{"id":9213,"date":"2013-10-25T22:30:04","date_gmt":"2013-10-25T22:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ukm.my\/news\/?page_id=9213"},"modified":"2015-05-21T22:30:36","modified_gmt":"2015-05-21T22:30:36","slug":"ukm-to-be-centre-for-architectural-design-with-malaysian-identity-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ukm.my\/news\/archive\/year-2013\/october-2013\/ukm-to-be-centre-for-architectural-design-with-malaysian-identity-2\/","title":{"rendered":"UKM To Be Centre For Architectural Design With Malaysian Identity"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main \"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">0<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mashsb-noshadow\" 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mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2 class=\"contentheading\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/h2>\n<div class=\"newsitem_tools\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"newsitem_info\"><span class=\"createdate\">FRIDAY, 25 OCTOBER 2013 00:00<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"newsitem_text\">\n<div class=\"news_item_article\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"border\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ukm.my\/news\/images\/stories\/Campus2013\/MoU_LAM-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>By Saiful Bahri Kamaruddin<br \/>\nPix Shahiddan Saidi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">BANGI, 18 Oct 2013 \u2013 The National University of Malaysia (UKM) has been selected\u00a0as\u00a0the secretariat to determine the design and architectural identity of the country by the Board of Architects Malaysia (LAM).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A\u00a0Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to the effect was signed by both institutions here today.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Deputy\u00a0Vice-Chancellor\u00a0(Students and Alumni Affairs),\u00a0Prof Dato&#8217;\u00a0Dr\u00a0Ir\u00a0Othman\u00a0A Karim\u00a0signed for\u00a0UKM with Ar\u00a0Prof Dr\u00a0Amer Hamzah\u00a0signing for LAM as its President.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Faculty\u00a0of Engineering\u00a0and Built Environment\u00a0(FKAB)\u00a0has been assigned\u00a0to be\u00a0the Secretariat\u00a0as a resource centre of building design and architecture\u00a0that is distinctively\u00a0Malaysian.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The signing ceremony was witnessed by the government\u2019s advisor on socio-cultural affairs Tan Sri Dato\u2019 Seri Utama Dr Rais Yatim.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tan\u00a0Sri\u00a0Dr\u00a0Rais\u00a0said he would propose\u00a0to the cabinet\u00a0to implement policies on designing buildings with the Malaysian heritage in mind.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Prof\u00a0Amer\u00a0said\u00a0UKM was\u00a0chosen because\u00a0FKAB\u00a0had\u00a0proven its ability\u00a0to design sustainable\u00a0structures\u00a0and\u00a0forms which\u00a0reflected\u00a0local\u00a0values\u200b\u200b.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The LAM President said\u00a0the\u00a0secretariat\u00a0to be\u00a0established will\u00a0 act as an entity to empower national\u00a0identity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The\u00a0secretariat will also form a framework\u00a0and provide resources on the design\u00a0to be\u00a0implemented by both the\u00a0government and the\u00a0private\u00a0sector to form the basis of the national identity architecture.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is\u00a0also\u00a0expected to help\u00a0preserve the\u00a0heritage of\u00a0national\u00a0architecture and\u00a0built environment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Efforts to formulate\u00a0a\u00a0national\u00a0architecture\u00a0policy\u00a0began in 2009\u00a0when the\u00a0cabinet\u00a0decided that\u00a0all\u00a0new\u00a0buildings\u00a0should be\u00a0built\u00a0reflecting the\u00a0Malaysian identity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Following that,\u00a0LAM\u00a0provided\u00a0the architectural\u00a0basis, taking into account the proposal by\u00a0the\u00a0Malaysian Institute of Architects\u00a0(PAM)\u00a0titled\u00a0<em>The\u00a0Case\u00a0for theFormulation\u00a0of the Malaysian\u00a0Architectural\u00a0Policy <\/em>and\u00a0working papers\u00a0produced by the\u00a0Ministry of Housing\u00a0and\u00a0Local Government.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ukm.my\/news\/images\/stories\/Icon\/ukmnewsportal.png\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"border\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ukm.my\/news\/images\/stories\/Campus2013\/MoU_LAM-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" 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