why?

part 1 will start at about RM1500-RM2000
part 2 will start at about RM2200-RM2700

assuming u have 0 experience.

LAM requirement is 2 years. no point of me suggesting anything .

there's a logbook that u have to fill in, which lists the requirements from LAM that u need to satisfy. some people take less than 2 years, others need 3-5 years, some may take 6-7 years. it depends on the level of exposure u gain at the office. and do note that u cant practice alone during this period. u have to go under a part 3 architect as ur supervisor.

u can ask tehtmc for more details on this.

not to mention those who've taken the part 3 exam repeatedly and STILL fail...

hi there, i have something to ask...if i got i UM's building surveying and i must finish this course...after this i planned to take master in science(architec ture)...so can i be an architect?

It is a relatively new field.  In a nutshell, a building surveyor carries out studies/assessment/appraisal of buildings with a view to coming up with improvements to make them perform better. Architects are also qualified to do the job, in fact PAM  conducts short courses on the subject. However, there is not much scope for building surveyor in this country yet, unlike in developed countries.

do we need to take data management  to be an architect?

one word:

CLIENT.

i've just received word that although we (UTM) are offering 1st year architecture up to 45 students, only about over half of that are coming to register. most of those who turned down the offer have received offer/scholarship for overseas studies or the likes.

so if u are still interested in UTM architecture and have attended the interviews, u should appeal now. do not in any circumstances mention me or my name.

In the 70's, but you find that in the building industry, people are still talking about feet and inches.
When people talking about built-up areas of houses, it is still in square feet and not sq. m.

I personally prefer to work with feet and inches.

Why are you asking this question?

Are you working or a student?
The conversion factor is simple enough 1m = 3.281 ft    1 ft = 0.3048 m (abt 300mm)
But you need to have a 'feel' of the unit in terms of the scale of things.  It is simple mental arithmetic to do the conversion really.

For example a room 3m x 3m is about 10ft x 10ft.

A standard staircase step is 10" deep by 7" high (250 mm x 175 mm)

A typical terrace house is 20ft x 70ft which is abt 6.096 m x 21.336 m.

You tell me which unit is easier to remember. It is the town-planner's fault for subdividing land into metric units!  How do you expect the architect to use odd units like that to start with?

Also,  many of the building materials are manufactured according to imperial units - office ceiling tiles 4ft x 2ft (1220mm x 610mm), plywood 4ft x 8ft ( 1220 x 2440).

Metrication is not just a matter of converting using the conversion factor. You don't use figures like 6096 or 6100 - you use 6000.  1200 and not 1220. You work with rounded figures and not odd figure. It looks stupid to use figures like 6096 and 12192. You might as well use the imperial units.

working as?

All parties have a role to change to the metric system - planner, architect, manufacturers, government. I said the town planner important because he is the first person to get involved in macro planning of a development project and he makes the decision on the sizes of lots, roads, etc.  When he uses converted units from imperial (e.g. 6.096 or 20ft) for housing lots, roads, etc., it makes it rather difficult for others to follow suit. For example,why should a typical road be 12.192 m wide instead of 12.00 m?

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Added on September 11, 2011, 2:17 pm

there will be a students exhibition organized by PAM, to be held between 3-9 October 2011 in One Utama Shopping Center. Most of the major schools are participating. if u're interested in architecture, come!