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The Magic Formula for Success based on a 3 Year Degree in Architecture [Part 1 - Intro]
29 May 2024
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Send us a textIn 2013, we decided to have better control on the running of the second year studio and created an architectural program that was a spri...
The Game Changer - Seriously, Delete Part 2 (M Arch) & Solve the Problems!
17 May 2024
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Send us a textSince 2021, ARB proposed that the Part 1, 2 & 3 Architecture course be discontinued and just have an 'academic course' and...
The Game Changer - Future Forecast: You don't need Part 2 (M Arch)
15 May 2024
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Send us a textThe future scenario is "you don't need Part 2 / Masters of Architecture course" as the students of the future will not wa...
The Architect Entrepreneur, Hypothesis and the Design Thesis - Part 2
15 May 2024
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Send us a textPart 2 discussion combined 2 topics discussed earlier on "architecture students missing skill set" with " the architect e...
What are the Missing Skill Set current Architecture Students are without? - Part 1
09 May 2024
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Send us a textBased on a Facebook post by an architecture student who asked about the skills that they need apart from 'copying', I made cle...
Architecture & Disability Intersectionality - Introduction
08 May 2024
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Send us a textThis topic on "disability and architecture / architects", an intersectionality / inter-disciplinary, will be a regular feature...
Artificial Intelligence and Architecture - Extended Introduction [Apology for Hiatus]
30 Apr 2024
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Send us a textAn Extended Introduction to explain further thoughts about the relationship of the Architect Entrepreneur to Artificial Intelligence and...
The Architect Entrepreneur, Hypothesis and the Design Thesis - Part 1
29 Apr 2024
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Send us a textA 2 part discussion where in this first episode we discuss the 5 design thesis hypothesis / problem statement identified and challenged ...
Artificial Intelligence and Architecture - Short Introduction
18 Mar 2024
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Send us a textAn Introduction to a new series on Artificial Intelligence and Architecture to start the conversation and current development on archite...
ESG business models impact society's aspirations when focused on creating eco-systems
08 Mar 2024
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Send us a textESG business models impact society's aspirations when focused on creating eco-systems and not just ticking boxes to look good. Have...
A Reflection: Are Architects Neurodivergent?
27 Feb 2024
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Send us a textAre architects and designers neuro-divergent or have traits that are neuro-divergent? Google says that: neurodivergent (adjective) means...
Concept, Context and Content in Malaysian Architecture Identity - Part 2
18 Feb 2024
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Send us a textPart 2 and the concluding episode of this discussion were inspired by the architect, Mitch Moss's post on Facebook on 18 February 2...
Concept, Context and Content in Malaysian Architecture Identity - Part 1
18 Feb 2024
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Send us a textThe first part of a two-part series is the first reaction that was discussed after reading the architect, Mitch Moss's Facebook pos...
Part 2: "Don't Take Things Personally" - Series on 'Loving Yourself Unconditionally'
04 Feb 2024
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Send us a textâDon't Take Things Personallyâ, is one of the Four Agreements that Don Miguel Ruiz wrote in his book. People at the office, be ...
Part 1: "Be Impeccable with Your Word" - Series on 'Loving Yourself Unconditionally'
31 Jan 2024
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Send us a textâBe impeccable with your wordâ, is one of the Four Agreements that Don Miguel Ruiz wrote in his book. Communication is key and using...
Is architecture a dead/dying industry?
26 Jan 2024
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Send us a textThis opinion piece is a reply to someone in a facebook who commented that architecture is a âdead/ dying industry in many parts⌠nob...
Introduction: Unconditionally loving yourself series for the architect
20 Jan 2024
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Send us a textThis is an introduction to a series of discussion on âunconditionally loving yourselfâ which will at first, refer to Don Miguel Ruiz...
How the design curriculum affects the architectâs character - Part 1
10 Jan 2024
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Send us a textA design curriculum is designed and run for a reason. The architectural graduate characteristics were influenced by their experience whe...
Pushing the Envelope in Architecture Design
07 Jan 2024
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Send us a textThe idiom 'push the envelope' means "to surpass normal limits or attempt something viewed as radical or risky" (Merr...
Museum is not recommended to be a design thesis topic - Part 2
07 Jan 2024
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Send us a textFurther explanation on why a museum is not a recommended topic for students of architecture, by deep diving into 2 hypothetical projects...
Museum is not recommended to be a design thesis topic - Part 1
06 Jan 2024
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Send us a textAn opinion piece based on a comment on the Facebook group âArchitectural Insurgency: Kuala Lumpurâ that I said, âA student doing a...
Psychology in dealing with Clients in Architecture Practice
30 Dec 2023
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Send us a text"Educating the client" does not mean you will be 'schooling' them as notably they are 'above you' (as the ...
Criticism on Malaysian Architecture Identity Debate
29 Dec 2023
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Send us a textIf the Berita Harian news article is anything to go by, the use of the Malaysian identity debate is a poor strategy if itâs relegated ...
Malaysian Architecture Identity Issue Again: Perpetual identity or perpetual debate?
29 Dec 2023
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Send us a textHere we go again after we had that Search for Malaysian Architecture Identity debate in the 1980s, we are flogging the same issue... aga...
Reflection on the 1st episode - Design Process in Architecture Studio Curriculum
28 Dec 2023
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Send us a textAfter almost 4 years since we first published the 1st episode called "Design Process in Architecture Studio Curriculum" which ...
Introduction to stress and burnout - similarities and differences - Part 1
19 Dec 2023
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Send us a textThis is an introduction to stress and burnout, the similarities and differences in the context of architects and building professionals....
Design problem and design process in architecture studio curriculum - Part 3
19 Dec 2023
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Send us a textA discussion on the diagram posed earlier in the first episode of Talk Architecture and discussed in this blog: Life is a design thesis....
Design problem and design process in campus design projects - Part 2
19 Dec 2023
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Send us a textA proposal for the school of architecture to have a university campus design project that includes a master-planning exercise in the beg...
Identity politics in architecture - Part 1
15 Dec 2023
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Send us a textWhen a person identifies themself as an 'architect' even though they do not have a license or a professional qualification, it...
Design problem and design process in architecture design studio - Part 1
15 Dec 2023
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Send us a textThe use of the 'design problem' to comprehend how it works in the architecture design studio process is crucial so that the sc...
Viral video of the Professor falling off the ramp is wrong.
24 Nov 2023
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Send us a textThe viral video of the Professor falling off the ramp is wrong. It should not have been viral or used incorrectly as the message conve...
The Need for an Anti-Discrimination Act for Disabled and Older Persons in Malaysia - Part 2
18 Nov 2023
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Send us a textThis is a continuation of the Part 1 episode of the same title. Quote at the end:Tell the government that we do not want an act that is ...
The Need for an Anti-Discrimination Act for Disabled and Older Persons in Malaysia - Part 1
18 Nov 2023
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Send us a textIn the context of Malaysia, what is the root cause of the problems that disabled and older persons are facing in Malaysia? The problem l...
Barriers & Challenges in Mainstreaming Disability in Sustainable Development Goals Agenda 2030
17 Nov 2023
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Send us a textI delivered a keynote speech at the SDG Summit event organized by the Northern Corridor Implementation Agency under the NCER at Universi...
Reflections on the experience of collaborating in designing a campus
16 Nov 2023
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Send us a textI was at an event at Universiti Teknologi Petronas, Tronoh, Perak in Malaysia, a recipient of the Aga Khan Award in Architecture in 2007...
Role of Architecture: Eisenman Vs Alexander debate [Introduction]
12 Nov 2023
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Send us a textIntroducing a discussion on this question: if 'harmony' is the end goal, why do we need 'disharmony'? This is more o...
Millennials Vs Gen Zs : what is the difference in the context of architecture? (Part 1)
12 Nov 2023
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Send us a textGen Zs are those under 27 years old, and I was involved in their education when they were 21 years old and it was tough learning an arch...
When and why did architecture isolate itself as a profession?: Eisenman vs Alexander [Part 2]
24 Oct 2023
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Send us a textWhen and why did architecture isolate itself as a profession?We need to focus on asking better questions when it comes to the architectu...
When and why did architecture isolate itself as a profession?: Eisenman vs Alexander [Part 1]
22 Oct 2023
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Send us a textWhen and why did architecture isolate itself as a profession?As a profession, we took sides so that is easy for us as architects. To ser...
A Review on - The Nature of Order: Chapter 10 on Pleasing Yourself by Christopher Alexander
12 Oct 2023
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Send us a textAn intriguing book by Christopher Alexander called "The Nature of Order", and a chapter that caught my attention: Chapter 10 o...
Job Burnout Symptoms for an Architect [Part 3]
09 Oct 2023
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Send us a textAfter listening to even 10 minutes of this podcast interview (YouTube link below) on the topic of :Your Toolkit for Preventing Burnout a...
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) And Disability - Part 1
09 Oct 2023
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Send us a textI would like to make the argument for all 17 Sustainable Development Goals 2030 to be disability inclusive in this podcast episode, alth...
Job Burnout Symptoms for an Architect [Part 2]
26 Sep 2023
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Send us a textThis is the concluding episode of a two-part series, where Part 2 discusses 'job burnout risk factors, ' the consequences of j...
Job Burnout Symptoms for an Architect [Part 1]
26 Sep 2023
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Send us a textJob burnout for an architect and designer could be based on many factors and if not resolved or identified early could lead to depressio...
The Idea of Adaptability - Part 2
14 Sep 2023
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Send us a textContinuing the discussion exploring the two subjects of 'adaptability' and 'visualization' in the context of archite...
The Idea of Adaptability - Part 1
14 Sep 2023
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Send us a textReading Stewart Brand's book "How Buildings Learn - What Happens After They're Built", for the first time in 1995, I...
Proposal for a New Curriculum Idea in Architecture - Part 2
08 Sep 2023
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Send us a textWhat is missing in the first degree of architecture course (Part 1) where graduates are confused? Example: I miss design but I cannot ge...
The Antidote for Addiction is Connection and Community- Part 1
22 Aug 2023
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Send us a textThis is the first part of a âcommon senseâ series on mental health and well-being for the architect focusing on âconnection and co...
Proposal for a New Curriculum Idea in Architecture - Part 1
20 Aug 2023
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Send us a textThis is a serious proposal on how any architecture course in Malaysia especially, needs to be revised or create a new architecture curri...
Commentary on architects who suffer from stress and burnout symptoms
18 Aug 2023
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Send us a textA topic that has not been recognized enough and a concern that needed to be raised. An architect can be triggered in the workplace envir...
Missing âcreativityâ in architecture: difference between education and practice
16 Aug 2023
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Send us a textCreative expression is more of an individual act rather than a collaborative one, hence 'creativity' does not happen as we thi...
Special Edition on the Work-Life Balance of the Architect
16 Aug 2023
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Send us a textWhat is the work-life balance of the architect? This episode proposes what the architect needs to do in order to achieve work-life bala...
What has the intuition to do with architectural design? - Part 3
12 Aug 2023
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Send us a textThe subject of intuition in the architectural design process by the designer is explored further, by defining and interpreting in the ar...
What has the intuition to do with architectural design? - Part 2
11 Aug 2023
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Send us a textPart 2 of a series on what and how intuition works in architecture design. This episode takes us on a deeper understanding of the proces...
What has the intuition to do with architectural design? - Part 1
11 Aug 2023
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Send us a textPart 1 of a series on what and how intuition works in architecture design. This episode is the introduction with a cursory explanation o...
The Reason Why This Podcast Exist
06 Aug 2023
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Send us a textThis episode is an interlude and necessary broadcast on why this podcast "Talk Architecture" exists. It lies in 'righting...
What architecture school did not teach you? (Part 2)
13 Jul 2023
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Send us a textThe second installment to the 2 part episode entitled: What architecture school did not teach you?DRAWING BY HAND IS A NECESSARY SKILL T...
What architecture school did not teach you? [Part 1]
12 Jul 2023
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Send us a textDiscussing one important skill that architecture school did not teach you.ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTIONThis skill relates to other sub skill...
The Purpose of Life - Why Architecture?
07 Jul 2023
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Send us a textWhy did you take 'architecture'? Because something in you, intuitively resonated with that idea of learning architecture. Whet...
Chat with a former student on architecture [Part 2]
06 Jul 2023
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Send us a textPart 2 dives deeper into the aspects of the design process where the âfeedback that tutors giveâ depends on whether itâs the &apos...
Chat with a former student on architecture [Part 1]
06 Jul 2023
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Send us a textSometimes an opportunity unfolds itself and you need to take it. In this case, in the form of a chat with a former student. I took notes...
Conclusion- Is the Architecture Culture in an Office, a Club?
22 Jun 2023
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Send us a textThis is the concluding part of the three-part episode on âIs the Architecture Culture in an Office, a Club?â.We defined further the ...
Is the Architecture Culture in an Office, a Club?- Part 2
19 Jun 2023
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Send us a textA summary of findings from a Facebook group discussion focusing on the meaning of 'club' to be âboys clubâ where there is ...
Similarities between Music and Architecture - Creative Expressions
17 Jun 2023
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Send us a textA series on Creative Expressions as one of the pillars of the work-life balance program, however in this episode a discussion on what ar...
Is the Architecture Culture in an Office, a Club? - Part 1
14 Jun 2023
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Send us a textThis is the 2nd Episode of Season 13, focused on "Architects and Mental Health". Using their own experience after graduating f...
Season 13 - Premiere Episode - Architects and Mental Health: Is Architecture a Profession of Stress?
12 Jun 2023
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Send us a textStarting off the new season - Season 13 - the article "Profession of Architecture - A profession of stress?" is reviewed and c...
What is the Direction of Malaysian Schools of Architecture? (Part 3)
03 May 2023
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Send us a textThe concluding part of a trilogy of episodes focuses on summaries and ideas of what has been said, and a proposal of the direction Malay...
What is the Direction of Malaysian Schools of Architecture? (Part 2)
03 May 2023
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Send us a textThis episode continues with a discussion on Architecture Education and the direction that schools of architecture in Malaysia may take i...
Review on the Architecture Design Studio Final Crit event
03 May 2023
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Send us a textI attended the Final Crit of Unit B, at the end of the first degree architecture course program at UCSI University in Kuala Lumpur, yest...
What is the Direction of Malaysian Schools of Architecture? (Part 1)
19 Apr 2023
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Send us a textPost Script - this is a summary of the discussion and debate based on the latest interview with Cheah Kok Ming and others such as Lill...
Eid Mubarak Interview with Assoc. Prof. Ar. Cheah Kok Ming (NUS)
19 Apr 2023
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Send us a textEid Mubarak Special Podcast Episode:An interview with Cheah Kok Ming, with the host, Naziaty, focusing on "learning in the studios&...
Teaser - Interview with Cheah Kok Ming (NUS)
17 Apr 2023
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Send us a textSoon on this podcast : an interview with Cheah Kok Ming, discussing with the host, Naziaty, on the design thesis and M Arch design studi...
Teaser - A Discourse on the Culture of Critique
20 Mar 2023
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Send us a textWatch out for a future podcast episode on A Discourse on the Culture of Critique which will feature in the next season. Addressing the ...
An Interview with Ar. Lillian Tay - Part 2
19 Mar 2023
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Send us a textAn Interview with Ar. Lillian Tay, a well known member of the Malaysian architecture fraternity, Director of Veritas Architects, former ...
An Interview with Ar. Lillian Tay - Part 1
19 Mar 2023
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Send us a textAn Interview with Ar. Lillian Tay, a well known member of the Malaysian architecture fraternity, Director of Veritas Architects, former ...
Teaser - An Interview with Ar Lillian Tay
18 Mar 2023
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Send us a textA Teaser on the Interview with Ar. Lillian Tay, a well known member of the Malaysian architecture fraternity, Director of Veritas Archit...
The Architect Identity and AI
02 Mar 2023
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Send us a textWho is the architect? Do you identify as an âarchitectâ? Is being an architect your identity? And what is that - the identity of an ...
ChatGPT Design Thesis Topics (Part 3) - how can we turn these generic topics into a design thesis project
23 Feb 2023
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Send us a textPart 3: How can we turn these seemingly generic topics generated by Artificial Intelligence into a design thesis project? ChatGPT - top...
A Fresh Conversation with Gary Yeow: Alternative Methodologies in Architecture
20 Feb 2023
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Send us a textIn an interview, the guest who is Gary Yeow, together with Naziaty, resulted in two podcasters discussing alternative methodologies in a...
Teaser - A Fresh Insight and Conversation with Gary Yeow
20 Feb 2023
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Send us a textComing up next, I will be in conversation and interviewing Gary Yeow, a recent architecture graduate, and podcaster, whom I met at the C...
ChatGPT Design Thesis Topics (Part 2) - how can we turn these generic topics into a design thesis project
19 Feb 2023
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Send us a textPart 2: How can we turn these seemingly generic topics generated by Artificial Intelligence into a design thesis project? ChatGPT - top...
ChatGPT Design Thesis Topics (Part 1) - how can we turn these generic topics into a design thesis project
19 Feb 2023
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Send us a textPart 1 : How can we turn these seemingly generic topics generated by Artificial Intelligence into a design thesis project? ChatGPT - to...
In-depth: what I talk about when I talk about design thesis - Part 2
06 Feb 2023
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Send us a textThe 2nd Part episode starts with listening to the collective voice calling for the design thesis as a crucial year, the beginning part o...
In-depth: What I talk about when I talk about âdesign thesisâ - Part 1
06 Feb 2023
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Send us a textA two-parter starting with this episode - why the design practitioner needs to be the leader in the design thesis studio unit for the fi...
Design Thesis - A Crucial Year For The Graduating Architect
04 Feb 2023
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Send us a textSpecial Architecture Education Podcast Review on the Design ThesisAfter much discussion in the last decade, there are some hard truths t...
The Conversation with Ar. Lok Kuang Wooi on Architecture Education
03 Feb 2023
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Send us a textThe Conversation you are waiting for is finally here, an interview with Ar. Lok Kuang Wooi on Architecture Education focusing on the Des...
Teaser - Conversation with Ar. Lok Kuang Wooi on Architecture Education
02 Feb 2023
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Send us a textComing up soon is a conversation that summarizes differing opinions and consolidates similar views on architecture education, in particu...
Interview with Amin Zakaria, architectural sketch educator
26 Jan 2023
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Send us a textSome exciting insights to why as an architect we cannot skip those lost skills and methods in drawing manually as it can make us unstuck...
In-depth topic: Manual Drawing for developing design
21 Jan 2023
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Send us a textIn terms of purely production work there is no denying that CAD / digital drawings are better than manual drawings. However from initial...
In-depth topic: Women in Architecture
18 Jan 2023
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Send us a textWe started the discussion based on quotes and snippets found in Facebook chats specific to problems with the architecture profession fro...
Introducing Season 12 - More in-depth interviews
18 Jan 2023
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Send us a textUp next on Talk Architecture Season 12, we shall focus more on what is exactly happening using primary data with regard to architecture ...
Design for all - transportation hubs
20 Dec 2022
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Send us a textA more detailed explanation of Design For All, precisely in the context of the Minister of Transportation in Malaysia's effort in t...
Architecture as means to design for all - overview
20 Dec 2022
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Send us a textThis is an overview discussion of the term 'design for all', defined, and explained from the 'activism' point of vie...
Architecture education and the political agenda
19 Dec 2022
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Send us a textDiscussion on the architecture design thesis projects based on context-specific from 2016, focused on Kg Baru, Bukit Ceylon, Kg Kerinchi...
Education core value translated into projects - Part 2
19 Dec 2022
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Send us a textThe discussion in this episode is delving deeper into the relevance of the design thesis projects and architecture in dealing with real ...
Education core value translated into projects -Part 1
19 Dec 2022
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Send us a textFocusing Core Value 3, proposed by the Education Minister on the poverty of children from B40 (The bottom 40% of the population) where i...
Teaching politics in architecture school
15 Nov 2022
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Send us a textIn light of the coming general election, we know that a degree in philosophy is not available in Malaysian universities. How do univer...
What processes in architecture that need change?
15 Nov 2022
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Send us a textWould you study in a school that focuses on drafting and construction or art, architecture and history with more thought-provoking work?...
Sense of drawing - Hand drawn, Autocad, Archicad, Revit, BIM?
14 Nov 2022
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Send us a textWhatâs the difference between learning to draw by hand and using software or digital architecture tools? Whatâs the best software to...
The clientâs misunderstanding of the word âdesignâ
13 Nov 2022
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Send us a textAre clients unclear about the word âdesignâ especially in their role as the financier of the residential design project? Are the cli...