tanx azarimy. actlly, bfore u explain about the oversea job, i knew nothing about it. you must be an architect am i right? btw, can u give me an example of firms that provide job for architect. does architect design the whole building or some part of it. i've went 2 ur website. very nice drawing u have. u must be talented in art. do u develop ur art skill while studying architecture or before studying?

My...aren't you the inquisitive one. I would like to welcome you to LYN Architecture thread...everybody, a round of applause

Now...let's see your questions.
1. I think he's a lecturer from UTM. He'll have more to answer about this.
2. Examples? Hmm, GDP, Veritas, Garis, Majubina, HKAS, TR Hamzah & Yeang, etc.
3. Most architects design the whole building. Some even design the furnitures and appliances to go with the building as well. Nouvel is an example.
4. Architects are usually skilled with arts BEFORE they take architecture...it's one of their passion and that's why they end up pursuing architecture. And architects always develop, refine, improve, etc. their skills till they die or something.

tanx. maybe can ask him more bout architecture since i apply for utm diploma.

Hmm...UTM diploma? I'm not sure of the current structure of UTM Architecture syllabus. xtracooljustin should be able to enlight you on that since he's from UTM. But my suggestion is, if you can't get straight into UTM degree, it's best that you go straight into matriculation or A-Levels, and then take the architecture degree from whichever University you prefer. Maticulation and A-Levels are only 1 year.

This post has been edited by clayclws: Feb 8 2008, 11:11 PM

should i go for UitM degree?

Dunno. Got a few friends from there, seems like a great place to be. But if you are not a Malay or Bumi, chances are very slim (none if I understand correctly).

i'm a malay. actlly prefer somewhere where mixing happen since meeting more people with more idea

UITM has lots of ideas moving about, that you can be sure

haha. in dilemma right now. bcoz UiTM pilah come 2 my school 2 use lab for experiment. afraid they dun have good facilities

Go to UITM KL. Not bad there.

can i choose which uitm 2 study after i success interview?

i. i'm a lecturer attached to UTM and not a full time architect. but i do some freelance works with a couple of firms like ALMA architect in JB and AKB in KL (PM saari of UM is attached there too). but currently i'm on study leave in sheffield, UK.

ii. there are a couple of firms that manages job vacancies internationally. u can just google them straight. no, i'm not gonna do that for u, bcoz it's BLOODY easy to find them.

iii. the architect's job has been explained by clayclws as well as in the description in the 1st post.

iv. i've had a profound interest in arts since pre-school, but only seriously developed in in form 4. i did apply for art & design in UiTM which was my first choice, but was rejected bcoz i was over qualified (mainly bcoz i'm from pure science stream). long story short, i ended up in UTM, which i further developed my skills under tutorship from a fine art lecturer who taught design there. towards end of my architecture studies i joined up with a couple of friends from UiTM who started the Urban Comics magazine as a part time artist.

anyways, art skills are not directly taught in architecture, but it runs parallel to studying. meaning, u could spend time to develop art skills, ur friend might go in 3D modelling, others probably into photography and so on. so it's totally up to u when and how u wanna develop ur art skills.

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Added on February 9, 2008, 1:11 am

what do u wanna know about UTM diploma?

This post has been edited by azarimy: Feb 9 2008, 01:11 AM

Not sure. I'll ask my friend on Monday when he comes to studio. He was ex-UITM Part 1 and has lots of connections there.

ive just applied for utm diploma. but my father insists me to take UiTM degree now in dilemma. I just dun know which provide better study. In terms:

1. Facilities provided

2. cost<---how much i will spend if i take architecture until part2 degree in UTM and UiTM?

3. Which is better in teaching. UTM or UiTM?

This post has been edited by destroyer: Feb 9 2008, 01:19 AM

1. if we're talking about UTM diploma in KL, then i'd have to say UiTM's facilities are more complete. UTM KL currently about to undergo a massive upgrade, so if u join in now, u will be studying in a construction site. if u could wait a year or two, UTM KL would have one of the most advanced facilities compared to other universities.

2. people just dont ask about fees in IPTAs, bcoz it's feeble compared to IPTS. what is RM700 per semester compared to RM9000-RM15000 per semester?

3. there's no real gauge to differentiate this. not many people have studied in both universities in their life time. if u ask UiTM students, they're very proud of their school that if u ask them to compare with anything, they'd put their school first .

i'm interested in UTM skudai. the big one. does it have better facilities than UiTM KL? Do UTM skudai provide architecture studies? will they sent me to UTM branch instead of the HQ in skudai?

Edited: seems i have 2 studi in kl. i'll choose UiTM.

This post has been edited by destroyer: Feb 9 2008, 01:45 AM

if u're taking diploma, u'll go to UTM KL. UTM skudai is the degree and grad school of architecture (up to PhD). i havent been to UiTM shah alam for quite some time, i'm not sure about the facilities since 3 years ago. last i check UiTM and UTM has more or less the same facilities.

huhu. i'm curious about the utm kl. do i have 2 move out after 1st year?

azari,
which petter in architecture course um or utm ? and what is each sckool specialized in ? .

move out of the college? i'm not sure, but looking at how small the accommodation and the entire campus is, it might be so. however, it's not that hard to find accommodations around the campus.



ok here's the deal. i'm from UTM. i do believe that UTM is the best, but anyone can point out the biasness of that statement. and because of no real gauge or benchmark in ranking architecture schools exists in malaysia, i dont see the point of anyone comparing the 4 leading schools - UTM, UM, UiTM and USM. u can ask UTM students, and they'll say UTM is better. if u ask UM, UM will say they're better and so on. however, at the moment we do compare ourselves by architectural competitions. like i said, it's not a real gauge, but it gives u an idea.