depends on ur budget, and on whether ur diploma is recognized by overseas universities or not . overseas are ok, but it's gonna depend on which school u go to. no point going overseas but in a worse university that malaysian ones...

not quite. most schools in australia that i would dare recommend anyone to study would cost as much as studying in the UK, fees and cost of living included. in actual fact, it is cheaper for u to study in new zealand or the US compared to australia. the cheapest, most credible place u could opt for overseas is NUS in singapore. i'd recommend hongkong U as well, but that's quite expensive too. there are several other RIBA accredited schools outside the UK, especially in europe that may be cheaper, but u have to check. there's one in venezuela that is relatively cheaper too, but still RIBA accredited.

i wouldnt recommend going to non-RIBA-accredited schools.

as arcanawar have said, the only RIBA accredited school in the US is university of maryland. this is bcoz the US uses a totally different system for architectural practice. in fact, they probably have different systems depending on states, bcoz that's the structure of their country. it's like 50 different countries, each with its own autonomy, united under a single federal government. hence called the united states of america. it is the same with the UK, uniting 4 countries under one government. anyways, here's a list of RIBA accredited schools worlwide.

RIBA validated schools
in reply to authentic.chic's PM:
1. & 2. u can apply through UPU during the next opening (april/may 2008). just fill in the forms (online) and submit whatever u need to submit based on the yearly requirements, which can be different from this year's intake.

3. since u've already got a diploma, then u should be able to fulfill the minimum requirement. but be aware that since ur diploma is not accredited and with a low cgpa, chances are u'll be starting 1st year from scratch. this is the same with other STPM/matric intake, and most probably u wont be able to transfer any credits there. so just set in ur mind that u'll be starting from zero.

4. fees are usually RM1500+- including accommodations, services and facilities. u can pay cash at the university's bendahari, or bank in (using a slip that u can get from the bendahari), or cheque. i'm not sure about credit cards, but u can also request to spread ur fees over 4 months, paying monthly or whatever deal u made with the bendahari.

5. at the moment, only fulltime architecture courses is recognized in malaysia (by LAM). even if u did a RIBA part 2 in top UK schools, but if u do it part time, u're gonna have a hell of a struggle to get recognition from LAM.

6. in campus, u can use any vehicle u own, or use the free internal transit bus. the campus is quite large, although not as large as UPM, but it's still one helluva walk. getting to the campus, the best way from sabah would be to take a flight to Senai Airport, and take a taxi (which is about 30-40minutes to campus). u could also go via singapore, and take a bus to JB, and another bus to UTM.

7. subjects in UTM are design dominated, which makes up more than 50% of the total subjects. this in particular is a new change in order to shift UTM from solely a technical school into a design school. other subjects are divided into several categories: technology (enviro, structure, services etc), culture (history, philosophy, theory, sociology, psychology), communications and management (law, economy, practise etc). in addition to that, students are also encouraged to take electives in order to boost their marketability.

8. to complete part 2 it takes a minimum of 5 years after STPM. this is the standard worldwide, and also the standard in msia. just look at ur diploma as equivalent to STPM.

9. for part 2 degree, the course is only conducted in UTM skudai (JB). no branches in sabah... yet.
not all universities have diploma courses. infact, UTM is the only IPTA that conducts architectural diploma course (sub part 1). all other universities have upgraded their diploma to part 1 degree. with a diploma from a non-accredited school, the best bet is to assume that u're gonna start everything from scratch. ofcourse it would be wonderful if u could transfer a few credits and skip 1 or 2 semesters, but dont put ur hopes up high.
nope. not that i know of, atleast.

before we go on, i need to know why are u keen on SPACE programme rather than the full time programme? are u currently working right now?