QWA Podcast

In this episode, architectural designer Pamela Tan shares the inspiration behind some of her work that embodied a dream-like quality. We also discussed her work that allows the community to participate and adopt the structures to create their own meaning and narratives. Combining a stunning visual depth with a rooted and democratic approach to design, she has developed a distinct design language that offers a new perspective looking at the world around us.

Munif Malek graces our podcast this week with his adventurous architecture journey, only second to the best of Final Fantasy grand storyline and plots. He shares his love for education, practice and creative opportunity in his architectural pursue. We also elaborate on the impact of Malay drama depiction of architecture to the profession.

We talked to Khairul Amin, a landscape architect in one of the city council in Malaysia. He shares his experience of participating in Khazanah Design Residency 2018 in Politecnico di Milano, Piacenza. He also shares his thoughts on the trend of community park/farm in Kuala Lumpur and the impact of the gentrification of cities undergoing massive urban-scape transformations.

In this episode, Effendy from ENDO.KL shares his good and bad experience running a successful interior design firm. We discussed the heighten appreciation of quality interior design among homeowners, and what are the design prowess required to deliver the ever-demanding market. We also talk about the future role of a professional organisation to improve the industry at large.

Jowin Foo of JFXA shares with us his research initiative in this episode. The 'Supermarket' research the relationship of tangible goods with the data interface that helps track, manage and curate our food throughout the supply chain. He also talks about architecture education and its politics. Disruption of AI technology in architecture is also a subject of our conversation.

In this episode, we talk to Chan Hui Sim (Sim) about her adventure exploring a new paradigm of architecture trough coding binary languages. Her explorations manifested into commissioned work and a coding teaching collective, 'kod-kod'. We discuss the mismatched talent pool hinder the progress of interactive installation design in Malaysia.

We talked to Kartini Kasmuri, a dedicated educator on architectural education post Covid-19. We unpack how persuing this profession can still appeal to a whole new generation of school leavers, and the challenges of architecture being taught remotely. Students were working independently, away from studio settings which demanded self-resolve.

In this episode, we talk to Ar. Firadaus Khazis, a young architect that has established a Design & Build (D&B) firm to complement services offered by his Architectural Consultancy Practice (ACP). We discuss the dynamics of both practices and the common miscalculated undertakings by local architectural startups.

In this episode, we talk to Megat Muhammad Aiman, an architecture graduate turned BIM specialist that finds his true calling after working in Singapore.  We unravel his journey leading to the resolution to move to Singapore, and challenges of a long-distance relationship with his young family.

In this episode, we are delighted to talk with Shamin Sahrum (Sam) from notoscale. A design research platform responding to current issues trough act of design and also socio-political commentary to the various issue. We talk about their latest work, and behind the scene of their proposal for Malaysian Pavillion for Venice Biennale 2020, Sepermainan.