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Send us Fan Mail The first part interview with Ar. Ch'ng Sao Inn of Saoinn Architect. In this session we started with Sao Inn's architectural journey from school (University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur) right up till working life and establishing his own practice since 2016. We touched on architecture education including some insights on the first degree learning for architecture students wh...

Send us Fan Mail A teaser on an upcoming interview with the Principal Architect of Saoinn Architect. What does design mean to you?  Why do you think school is important?  This featured podcast will be a dialogue on everything and anything about school and design between Sao Inn and Naziaty. Born in Penang Island, Sao Inn received both of his architectural degree from University of Malaya. He joine...

Send us Fan Mail What is the fundamental difference and similarities between a building and a furniture? Some of the characteristics we can guess correctly and some are not obvious. Why is it important for the student of architecture to design and build a furniture? One answer could be that it's impossible for the student to design and build during their school program, as there is a set curr...

Send us Fan Mail This is the first part introduction of the series on "inclusive education" prompted by recent social media reports of accusations of discriminatory practices by institutions of higher learning to deny disabled persons who are qualified to take some university courses. I had the experience of being trained by a blind master trainer in 2000, in a "social mobilization&...

Send us Fan Mail The last in a 3 part series on the site-context issues driven design thesis studio, describing some issues and what are the hurdles and challenges when facilitating and moderating the year-long academic program (36 weeks in total), hence the focus on the studio masters team. How do we create the momentum and motivation to keep the students focus in this process and how much in syn...

Send us Fan Mail This podcast session concentrates on the design thesis studio learning experience, the importance of the design studio philosophy and the studio masters team. Theory and Practice goes hand in hand. And the learning experience for the student of architecture should reflect theory and practice that blend together.  We need to focus on the design process and how it is important for t...

Send us Fan Mail Further to the previous podcast discussion on site, type and issues , three main factors for design thesis projects, I deliberated in this podcast, on the " site-context issues driven design thesis project " ( context specificities ) which is based on two batch of students, 2018-19 and 2019-20, based on the area of Kampung Kerinchi and Petaling Jaya Old Town, respectivel...

Send us Fan Mail Gearing up to this Sunday, 8:30 pm date 20 June 2021, on Clubhouse app, where I will be hosting a session on further explanation of " theory in the design studio work ", this podcast, I gave a brief explanation of what is a design thesis? Namely touching on: site, type and issue, which is more important in a design thesis? Which one should we start with first? Find a sit...

Send us Fan Mail I prepared a script and discussed further on the topic of the Application of Theory in Design Studio Work - Part 2. In this session, I further explained the questions made earlier and defined what is concept and theory and the point about the importance of the narrative to explain the concept and that is the closest to having theory being applied in the studio project. Obviously t...

Send us Fan Mail I'm discussing “The application of theory in the studio design work (60 min)” on  Sunday, 13 Jun at 8:30 PM MYT on the clubhouse app .  However, on 12 June 2021, I had the great opportunity to meet many people in an Ar. Lok Wooi moderated clubhouse event on "Theory of Architecture in Malaysia", and I took notes and address some points in this podcast, in particular...

Send us Fan Mail Our 2nd year students are doing an 'empowerment centre with educational facilities' (with community engagement) at Chow Kit, for homeless, stateless and street children, and in a couple weeks is their finals. I am in the last week of getting them to sort out their narratives and detail design. As a recap and to make them focus on their work, today, I went through their p...

Send us Fan Mail Fresh from a Clubhouse event entitled "Malaysian Architecture: The Lack of Theory and Philosophy?", this episode expanded further on two points. (1) Architecture Education curriculum that currently envisions "sameness" of the architecture graduates, lacking in guidance to strengthen the different strengths and identity that the students can develop, while study...

Send us Fan Mail Detail design can assist with the beginning stages of a design process. At the very beginning, sometimes you find something very compelling that is an insight which could assist with the the design concept. Detail design is used in conjunction with design development that can come later, towards the end of the design process, while studying certain concepts learned elsewhere that...

Send us Fan Mail Another episode to forge from the previous ones on Building the Design Manifesto, by reflecting on the Louis Sullivan axiom of "Form Follow Function" on the premise of how we currently think about theory affecting practice or vice versa. Some arguments explored to support Sullivan's proposition, especially in this day and age where due to the increase in the aging p...

Send us Fan Mail The second episode continues with 'Design with Empathy for the Aging Population', by reflecting on issues that we are facing, referring to Sustainable Development Goals, and zooming on higher education, is where it's at, when student as early as the 1st year will want to learn about universal design principles, independent living concept, disability concept and why...

Send us Fan Mail The first episode in a new series kicking off the ideas on architecture practice that is to do with 'Design with Empathy for the Aging Population', we explore some key words and themes to understand what are the theories and concerns of the 'functionalists' in design and architecture in the 21st Century. This opinion is also an attempt to bring into the discuss...

Send us Fan Mail It's a celebration! I present the 1st Anniversary Short Recap on Talk Architecture looking back and what's in store for the next year. Thank you all for your support!  © 2021 Talk Architecture, Author: Naziaty Mohd Yaacob Photo (art work) of the achievements so far for Talk Architecture, 2771 downloads and 83 episodes. Support the show Do subscribe for premium content an...

Send us Fan Mail This episode signifies the end of season 4 and pronounces the 1st anniversary of Talk Architecture podcast. The special occasion is graced by Huda Nejim Al-Asedi, interviewed in more depth on the Creative Approach in Education (Part 2). Much more than 'communication', it is important for the educator to connect with the student, by "holding the space for their thoug...

Send us Fan Mail This is a short piece (interlude) to tease further discussion on the topics and themes of "multi-generational living", "lifetime homes" and the like, coming from many clubhouse app sessions that was on similar themes and the latest debate of 'home care' versus 'residential home'. Architects and designers could be interested in this topics, a...

Send us Fan Mail Coming up to the 1st year anniversary of the Talk Architecture podcast, we revisited the Diagram of the architecture design process that was produced right after the COVID-19 pandemic started last year and the lockdown situation that may have affected the usual studio-based learning programs. Some interesting insights were gained and I would assert that there are Pros rather than...

Send us Fan Mail Recently I was given the opportunity  to teach  Universal Design to architecture students and crit their studio project by asking the students to think  more of functionality, designing in detail and considering universal design as an approach to their design. One set of students in the masters of architecture course, for a housing project and another set of students in the second...

Send us Fan Mail The first interview with Huda Nejim Al-Asedi, an advocate of a creative approach to education, rather than art education per se, reveals her experience teaching under-privileged secondary school children in rural Sarawak in Borneo, and how a different perspective was needed to peak the curiosity of these children. In essence, the idea of accessibility to knowledge could happen whe...

Send us Fan Mail Teaser of an upcoming interview with Huda Nejim Al-Asedi, who has the finger on the pulse of "art education", trained as an architect, she has something to say about the "gaps in knowledge" and from her experience as a teacher with a perspective on the global situation, what are the factors to bridge that gap. Huda stressed that she is an advocate of a creative...

Send us Fan Mail Are architects also artists? An interview with Noor Mahnun Mohamed (Part 1) The artist, Noor Mahnun recounted her story from Kelantan, Malaysia to Germany, tracking back to what led her to be an artist. Anum, as she is fondly known, told us how she found herself pursuing 'Fine Arts' although she started as an architect. On reflection, she did not know it then, but her ch...

Send us Fan Mail Architects are Artists and are essentially purveyors of good taste:  The concluding interview with Noor Mahnun Mohamed (Part 2) This is our last podcast where we interview our guests on the topic of "Architects are Artists", going back to the first podcast, as far back as October 2020. We wanted to know the different perspectives, and finally, now, Noor Mahnun certainly...