yes.

so i can finish the first degree of architecture and study landscape architecture instead of continue the second degree?

This post has been edited by lyong: Dec 24 2010, 10:41 AM

yes. it has all been explained in the 1st post. or was it the 2nd? either way, 1st page.

Hi all. Been awhile since I last posted in this thread. Let me briefly introduce myself: I've been a Limkokwing architecture student before I left for Curtin in my third year. Well I have been getting myself posted on updates from Limkokwing and knew about the new B.Arch program they launched.

Let me be honest here, there are some good tutors (I mean really good) in the design unit, but somehow the faculty did not appreciate them. I was the VP for the student association and we did try our best to appeal to the school to retain the best albeit part-time tutors. In the wake of the termination of the tutors early this year, I decided my best course of action is to disagree by quitting Limkokwing and joined Curtin one year earlier.

Personally I do not recommend anyone to take up their B.Arch program and to those who wished to apply, take up the Curtin program instead.

BTW, ask me anything.

yang2
Welcome back.
So, you're studying in Perth now are you? How many years do you need to study for B.Arch since you did not finish your B.Sc (Arch) in Curtin?

I understand LUCT students have been going to Curtin (previously WAIT) to continue with their B. Arch (2 years) for the last 10 years or so. The B.Arch is not accredited as the lst part is done in Malaysia. I wonder students who take up the course at LUCT are aware of this.

Can the B.Sc (Arch) graduates froms LUCT go to other unis in Australia or UK besides Curtin? Not that it makes any difference to the accreditation status.

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Added on December 24, 2010, 5:56 pmDo you mean the B.Sc (Arch)? I think it's better than you complete B.Arch before going for LA. I think it's only 1-2 years after B.Arch to a M. LA.

One of the top landscape architects in Malaysia, MLA, had the principals qualified as an architects before going into LA. http://www.maliklip.com.my

This post has been edited by tehtmc: Dec 24 2010, 05:59 PM

tell me, is the reason for all that points to zatur?

Yes, I'll be finishing my masters (previously B.Arch) in Perth, after learning thatt the ones that are teaching us the coming semesters are charismatic and knowledgeable tutors. Forgive me but if you might not be aware, the current Limkokwing's B.Sc (Arch) program is offered together with Curtin, so it was not a big hassle for credit transfer from Limkokwing to Curtin. I finished my third year which is B.Sc (Arch) and will be graduating in Curtin this February, albeit my first two years was done in Limkokwing. Since my results are well above the requirements for M.Arch, I will continue for two more years as in the common 3+2 approach.

Most Limkokwing students are already aware that their Part 1 is not accredited by the time they graduate with B.Sc (Arch) but some tried to take comfort in thinking that it borrows some credence from being a Curtin program. Though I doubt fresh joiners would have any idea of that. In this point one does wonder if there is anything wrong with the extremely stringent accreditation process in part by LAM, but well this is for another debate.

In obvious sense, yes I've seen Limkokwing students get accepted to other universities, either if it's Australian or UK. I've seen some went to RMIT, Deakin and Tasmania. Universities in UK I heard most have to do an extra year although both heavily depend upon student's portfolio.

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Added on December 24, 2010, 7:29 pmIf there is a person you can point to, let's just say I won't deny that. Azarimy you seems like you have a good source in Limkokwing.


This post has been edited by yangsquare: Dec 24 2010, 07:29 PM

i know zatur personally. we used to hang out. lets leave it at that .

i'm taylors student which enrolled FNBE and take Bachelor of science(architecture) next year(3year degree)...i would like to know
i) lam accredition (i know it is not yet accredited but it is big possibility to get it??)
ii) so if taylor's get lam part 1 accredition can i continue part 2 at local u instead of oversea(i would like to save some money and i'm quite homesick)

i. it doesnt matter if they've come close last time, it'll be at least a few years before they could gear it up again for another accreditation. but there is a possibility that they might do the accreditation process again during the time u're there. but whether this time it's a pass or fail remains to be seen.

ii. IF. yes.

Hi all..I just finished my SPM and I want to do architecture..
I just want to know which one should I start..Matrix Or doing diploma..

refer to the first post of this thread. all options are tabled out to u, including it's pros and cons.

I wanna ask you an question..
Is it recommend to working at archi firm part time for my 4 month semester break and what the benefit that i can get from it
btw I'm 1 year part 1 student...
and what job can i get there..??

It is highly recommended. Any form of industrial attachment is beneficial.

any form of exposure will be good for u. i did a short job with a firm between 1st and 2nd year. mostly just doing perspectives, colouring, despatching drawings and so on. the more u're aware of things that u must do at the end of the day, the better prepared u are towards graduating with a degree.

of course, at lower years, ur job is very limited. they wont even trust u with a drawing. during my time, everything was still done manually. u do autocad, but eventually still printed and coloured. nowadays most have gone 80-90% digital, so if u got some computer skills, that'll help too.

Highly recommended. I work every opportunity i have. For me 10 years of architecture education is still not enough. There's too much to learn.

wow, it has been quite a long time since uncle azarimy helped me on my pathway into architecture. now i'm in kolej yayasan UEM doing A levels. for architecture!

well, can I still point out a few questions?

1. can I still apply to Bartlett without art and design subject in my a levels, because the college where I'm studying doesn't seem to offer the subject. My subject combination is math, physics and economics. full.

2. what should I prepare for my portfolio to apply to the universities in UK? better start earlier from now right?

3. My friend who's just finished Spm asked me a how to directly apply for uk universities' private scholarship as he said one of his senior got a direct scholarship from one of the uk universities and now he's studying there and he's just 18, same age as me.

thank you in advance! I miss reading posts in this thread.

Never depend on any unaccredited institution's claims that it will soon get accredited in future no matter how close they may have come to be accredited. Make sure you understand where you study in is unaccredited and you carry a big risk of being unrecognized for Part 1 even though your Part 2 is done at accredited institution. You can always try to apply for final B.Arch program in local universities no matter where you're from, but make sure you have a strong portfolio.

That's very true about the claims by the IPTS's but then being business concerns, it's only natural that they would try their best to woo students to join them. At the same time, it's not that you have much of choice if you take the IPTS route to do architecture. As for the IPTS graduates getting a place in IPTA's to continue with BArch, there is no precedent yet.

Talking about unaccredited degrees, I recently met a young architect who graduated from Tsinghua University in Beijing China. The degree from the uni is of course not recognized. He told me that he managed to sit and passed his PAM Parts I and II exam in one sitting. Mind you, everything that they do in China is in Chinese so he had to have his portfolio translated to English to start with and he had to go through the oral exam/presentation in English. On top of that, he had to switch to using English while working for a local architectural firm. I think he is the first from a Chinese uni. It wouldn't be as difficult for graduates from Commonwealth unis to go thru the Parts I and II I am sure.
For your info, Tsinghua uni is among the top 100 in world ranking.

This post has been edited by tehtmc: Dec 28 2010, 07:04 PM

wanna ask do architecture get paid well in malaysia compare to civil engineer?