News about architects

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 6): Planners, architects and engineers have to sell their good ideas to others and make them accept that planning is the only way forward for waste management, Malaysian Institute of Planners president Ihsan Zainal Mokhtar (pictured) told The Star recently.

连续开了好几晚的冷气后，你会不会因为高涨的电费，而烦恼着是否要在这个炎热的天气继续开冷气睡觉呢? 除了伤害荷包，常常开冷气也会对大自然环境带来不良影响，而且，长期呆在冷气房内也会有损健康。 不过，在常年如夏的马来西亚，如果不靠冷气机降低室内温度，那还有什么方法？ 对此，EdgeProp.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 13): While some building materials will be exempted from the soon-to-be implemented Sales and Services Tax (SST), house prices may not come down due to the increase in other cost components, said Housing and Local Government (KPKT) Deputy Minister Datuk Raja Kamarul Bahrin Shah.

Have you ever struggled to decide whether to switch on the air-conditioner in your room, especially after realising that you have been running it continuously over the past few days? While having the air-conditioning switched on constantly will mean high electricity bills, not to mention the impact it has on the environment, staying in an air-conditioned room for long hours can also affect your health due to poor natural air-ventilation.

Would you prefer to be surrounded by security barriers made of concrete and steel or living plants? No surprise if you chose the latter.

PETALING JAYA (July 3): The housing and commercial property glut in Kuala Lumpur is not a great cause for concern as the market will eventually adjust itself to accommodate the excessive supply, said the Malaysian Institute of Planners (MIP) president Ihsan Zainal Mokhtar.

PETALING JAYA (June 5): The upcoming 19th International Architecture, Interior Design & Building Exhibition (ARCHIDEX) jointly organised by the Malaysian Institute of Architects (PAM) and C.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 21): Landscape plays an important role in enhancing people's lives and wellbeing, but unfortunately it is also often neglected in real estate development, public space and urbanisation.

PETALING JAYA (April 12): The Malaysian Institute of Architects (PAM) launched their new PAM Contract 2018 yesterday, the fourth version of the PAM standard form of building contract since it was first introduced in 1969.

10年前最受欢迎的房屋设计，在今天可能已经不再新潮，因为买家的需求和品味会随着时代的变迁而改变。 举例来说，高楼住宅在30年前相当罕见，但如今处处都是高楼大厦；10年前，人们只求能有一瓦遮头，今时今日人们买房还会把生活品味纳入考量。 大马建筑师协会主席Ezumi Harzani Ismail告诉EdgeProp.