architecture+nature+life
The 4 of us from BAF2016’s Team Sculpture and Team Walkability Workshop visited UMS ( University Malaysia Sabah ) today to speak to Dr. Umin from the Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Heritage with the intention to introduce the modules to him. What started as an introductory meeting turned into an impromptu briefing session with 100 or […]
It’s an exciting time for architecture right now. As part of its roster for the year, the graduates held a movie night and showed a mashup of several videos showcasing Vo Trong Nghia ( already one of my favourites ), Frank Gehry ( I remember a time when I was such a fan I hoofed […]
I’m particularly excited about this module in BAF2016. Connectivity and accessibility are hallmarks of a well-designed city. Kota Kinabalu was granted its city status in 2000 and in its 16 years, there have been upgrades and improvement in pedestrian-friendly sidewalks, green areas and parks, and disabled-friendly facilities. But there is still much betterment to be […]
Last year’s BAF Design Conference was a blast and I remember that the whispers on the streets mentioned that it was even better than DATUM. So it’s a fairly tall order to try and do better than last year’s speakers Dr. Ken Yeang, Roshan Gurung ( Woods Bagot Hong Kong ), Matt Gibson ( Matt […]
This year’s Borneo Architecture Festival will be held on 1st to 31st October 2016 in Kota Kinabalu and will be bringing together busy architects, graduate architects and PAM Sabah Chapter to organise this. This year’s event will be bigger than last year’s and has grown into different modules of exhibition, a conference, a workshop and […]