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Send us Fan Mail The concluding part (Part 2) of this proposition of using sensory-driven architecture principles to achieve inclusive and therapeutic spaces as explained by Naziaty Mohd Yaacob, is based on a research to combine architecture, disability and phenomenology.  Based on an internet literature search, the 7 principles of Sensory-driven Architecture Principles are:  Sight (Visual Engagem...

Send us Fan Mail A new season on Sensory-driven Architecture principles and ideas. The first part of this proposition of using sensory-driven architecture principles to achieve inclusive and therapeutic spaces as explained by Naziaty Mohd Yaacob, started on a research to combine 'architecture', 'disability' and 'phenomenology'. Definitions and approach to how we could...

Send us Fan Mail The Concluding Part [Part 2] of the series on Women Architects in Leadership Roles, Ar. Lillian Tay discusses a variety of issues from gender roles in taking care of children and the challenges to women architects who decided to start a family, how the local government can provide for nurseries in office areas and whether there is the glass ceiling for women architects. Bio: Ar. L...

Send us Fan Mail In Part 1 of the series on Women Architects in Leadership Roles, Ar. Lillian Tay discusses on a wide range of issues regarding women architects, starting out in the beginning, the role of women in general, whether there is discrimination in architecture and architectural practice in reality. Bio: Ar. Lillian Tay is the Vice President of Veritas Design Group, est. 1987. She was tra...

Send us Fan Mail A Teaser introduction on a conversation with Ar. Lillian Tay in the series on Women Architects in Leadership Roles. (Part 1 & 2 - coming soon.) Bio: Ar. Lillian Tay is the Vice President of Veritas Design Group, est. 1987. She was trained at Princeton University and worked at Kohn Pederson Fox in New York. Lillian returned to Kuala Lumpur in 1991. At Veritas Design Group, she...

Send us Fan Mail The Concluding Part [Part 2] of the series on Women Architects in Leadership Roles, Ar. Almaz Salma Abdul Rahim discusses on how younger women architects need to find that balance in their profession, flexibility arrangements with your boss, having empathy with your staff, the importance of "me time" and resetting your mind over the weekend, the importance of learning fr...

Send us Fan Mail Commentary on the article entitled "Being an architect isn't worth it" says commenter published on 15 August 2025. Naziaty Mohd Yaacob argued that the connection to bridging the gap between architecture education and practice is to breakdown what exactly is the learning to acquire skills and knowledge to be an architect when it comes to 'design' as the stu...

Send us Fan Mail In Part 1 of the series on Women Architects in Leadership Roles, Ar. Almaz Salma Abdul Rahim discusses on networking at top management level, advice when fresh graduates started out in employment, stepping out of the comfort zone and keep on challenging oneself and even marketing for oneself, the importance of the right mentor, and how acquiring knowledge and keep on doing so help...

Send us Fan Mail A Teaser introduction on a conversation with Ar. Almaz Salma Abdul Rahim in the series on Women Architects in Leadership Roles. (Part 1 & 2 - coming soon.) Bio: Ar. Almaz Salma Abdul Rahim, Managing Director of Almaz Architect Sdn Bhd.  Throughout her 41 years of experience in the industry, she has been involved in over 250 design works in Malaysia winning awards. She was the...

Send us Fan Mail The Concluding Part [Part 2] of the series on Women Architects in Leadership Roles, Ar. Cheryl Quan discusses about the issues women architects face when "maternity leave" happens amongst other issues, the role of the institutions such as PAM, and more detailed deliberations on the Malaysian Architecture Week (MAW) and the awareness needed to get the public to know about...

Send us Fan Mail In Part 1 of the series on Women Architects in Leadership Roles, Ar. Cheryl Quan discusses about her experiences and challenges in her practice and recounted how she struggled in the beginning when there were clear gender-based biases she was up against. As one of the main curator of the recent exhibition and talks in conjunction with the Malaysian Architecture Week (MAW), after a...

Send us Fan Mail A Teaser introduction on a conversation with Ar Cheryl Quan in the series on Women Architects in Leadership Roles. (Part 1 & 2 - coming soon.) Bio: Ar. Cheryl Quan is the principal of Cheryl Quan Architect and partner in OTCQ architects, a practice focused on responsive, community-driven, and environmentally conscious design. She was named one of the 40 Under 40 Emerging Archi...

Send us Fan Mail The Concluding Part [Part 2] of the series on Women Architects in Leadership Roles, Ar. Aisyah Razin explained on how it is important to "always be curious, consistent and grounded" for women architects to negotiate the building industry. The content is more on how you need to manage yourself with other people. More podcasts on this topic coming soon with interviews line...

Send us Fan Mail In Part 1 of the series on Women Architects in Leadership Roles, Ar. Aisyah Razin discusses about the importance of mentors, getting the right opportunity and architectural company in the beginning, creating a high content value in yourself, having the right mindset and priorities, amongst other things. Tune in to find out more and do give your opinion / feedback on what you think...

Send us Fan Mail A Teaser introduction on a conversation with Ar Aisyah Razin in the series on Women Architects in Leadership Roles. (Part 1 & 2 - coming soon.) Ar. Aisyah Razin is an emerging Malaysian architect redefining leadership with clarity, conviction, and just the right amount of chaos. As Technical Director at TriArch Architects Sdn Bhd (formerly S&A Architects), she oversees a r...

Send us Fan Mail This commentary is a reaction to Ar. Firadaus Khazis’s post where he stated that architecture graduates has problems with “not just plans, sections, elevations, but the ability to sketch out ideas, details, and solve problems on the spot”. The root of the problem is in the lack of teaching and learning of the students in architecture school to acquire the right skills to work out...

Send us Fan Mail Since March 2025, we have listened to the conversations with Kevin Mark Low on The Balanced Education Model, the MAW Review and did episodes on social media comments coming from the the architecture fraternity (with episodes on  the Dumbing Down of Architecture Education), so ... what have we learned so far? We can't ignore the 'elephant in the room' and it is the &...

Send us Fan Mail Based on a post by an architect asking for solutions to a "popular opinion" that he kept on hearing architects say, which is " how university graduates / architectural education don’t meet the standards / not up to par", and asking that those people who complains to offer solutions, this episode is on exactly that. The solution to the 'dumbing down of the...

Send us Fan Mail Based on a post by a civil engineer / surveyor that was critical of young architects in particular, whom was called "make-up artists" that makes decisions for the the consultants team, based on marketing and pitching ideas with the client and not even gone to the site, had people commenting. Thus the case being made resulted in Naziaty Mohd Yaacob's commentary on wh...

Send us Fan Mail This is a criticism of the trend to oversimplify "architecture education" in my opinion, so that "design" (competencies) can be controlled. All architects and architectural designers need to be livid about this, and nothing else. I saw a post that the UIA Education Committee wants to have a webinar called "Aligning Education Across Allied Built Environment...

Send us Fan Mail Expanding on the last episode on  The MAW Review: A Commentary on the Malaysian Architecture Dialogue Let's focus on The MAW Review 2 and delve into the keywords found during the discussion on "awards", "heroes" and "pride". I added "managing egos" to the 'pride' discussion as an afterthought on what we need to do in the archi...

Send us Fan Mail The Malaysian Architecture Week is still on-going and Naziaty Mohd Yaacob managed to catch up with what's happening by coming for the Borak Borak 04 session and listening to the speakers and the conversations after left me thinking that a small opening was created by the architecture fraternity to be more open and more critical on architecture practice and education. This is...

Send us Fan Mail The Concluding Part [Part 2] of the series on Women Architects in Leadership Roles, Ar. Dr. Eleena Jamil explained the concept of a "glass ceiling" for the women architect in the Malaysian architecture industry that is predominantly male-dominated, and among other things gave suggestions on what institutions could do to provide the support needed for the women architect...

Send us Fan Mail In Part 1 of the series on Women Architects in Leadership Roles, Ar. Dr. Eleena Jamil discusses some questions posed by female mid-level architects such as: Have you ever faced discrimination, even subtly, when working on large-scale projects involving many male consultants, clients, and contractors? and; Have you ever faced resistance or bias when stepping into leadership roles i...

Send us Fan Mail Kicking off with a teaser on a series on Women Architects in Leadership Roles with Ar. Eleena Jamil, the Principal of Eleena Jamil Architect, an Adjunct Professor and was in the Dezeen Architect of the Year 2018 and featured in 100 Women: Architects in Practice, published by RIBA in 2023. There will be two parts of the interview with your host, Naziaty Mohd Yaacob, discussing amon...