The school is OUR workplace. If americans can dress properly to their corporate workplace, who are they to say we cant do the same with our faculties? Sure, students are students. They come and go. But the staffs are here in the long run.

If the students expect me to give professional services, they better expect the whole package: professional attiresincluded.

You wouldnt dress casually to meet ur client for the 1st time would u?

Hello, I am currently a high school student planning on taking architecture.
Since I am not a Malaysian, I don't really know much about the universities there. I did my research and I'm quite interested in Taylor's University, but is it a good place to study architecture?
In every country there must be government schools and private schools. Usually, government schools are poor in facilities but are really good with the education, while private schools have outstanding facilities but not so much for the education. I'm wondering if Taylor's University is one of those kinds of private schools?
I'd really appreciate it if someone could help me. Thank you

mr azari, do you know where to get ames lettering guide in malaysia?

can i know more about ergonomic furniture design  courses here?

any u/college in Malaysia offering it?
any info are welcomed.

tyvm

alright, thanks. i'm planning to get it from ebay, already got my sources. you want one?
do you know what's a ames lettering guide?
you think it's a lettering template? lol

LAM is about to launch a new accredition procedure, which would mean what im about to say here might not be applicable at all.

At the moment, he could do his bachelor and straight to masters and later sit for his parts 1 and 2 together.
Not directly, no. The push for it to close down has been around since 2007. The case just expediated the matter.  But even so, it is only temporary. We might reopen it in the future.

yes, definitely this year, just not sure about the month.

actually, it is a means to embrace the open market. i'm sure you're aware that malaysia is opening our architectural market globally, meaning international architects can setup practice here in malaysia without the need to have a joint-venture with a local practice. but first, they need to get the proper license.

if you really check, where did the list of those UK, australian and NZ schools came from? That list came up years ago, and nobody actually went there to check if they really comply to the standards except by RIBA themselves. LAM neither adds or drops any overseas school to the list, and supposedly just accepts whatever RIBA feeds it. interestingly, the RIBA list changes from time to time, but the LAM list doesnt.

now, the problem is, RIBA is not ARB. what we want is ARB accreditation, and ARB is limited to the power of its legislation, and that is the british soil. RIBA is a club. it is not bound by national boundaries. so it could go to any school and accredits them. but as mentioned before, RIBA is a club. it doesnt carry any weight when it comes to ARB registration.

this new regulation does not affect those graduating before 2013. it's also likely that LAM going to implement a grace period up to 2016 to ensure those just starting their degree this year will still be accredited.
why would it? LAM is not revoking any accreditations. it's only ceasing to recognise 3rd party accreditation (like RIBA).
now this is the same question i've been asking myself. but apparently, the argument is very simple. MONEY.

malaysian students are some of the biggest population in most UK and australian universities. but since we're not exactly rich, we require sponsors. and sponsors in malaysia look to JPA for list of recognised schools. and for professional courses, JPA look for professional bodies (in this case, LAM) for approval. so now LAM has the uppermost hand in determining which school is 'good', which arent.

already, several UK schools have written to inquire about LAM accreditation procedures.

lets assume we accredit 3 UK schools and drops the rest. all of a sudden, a vast majority of malaysian architectural students flock to these 3. even self-sponsored ones, for fear of not being accredited when they come back in the future. the other universities will find themselves less favored due to not being accredited by LAM.

u see, the new accreditation system is quite universal. it's deliberately designed so with one purpose: to be the yardstick for regional architecture education. indonesian schools have long suffered because their graduates cant really go anywhere. when they recognises LAM, it will become the standard shared. when other regional countries join in, other bodies like ARB or RAIA wont be able to resist to join the market.

all to a greater purpose.

Everyone has to apply regardless. Difference is, if u come from accredited schools (local or overseas), u can skip the exams. If not, u have to sit for the exam till u pass. There will be no quota, and the examination will be standardised using vetted syllabus that is made public and accessible.
No, what i meant was LAM did not send people to accredit those schools except RIBA themselves. This is what i meant as 3rd party accreditation. and do check on ARB's charter. They do not have jurisdiction outside the UK. RIBA on the other hand is not limited by the powers of their parliament.

Our CAAEM (council of architectural accreditation and education malaysia) is going to function similar to RIBA, but have direct authority in malaysia.

not yet. but that's the plan. we made the new accreditation system so open and accessible that everyone can use it.

i cannot release the draft yet. wait till LAM launches it and u can download it from their website.

once launched, schools that seeks accreditation can use it as a benchmark. so they can setup their school to comply to it and later apply for accreditation if they want.

individual firms also can look at the accreditation manual and gauge what is being measured and if it satisfies what they need. for example, u wanna work in one firm in the US. but the firm worries what sort of graduate architect u are. if u come from a LAM accredited school, they can just download the manual and see what is being assessed (in order for the school to be accredited). from there they can gauge whether to take u as an employee or not.

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there are lots of things being assessed in the manual, but without being too prescriptive that it inhibits variations. above all, it complies to international standard. for example, it requires teacher:student ration to be 1:15 max, with 1:7 to 1:10 as the recommended range.

another example, full-time teaching staff must consist of at least 10% professional architect (with LAM part 3 or international equivalent). currently most IPTSs boast their near 70% lecturing architect line-up, but in fact only 1 or 2 of them are full time academic staff.

other example, at least one of the semester must deal with design in tropical/hot climate with respect to cultural context. in malaysia, this is quite natural. but for schools in colder climates, they have to allocate at least one project in such context. most leading schools in the UK already practices this like bartlett, sheffield, cambridge, oxford bridge, AA and so on. we dont limit it to south-east asia, though. african countries, middle east, central americas and so on are also acceptable.

the rest boleh baca sendiri lah.

here's an advice:

we've seen a lot of sketchup stuffs. the problem is, it's very hard to verify the authenticity of the sketchup models you've done, particularly since google promotes free sharing on the models.

so showing sketchup models might not carry much weight in the portfolio at the moment.

http://www.pam.org.my/  down?

Hello guys,

I have 3 options for bachelor of architecture part 1 program now .

USM, University of Melbourne, NUS

Let's say all of them are FREE OF CHARGE
May you guys help me to rank it?
Which should be my first option, sencond and last?

Do you guys know some advantages and disadvantages for each?

Thanks.

not internship. proper work experience.

the issues u mentioned (in bold) are true, for PART 2 GRADUATES! and the firms are complaining "why the F do we need to wait that long for these so called part 2 graduates to perform?".

this is the main reason the 6 month post-part 1 work experience are required. this is also inline with RIBA/ARB system where they require part 1 graduates to work for 1 year before rejoining at part 2 level. this is also common practice everywhere else in the world. in malaysia, the whole "i must graduate as fast as i can so i can make a lot of money" attitude is producing immature designers. and this has to stop.

part 1 graduates work as architect assistants. their responsibilities are much smaller (quite restricted to the office) and works under direct supervision of an architect. in return, their salaries are also much smaller than a part 2 architects. firms are much more willing to take part 1 graduates and mentor them for a year rather than take fresh part 2 (who're supposed to handle everything right off the bat) but has to be retrained for at least 6 months with full pay.

schools are also much more willing to train students whom already obtained real world exposure than those who're still wide-eyed and dunno nothing about the gritty truth of practice. taking more mature students are always preferred in architecture. they know exactly what needs to be done, so the school can concentrate on training them on a higher level.

honestly, u're already in this field. go out and ask around. ask for the real truth of what firms think of our current local graduates.

u know, i've read ur post several times, it all seems to be in english, but i have no idea what u just said.

so does in IT, why you need all the qualifications and all the cert there is,
the higher you climb up on the field.

P1>P2>P3

the bigger the responsible is. and each of the job have their own scope of work for example

Draughtsman - draw up plans, CAD, they might have no knowledge on how to design a proper building with necessary services and requirements. but then you'll Technical Assistant who knows more about technical stuff, requirement for Building Submission to the local authority. UBBL (universal Building by Law)  all that stuff.

Part 1 (Assistant Architect) - most of them help Part 2 architects in their task, helping to do a 3d massing of a building for example, prepare presentation boards to the client. CAD up floor plans, do an architectural visualization.

Part 2 Architect - this is the main power house of every architectural firms. they responsible in solving problem given from client. responsible in managing a project or more. liase with building material supplier, liase with local authorities. all that stuff

Part 3 architect/ Associate Architect - Their main job is mostly to secure a client or projects. The boss of the firm.

i hope my explanation is enough. might missed one or two point here.

to design a building is not a 1 man show you know, it's easy to design anyone with skill to move cursor and make a plane in sketchup can design, but to make it work and feasible you need all the expertise there is and it doesnt only includes architects you have other professionals, engineers, quantity surveyors, project manager.

so to say that any P1 or P2 can be a certified architect means that you know nothing about the industry

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I am working as engineer in M&E consulting firm and always deal with architect. We are working together as a team in a construction project.  During construction stage, I feel like our scope of work is more inclined towards construction and resources management. Since I was in engineering school and learned nothing about construction. It is quite tough for me as a junior to handle the job. I can say technical design stuff is quite easy as there would be no engineering math, calculus, finite element analysis and all other in depth subject in engineering. All math calculations are quite straight forward even a form 5 student can grasp it. For the time being, I am quite interested to venture into green building and energy efficiency in building. I reckon this is where the essence of building services engineering knowledge lies within.