We need debates to spark change, says KRI

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 29): For now, Datuk Charon Wardini Mokhzani (pictured) is just glad that Khazanah Research Institute’s (KRI) study of Malaysian homes has corroborated many people’s convictions that home prices have escalated beyond affordability, to the point that the government has even come out to raise its concerns.

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Designer platform: Jeanette Altherr

Who: German-born Jeanette Altherr trained as an industrial designer and is a founding partner of design studio and creative consultancy Lievore Altherr Molina in Barcelona, now known as Lievore Altherr.

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Zaha Hadid’s first tower in Melbourne unveiled

PETALING JAYA (Aug 16): Melbourne will soon usher in 600 Collins Street — the masterpiece of the world’s most renowned female architect, Zaha Hadid — after the Victorian government approved the $300-million project, Tourism Australia announced in a press release today.

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Flower seed kits for Citizen Setia

PETALING JAYA (Aug 4): S P Setia Bhd organised several gardening and landscaping events across the Klang Valley, Penang, Johor and Kota Kinabalu over the weekend to celebrate its outstanding performance at ILAM’s Malaysia Landscape Architecture Award 2015.

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A new landmark in Bangsar

THE Malaysian Institute of Architects’ (PAM) new headquarters in Jalan Tandok, Bangsar, called PAM Centre, exudes a minimalist feel.

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PAM launches Architecture Exhibition

PETALING JAYA (July 25): The Malaysian Institute of Architects (PAM) has launched its Architecture Exhibition in conjunction with the Kuala Lumpur Architecture Festival 2016 (KLAF 2016) and the soft launch of the new PAM centre at Jalan Tandok.

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