Yay we have moved to a new home!

Green architecture such as sustainable, energy saving buildings? well, our country and govt nvr really emphasized on this issue so not many ppl are going the green way. Besides that the technology involved cost a lot more.

All da best mate. Really hope UIAM really gets the accreditation. KAEDians r always a fun bunch. It also gives would-be architecture students more choice

This post has been edited by xtracooljustin: Feb 6 2008, 12:41 AM

there's no so called better or not better path. Obviously its better to take degree than diploma, but u may only do so if you hav STPM, apply and manage to get a place at any of da accredited local IPTA. For the rest who dun hav good results and not willing to do STPM, they may go the diploma route. Diploma is 3 yrs after SPM n u'll usually be equipped wif sufficient skills to work after that but may require excellent portfolio and results to enter any IPTA to continue ur degree.

doesnt evybody know that govt university intakes are all control by the govt and the ministry?

anyway, anybody here worked in UK before? Whats the fresh grad salary for a B. Arch degree, say in London? Actually im considering doing my internship in London, would love to work at Norman Foster's or Grimshaw's office for this coming holiday.

URA? As in the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Singapore? You're not looking at the right place. Most ppl here wont know. You need to ask probably in a Singaporean architecture forum. Try this link.

http://tas.informe.com/forum/

there are books. I have seen a very expensive book that contains all the drawings of FLW famous works. Forgot the title though.

its possible but very rarely happens. That also only for courses in the same uni. Like my fren who switched from engineering to architecture during first year second semester.

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Added on March 19, 2008, 12:52 amif you have achieved excellent results for SPM i would suggest going the STPM route. AS in the first page of this topic, going through other means requires you to "most" likely further ur studies at partner universities overseas after ur local diploma.

You wanna convince ur dad? Tell him this then. Take into account the cost of finishing up ur degree studies, for example Tasmania (Australia) as its one of the cheapest option, is roughly RM300K (inclusive of fees and living expenses) for 3 years.

Remember STPM opens up more choices. And if you manage to get into an IPTA, fees are likely to be less than RM25K for the whole duration.



This post has been edited by xtracooljustin: Mar 19 2008, 12:52 AM

IR and AR are simply not related. AR is the title professional architects used in front of their names. IR is the title professional engineers (those accredited with BEM). No one is higher than another. Both are different disciplines.

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Added on March 19, 2008, 3:17 pmAs per my reply to the previous post, ur statement is not quite right. Check up on Santiago Calatrava. He is first and foremost a structural engineer. Yet he is also able to practice as an architect. So an architect with an engineering background gives you an edge over most of ur peers

This post has been edited by xtracooljustin: Mar 19 2008, 03:17 PM

Anybody who uses Sketchup software should check out this forum for like-minded ppl

http://www.pushpullbar.com/forums/index.php

if anyone needs to know on which university is accredited with which level, pls check out this website that has the whole list of accredited schools.

http://lam.gov.my/accreditationlist.html

SPM is not important there after. What is important is what are ur grades during the Diploma years and the portfolio of ur diploma works. Other than that, acing that entry interview is just as important.

Average starting pay varies.... currently in Malaysia is Rm2500...can be as high as Rm3000 if ur really good/impressive.

Architects are not really that hot in demand but wif a good portfolio, u can eventually get someone to employ you.

NOBODY IS GUARANTEED A JOB. Like i said, wif a good portfolio, you can always get urself hired.

Architecture is not hard... a lot of mental stress n physical stress though.

You do not need to b good in drawing, if you can imagine da spaces and put it into paper for others to see well enuf. When most ppl cant draw, they use computer tools to substitute that.

All the best!

Mr Azari, check ur Frenster PM box. Sent u a msg there

Anyway guys, havent been logging in for a while. Currently away in Singapore doing my attachment wif RSP Architects.

Thats some pretty good jokes there.

Anyway, my final year thesis is entitled "Global Warming- Architecture for Climate Change".

Autocad not really meant as a design tool. Its a great tool for doing drafting, but not as a design software.

The best design tool for me is butter paper n some good pencils

You may wanna look into Google Sketchup as a better design software.

First week roughly which day? Monday 29th til Friday 2nd Jan? I'll bring my whole kampung come n listen.

Hi there, Im in a similar case like urs. However Im in my final year alredi. I also came from an english speaking background wif no exposure to chinese-ed students til Form 4. From then on, I mixed a lot wif them trying to speak their lingo and even speak in broken mandarin occasionally and started listening to chinese songs. It does help in trying to fit in da group.

When you enter local public universities, there is a tendency for da chinese students to be chinese-ed and their comprehension of english may not be as good as those who comes from english speaking backgrounds. I experienced that all too well. I told myself, well i dont really need frens in uni then and most of da time kept to myself and others who speak english or cantonese wif me. But as I grow older, i realize its always good if you can go out of ur comfort zone and learn to embrace other cultures esp ppl from non klang valley region. From then on i begin to mix wif da chinese ed students a lot more and sometimes speak their mix of hokkien and mandarin(esp if ur frens come from da northern region) and my broken mandarin improved to passable mandarin. Which Azarimy pointed out, who has da more benefit at da end of da study. So i would suggest try to hang out wif them more often and improve ur mandarin. At da same time keep ur English skills sharpen and floor ur peers at da presentation stage. Good english always wins the jury at ur design assessment. Always ask ur frens whats their plans n try joining in whenever possible.

I can also proudly say my 2 ex-gfs of 4 and 3 years respectively are chinese-ed, which more often than not helped me esp in reading chinese words n correcting my mandarin pronounciation

Have fun in college. Remember, no man is an island.

You, calling this group of ppl 'banana' is alredi stereotyping. I also know this is a 'culture' among you guys, but hey, we didnt get to choose which school our parents sent us when we were very young so lets stop it at that. I think both sides of da divide should start changing ur mindsets. Start accepting ur eng-ed frens and da eng-ed ppl should just embrace and sometimes communicate in their lingo. Afterall, you guys can work together in projects and I dun c y u cant socially.




You can begin to walk da talk by not stereotyping ppl.

A4 is possible. I have both A3 and A4 portfolios. I also made my own interactive portfolio using Flash and you can just bring around in ur laptop and play it or burn it and play it off a CD/DVD.