photo (artwork): "Talk Architecture" by Naziaty Mohd Yaacob; Bus Stop drawing by Kamelia Ja...

Send us Fan Mail In conjunction with the coming general election in my country where corruption issues have been reported, it is time to discuss this topic to ask the question of the word ‘corrupt’ and how it is interpreted in architecture practice and education. Purely a personal interpretation quoting a 'religious text' with regard to what is transactional in the right way. ©️Talk Arch...

Send us Fan Mail When you commit your vision to paper, you have transported your dreams into reality. For a student of architecture, drawing your vision and what you visualize is real. There is a process of discovery from this exercise even though it is not built, what more for an architect who builds their vision.  ©️Talk Architecture 2022, author Naziaty Mohd Yaacob. Photo (artwork): Wong Chiang...

Send us Fan Mail We continue with the idea of the architect where in the past, the architect is given the exclusive role to lead the project from beginning to completion. However, at present, this is not necessarily so, depending on the type of project and contract, the architect may only be involved in parts / certain phases of the project. This episode touches on that idea of a 'master buil...

Send us Fan Mail This is a commentary and reading of Joseph Brennan's article published in September 2021 published on medium.com. (Article link below). The overall idea is for Brennan to introduce "Digital practice for architects: a manual". In the first article, I referred to the first article: " The challenges facing architecture", where quote: To rethink architecture,...

Send us Fan Mail A commentary on a selected topic that was discussed before, examining in detail and recounting six second-year students' desk crits done online, where if they were to master these fundamental skills, they will know how to design properly and are set for life. The ability to visualize the plan, section, and 3D (axonometric) manually is crucial in developing these skills as sug...

Send us Fan Mail In the conversation that Kevin Mark Low and I had with the 5 architecture graduates, Gan (2021) gave his design thesis views at the end. He said: "So the problem is when the world didn't give chances for us, they didn't prepare the environment, we go and seek it." He also talked about why the Universiti Malaya campus design is fascinating as all the projects re...

Send us Fan Mail Observation and Starting Conversations is the core fundamental skill that is needed to be learned and cultivated when we first start out in architecture, at the very beginning of learning to be an architect before one is able to solve design problems.  It's a very important thing to do in terms of the exchange of ideas that we create starting conversations. This follows a ser...

Send us Fan Mail This is a commentary on the conversation that Kevin Mark Low had with the 5 architecture graduates featured in the last two episodes, specifically on the use of Revit software tool and issues in architecture practice particularly on skills building at university and how it translates in practice.  ©️Talk Architecture 2022, Author: Naziaty Mohd Yaacob. Photo (artwork): Screenshot o...

Send us Fan Mail The Continuation of Sharing Conversations [Part 2]: with Kevin Mark Low and Naziaty, host of this podcast, plus 5 former students who are now graduate architects with 2-6 years of experience in practice: Kwan Seng (2017), Ameelia Rokhaza'ain (2018), Joo Yin (2019), Raymond Bu (2020), Gan (2021) - M Arch graduating years in the bracket.  Focusing on points of view of the: 1. T...

Send us Fan Mail Merdeka Edition!  This is the First Part of Sharing Conversations with Kevin Mark Low plus 5 former students who are now graduate architects with 2-6 years of experience in practice: Kwan Seng (2017), Ameelia Rokhaza'ain (2018), Joo Yin (2019), Raymond Bu (2020), Gan (2021) - M Arch graduating years in the bracket.  Much of this episode focused on Kevin interviewing the forme...

Send us Fan Mail Coming up soon!  This is a Teaser on Sharing Conversations with Kevin Mark Low plus 5 former students who are now graduate architects with 2-6 years of experience in practice: Kwan Seng (2017), Ameelia Rokhaza'ain (2018), Joo Yin (2019), Raymond Bu (2020), Gan (2021) - M Arch graduating years in the bracket.  We will publish in 2 parts - interviews and discussions on these to...

Send us Fan Mail A commentary on the topics of the "culture of reading that will result in more critical thinkers that can differentiate truth from lies" and "bringing awareness on social media", was addressed, by Kevin Mark Low, for the first part of three episodes which has to do with "influencers and leaders ".  To create the "culture of reading", I assum...

Send us Fan Mail An introduction to the possible challenges that architects face in this day and age based on some research on LinkedIn in terms of what jobs architects do worldwide, and some insights from design practitioners, and direct reference to the 10 points addressed in this article written in 2017 entitled: 10 Challenges Faced by Every Architect [Architizer Journal]. © 2022 Talk Architect...

Send us Fan Mail A commentary on the last 3 podcast episodes conversation with Kevin Mark Low. What is half an architect? Solely focusing on the idea that schools of architecture are graduating conceptual designers and not architects or half an architect, the podcast host, Naziaty Mohd Yaacob, illustrates an example by giving a detailed account of what went wrong in schools of architecture nowaday...

Send us Fan Mail Keep on listening. The second part (Part 2a) of a conversation with Kevin Mark Low talking on Leaders in Architecture Education & Practice, with Naziaty Mohd Yaacob, Talk Architecture podcast host. Topics include: 1. Architecture education is set by the "professional employability" factor - architects graduate to prove marketable to developers who create jobs for arc...

Send us Fan Mail The concluding part (Part 2b) of a conversation with Kevin Mark Low talking on Leaders in Architecture Education & Practice, with Naziaty Mohd Yaacob, Talk Architecture podcast host. Topics include: 1. The problem in schools of architecture are teaching students to be a successful designer (not 'architect' - there is a difference!) "You cannot be half an archite...

Send us Fan Mail Listen in. The first part of a conversation with Kevin Mark Low talking on Leaders in Architecture Education & Practice, with Naziaty Mohd Yaacob, Talk Architecture podcast host. Topics include: 1. Influencers versus Leaders - how influencers use soundbites, always changing their stand to follow fashion and trends, copy and paste and have no fundamentals. Whereby true leaders...

Send us Fan Mail Coming soon is a Special Feature Interview.  Kevin Mark Low in conversation with the host of Talk Architecture on several issues such as architecture education, architecture practice, and also a general outlook on what's happening to society in terms of influencers and leaders.  In 3 parts series, Kevin will touch on the importance of reading, critical thinkers, the idea of &...

Send us Fan Mail Relating to the topic of mental health in architecture , we refer to schools of architecture and architecture companies and offices as the things that one could look at in terms of personal boundaries and relationships. We found out after observing and speaking to individuals that the boundary settings are not that clear. The complexities arise from a multitude of relationships, e...

Send us Fan Mail We had a recent clubhouse event hosted by the clubhouse room Design Disability Access on 18 July 2022 on generally talking with those who are present on Architecture and Mental Health. Do check the replay available at the CH room. The topic includes personal boundaries which I am introducing here. Do reach out if you want to talk about the architecture profession and mental health...