the international standard for architecture is 5 years after A-levels (or equivalent). all architecture courses in malaysia follows this standard.

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This post has been edited by BlueBean: Sep 24 2013, 08:46 PM

yeah i remember u. good luck with ur application!

diploma? yes. degree, no.

1, 2, 3 or 4.

remember, to be an architect, u need part 2 degree. in order to do that from SPM, u need to take a pre-u course (stpm, matrics, a-levels etc), then do ur part 1, and later continue for ur part 2.

thanks for answering~~

so it means that i do not have to worry about LAM recognition if i do not plan to work in malaysia right?

Actually, you do not have to worry about recognition even if you work in Malaysia.
Recognition matters only if you plan to practice on your own, as in setting up your own architectural firm.

azarimy
How come I don't see any of Malaysian architecture schools listed in the archsoc site you mentioned?

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Added on December 5, 2011, 5:46 pmThe majority of architects are from science background. Some unis require science subjects as requisite for entry into architecture degree.

This post has been edited by tehtmc: Dec 5 2011, 05:46 PM

I see~~ Thanks~~

one last thing~
if i hold the degree and decided to set up my own firm, what should i do?

thanks again~~

This post has been edited by hawkk: Dec 5 2011, 08:08 PM

from its website, the ranking limits itself to only english speaking schools.



which is why other top schools of architecture in europe arent listed as well, like bauhaus, ecole de beaux art etc. heck, even indian and chinese schools arent listed as well.

in the mean time, maybe u might be interested in a new (read: not that reliable) ranking for architecture schools. follow the link below:

http://www.graduatearchitecture.com/ARCHSC...n.html#Register

it ranks UTM as #6 in asia (not just south east asia!) .

I am surprised, UNITEC, which is the newest school in NZ/Australasia (Oz and NZ) is ranked at the top. It is nowhere according to other rankings. Sydney U, ranked second, is not really that well-known for its architecture course. It used to be.
RMIT is OK but it can't be above Melbourne U, using whatever criteria.
Good to know that mine is within the top 5 in Australasia.
U of Adelaide is still within the top 10, not bad as I said.
While ANU is highly ranked but does not offer architecture, Canberra U is relatively unknown.
NUS and Hong Kong U, consistently the leading unis according to other rankings are, surprisingly, not within the top 10.
The archsoc ranking is not consistent with the latter ranking you stated(graduatearchitecture).

It is actually quite simple - how good an architecture school is can be judged from how high the entry requirements are for students to get in.

This post has been edited by tehtmc: Dec 6 2011, 01:25 PM

the problem with archsoc is simple. the guy who did it did so in spite of certain schools. i'm not exactly sure what the story is, or which schools were involved, but there's a certain amount of flak being thrown about in academia over the australian schools rankings. so basically some people pissed the author off, so he started the rankings, and those people got pissed, and started to piss on the rankings... chaos everywhere.

but again, there are no other rankings that we could use as reference.

graduatearchitecture has another ranking criteria that most other rankings didnt even take into consideration: affordability. it plotted the entire cost of study and living costs and compare it to the average income of the world. which is why UTM ranks pretty high i guess.

Hi azarimy.

If I finish part 1 in any IPTS and have passed the part 1 test at LAM.
am I able to enter IPTA to continue my part 2?

this sounds unbelieavable for me when I heard it.
Is it vry high requirement and low chances to enter?

yes. if u pass the part 1 exam, u can enter IPTA for part 2. the path leading to the part 1 exam is totally up to u. once LAM awards u with part 1, no school will question ur previous qualifications.

why is it hard to believe? for architecture, an IPTA in general get about 1000 applicants each year, but only takes in about 30-50 students.

OK thx!

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Added on December 12, 2011, 9:57 pmOK thx!

This post has been edited by MerryChristmas: Dec 12 2011, 09:57 PM

I'm on my 3 months summer holiday. Do you have any nice architecture books to recommend? I'm trying to prepare myself for masters.

Hi
If i study the degree of Architecture at taiwan,
What should i do to be recognized by LAM ?
By doing the part 1 exam ?

yes.

Unlike other fields, your time is better spent playing with Autocad and Sketchup rather than reading books.
Architecture is more about doing rather than reading.

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Added on December 14, 2011, 4:15 pmParts I & II, to be taken together.

http://lam.gov.my/download/newlamform/Handbook(PIandII).pdf

If your portfolio materials are in Mandarin, you need to translate them into English.

This post has been edited by tehtmc: Dec 14 2011, 04:16 PM

Thanks, but I have mastered both software including 3dsmax+vray, rhino+grasshopper, photoshop and illustrator. I did graphic design since I was 14 years old, worked for 2 years in an archi firm, then did freelance for architectural projects till now. I'm also learning Revit right now.

Besides that what I want now is some reading materials. Would be nice if you guys can recommend some good ones. Cheers.

I received a offer letter from Taiwan ,Feng Chia university of Bachelor of Architecture.
Now,choosing between staying at Malaysia to get into Taylors or go ahead to Taiwan to study their course.

Dunno what should i choose =(

This post has been edited by milu: Dec 16 2011, 05:17 PM

any books from renown architects which didnt have any/much pictures in it,