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JOHOR BAHRU 14 Jun- Permintaan tinggi terhadap kerjaya arkitek dan tawaran yang baik menyebabkan ramai lulusan jurusan berkenaan tidak melepaskan peluang bekerja di luar negara.

Tindakan itu sedikit sebanyak menjadi punca kekurangan jumlah tenaga kerja profesional tersebut di negara ini dan jumlahnya tidak selari dengan keperluan negara yang sedang pesat membangun.

Menurut Timbalan Presiden Pertubuhan Arkitek Malaysia, Ar. Saifuddin Ahmad, negara ini melahirkan jumlah lulusan jurusan senibina yang berkualiti sehingga mendapat permintaan tinggi untuk mengisi pasaran kerja di luar negara.

“Kebanyakan lepasan universiti tempatan mencari peluang kerja di Singapura dan Timur Tengah. Malah, siswazah yang menuntut di luar negara juga cenderung untuk bekerja di sana berbanding balik ke Malaysia.

“Kekurangan tersebut turut ditambah dengan bilangan mereka yang lulus peperiksaan senibina tahap ketiga juga adalah kecil,” katanya selepas merasmikan Bengkel Senibina ke-23 anjuran penuntut senibina Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) di sini, semalam.

Turut hadir, Dekan Fakulti Alam Bina UTM, Prof. Madya Dr. Ahmad Nazri Muhamad Ludin.

Program yang bermula kelmarin dan berakhir Jumaat ini mengetengahkan tema Terang 2011 menyaksikan penglibatan seramai 400 peserta daripada 21 institusi pengajian tinggi seluruh negara.

Saifuddin berkata, universiti tempatan juga melahirkan jumlah lulusan senibina yang sedikit jika dibandingkan dengan negara maju lain.

“Tetapi harus diingat bahawa biarpun jumlahnya sedikit, mereka adalah golongan yang berkualiti, cuma masalahnya adalah jumlahnya tidak mencukupi apatah lagi dengan pembangunan pesat yang dikecapi negara pada masa ini,” katanya.

Sementara itu, Ahmad Nazri berkata, setiap tahun UTM hanya melahirkan kira-kira 80 siswazah senibina.

Menurutnya, jumlah tersebut dikurangkan daripada 100 kepada 80 orang bagi menjaga kualiti graduan supaya sesuai dengan pasaran kerja dan selaras dengan kehendak negara dalam melahirkan modal insan kelas pertama.

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Beautification drive: Mohd Jaafar launching ‘From
Abandoned to Abundance’ seminar in Johor Bahru
Tuesday while Prof Dr Mohd Hamdan (left) looks on.

JOHOR BARU: The local council here hopes to rid the city of abandoned buildings by offering incentives to developers interested in reviving these projects.

Among the incentives are a 50% discount in fees for building plan submission, 50% on improvement service fund and 50% on building charges and waiver of deposits.

Johor Baru City Council (MBJB) mayor Mohd Jaafar Awang said the incentives were meant to reduce the many “eyesores” in the city.

“I hope these incentives will lead to developers restoring abandoned buildings,” he said after launching the “From Abandoned to Abundance” seminar about reviving abandoned commercial premises here yesterday.

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Introduction

You cannot miss them – those monoliths that remained abandoned for years on end. They blight our urban landscape. They are grave cause for concern , a festering wound- to those who have invested in them, to neighbouring property owners and to every caring member of our urban community. They undermine would be investors confidence in the Region’s ability to sustain our economic promise.

No concerted effort appear to have been taken to address the situation. We have invited a number of speakers ranging from those who have first-hand experience in investing, dealing and in administering such buildings, property professionals who have advised clients in managing property assets in project and construction management and in marketing such properties. We have invited a well known speaker to discuss the adequacy of our existing laws and their implementation to deal with the situation.

Participation will have a chance to express their views besides listening to the speakers in an open discussion session.

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The rapid economic growth in Malaysia since its independence more than 50 years ago have driven the change of the skyline of her main cities. Land is the most sought after commodity in the city scape; its high value forces developers to maximize the efficiency of the building in order to gain maximum profit.
However, there is a need to address the growth of highrises particularly in relation to the environment. As the world’s resources becoming more and more scarce and demands continue to rise, there is a need for buildings, be it big or small, to be green and sustainable. The dialogue is hoped to intrigue the intellectual minds in building for a better future in Malaysia.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND THIS SEMINAR

This seminar is targeted for those involved in the contemporary highrise industry in Malaysia: from practicing architects and engineers to law-makers, future industry leaders as well as the end users themselves.

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Registration form for this Seminar

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The design competition is BACK!

Once again, Autodesk Malaysia and Prestariang Systems Sdn Bhd, together with Institute Sultan Iskandar of Urban Habitat and Highrise Universiti Teknologi Malaysia and Ministry of Higher Education, aim to help students cultivate a passion for design, equip students with the latest tools and skills to prepare them for the dynamics of the commercial sectors.

The last three competitions have seen high standard entries across all of the categories, and we are glad that we are able to continue to provide this platform for the students to demonstrate to the commercial sector that the students of today are the designers and engineers of tomorrow.

The 4th Autodesk Malaysia Design Competition 2010 focuses on four major trends: The Digital Life, Globalization, Infrastructure Boom and Climate Change & the Rising Cost of Energy.

Update: Registration and submission deadline have been extended to 31 August 2010.

Download the Flyer and Brief below:

AMDC2010_Flyer 5.8.10 New!

AMDC201o Brief

Discuss about this competition here.

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Download your Workbase Informatics e-booklet now!

This time around, we’re not printing the books for distribution. Workbase Informatic e-booklets are now distributed free digitally. Just make sure your browser could read pdf format and you’re good to go!

Note: Printed version is still available for a small price.

Workbase Informatic 2010/11

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The official website is up! The excitement is now building up exponentially. Grab the briefs for the theme, performance and competition there and lets start cooking. Pay them a visit at http://www.archustic.co.cc now!

Discuss this in the forums here.

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Are you ready for the next installment of the Architectural Workshop? It’s finally knocking at our doorsteps. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia will be hosting this year with Taylor’s College and International University College of TwinTech. Visit their Facebook page (by clicking the image above) to contact the organizers and see the fun and joy they’re cooking up.

Discuss about the workshop here.

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Finally, the eagerly awaited sequel to the 2005 “Alternative” Design Folio is here!

‘A’ for Architecture, an alternative book: Design Thesis Folio 2007

Editors: Ab. Razak Rahman, Syed Ahmad Iskandar Syed Ariffin & Ang Chee Seng
Publisher: Penerbit UTM Press, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

If you’ve seen the first alternative book, you wont be disappointed with this one. It is more of a review of selected thesis rather than just a catalogue/showcase collection. Would be a great source if you would like to know what UTM architectural students have been up to lately.

If you’re interested, get it from En. Hazazi (UTM Skudai) or reply in the thread provided in the link below. We can arrange for postage/delivery. Alternatively, those in KL should be able to find this book in UTM KL soon.
The price is RM55.00, on sale now! Current UTM students can get discounts. Discuss or arrange a purchase here.

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Start Time: Friday, August 23, 2008 at 10:00am
End Time: Monday, Sept 1, 2008 at 12:00am
Location: Jaya One, Jalan Universiti,PJ
City/Town: Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

DESCRIPTION

Celebrate this MERDEKA weekend with us and experience the Arts and Performances like never before.
It’s Free, Fun, Fantastic and Fabulous!
With a line-up of exhibitions and performances from Malaysia’s youngest talents and artists, Rantai is proud to present to you “RANtAi MERDEKA” @ Jaya ONE.
A three-day Arts & Performances Festival celebrating Malaysian creativity in all medium.
With a line-up of musicians, artists, literary and poetic writers, theatre and film screenings, this will be PJ’s first Arts and Performances event held at a single destination – Jaya ONE.
Jaya ONE is targeted to be PJ’s answer to an Arts Centre with the establishment of PJ Live Arts to be completed in 2009.
Come experience The Arts and Live Performances at it’s most interesting with “RANtAi MERDEKA” @ Jaya ONE and Visit+try BBQ Chicken at Jaya One!!!

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