PAMNXT Prospectus 2022-23

Visiting The Green Factory; Malaysia's greenest zero waste facility. This visit aims to promote participation, leadership, andfuture-proofingyounggraduatearchitectsintheindustryofdesign,craft,andsustainabletechnology.

Future-proofing Architecture Graduates in Building, Design, Digital, & Community

“How will I shape the future?”, many young architects ask.

Today, so much is demanded from architecture beyond the conventional past of building. We face the daunting challenges brought by climate change, the global economy, adoption of fast digital community culture & technology brought by the I.R. 4.0. While our world gets faster and more volatile, so would the reliance of humanity upon, our capacity of ingenuity, and humanitarianism.

In the spirit of professionalism, the Architect (in the era of) 4.0. must rise to give an answer before society beckons.

I believe the key to answer is through a stronger awareness and purposeful roadmap for young architects where PAMNEXT could be the leading platform.

We must realize that within our diversification of our fields, and values, we have a common destination. Meaning to harness our full capacity, we must build it through building a stronger culture of participation, advocacy, research and debate.

The Architect 4.0. today is one that is on ground, crosses discipline and relies upon research and innovation more than ever in history, why don’t we?

We want an agile transformation achieved through meaningful conversations, brought by our active participation in issues we care about. Taufiq Nazarudin

Foreword

PAMNXT represents the ambition, excellence of young graduate architect's talent and capacity, innovation, in raising the bar of practice high, while rooted in building communities.

Nationally there are many issues of youth unemployment, a decline of pay and revenue in the construction industries, slow adoption of digital, participation of women and keeping on track of professional development as key issues that warrant thought, action and recommendations from the institute, to positive affect Graduate and Young Architects.

The committee at PAM lead by the Chair and Co-Chairs working closely together in the teams and cross committees ensures a fair coverage of these pertinent issues across.

Wan Siti Hajar Omar Co-Chair of

Cheah Ee Von Co-Chair of PAMNXT

PAMNXTIs the Graduate Architect Committee under Pertubuhan Akitek Malaysia. Lead by the PAM Graduate Representative Elect & PAM NonCorporate Council Member. It represents the ambition, interest and iniatives by the Graduate Corporate Membership amounting to about 1,300 in PAM and up to 10,000 potential Graduates Nationally.

The Graduate Membership is currently1,363 Members (2,312 with LAM)

LHDN records about 13,000 Architectural Workersabout 10,000 over are Graduate Architects

Aims

Increase the impact of Architect Graduates as leaders, champions and advocates in the role at grassroot, community builder, within the profession, at national as well as global level.

Nation building by using knowledge, technology and organisation in being innovative through being indusrious, scallable, and deployable in towards IR.4.0 and the circular economy agenda.

Focus on the shared vision, through thought, business, industry and insights for Architect Graduates to be competitive in the Built economic sector, as well as other sectors such as creative, gig and IP.

Focus on the interest and main issues of the Architect Graduate community in terms of welfare, safety, health, industry practice, academic, social, ecology and the common good agenda.

PAMNXT Committee of 2022-23

Lian Kian, Lydia, Esha, Adeline, Dr. Aainaa, Rumaiza Kishan, Ayzad, Ee Von, Hajar, Nurbaya

Fazlan, Suffian, Taufiq, Nabilah, Dr. Najah, Sarah

S M T W T F S

Contributors

Ar. David Teoh | Shamim Sharon | Ms. Nurul Nadhrah | Azfah Azman |

Mr. Ahmad Fardi Ahmad Fathi | Ar. Mohd Hazrin Halimi Abdul Halim |

Mr. Johan Ropi | Mr. A. Warith Zaki | Mr. Muhammad Razif Nasruddin | Mr. Ee Soon Wei | Mr Muhammad Al-Amin Mohd Fadhli | Mr. Afiq Afifi

| Mr. Harith ‘the Green Carpenter’ | Mr. Syuqrann Shamsuddin | Mr. Mr. Zul Fadly M. Salleh | Ms. Lydia Zilan | Mr. Idham Badaruddin | Ms. Nabiha Nazli | Mr. Kishan Raaj Ganesan | Mr. Tan Wei Zhe | Mr. Sylvester Gabriel Hong Kah Wang | Ar. Mumtazah Mustajab | Ar. Norwina bte Mohd. Nawawi | Ar. Mustapha Kamal | En. Syed Othman | Mr. Muhammad Ridzwan Abdullah | Ms. Raja Nurul Hidayah Raja Yusof

| Ms. Kartini binti Kasmuri | Mr. Mohd Ahnafrudin bin Jalaludin | Ms. Qatrun Nadhrah binti Samat Yahya | Dr. Aainaa binti Suhardi | Ms. Hazrini Binti Hassan | Mr. Azam Malek bin Wan Haron | Mr. Norazam

Ab Samah | Mr. Hafiz Amirol | Ar. Ts. Mohd. Hazwan Hamidi | Ar. Adjg. Prof. Kol. (K) Dato’ Sri Amer Hamzah | Mr Andew Law | Christine Law | Chuah Say Yin | Ms. Irene Aw | Ar. Fabian Tan | Mr. Sujak Hasbollah | Ms. Tasyaliyana| Ar. Farah Badaruddin | Ms. Munira Hamzah | Dr. Liyana Hasnan | Ms. Yusra Zulkifli | Ms. Nur Mazidah Che Ghani| Ar. Masniwati Noor Shah | Ar. Azalina Shafini | Ar. Hani Fauzianna Ahamad

| Ms. Wendy Teo | Ms. Mariana Isa | Datuk Ar. Tan Pei Ing | Ar. Lillian Tay

Past, Present & Upcoming Events

PAMNXT Identity & Branding

Officiation of PAMNXT identity andbrandingtoexpressimage of the architectural graduates youthcommunity.

2 Kami-Mereka

Pelaburan Buah Fikiran Kita Bersama | Investing On Ideas ForTheCommonGood.

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Melaka Roadshow

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Bilik Gerakan Bencana (BGB-PAM)

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Mentor Speed Matching by Cult Creative

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Craft, Heritage & Network

Exploring potential of cross industry collaboration- craft, community and construction, focusing on the aspect of timber as a material, the craft andfutureofworks.

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What Does Your Brand Say About You?

With Architect Fabian Tan, and Furniture Designer Sujak Hasbollah. Moderated by Ms. Tasyaliana. This session aims to equip new and current participants in the field of architecture to have awareness about what is the value of branding, and how having a good branding can addvalueandgiveanedgeto one’s trade within the ArchitectureField.

PAM Volunteer Squad Under the PAM Disaster Operations Centre Mission for the nationcleaning up flood affected areas.

Listen to the inspiring tales and triumphs of trailblazing creatives who are making it big, shaping the industry, and their advice on staying resilient throughout their creativejourney.

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Graduate Roundtable (LAM Part II)

Sessions with Malaysian architecture graduates who have gone through the Part II validation exam to share their experiences.

Hack the Craft

TouroftheGreenfactoryHublearning how timber product design & manufacturing use design to promote up-cycling and being responsive to climatechange.

9 Prefabkan Aje! by MGS Architects Pty Ltd

Understanding PreFab Architecture in Australia by speaker Ahmad Fardi Ahmad Fathi frin MGS Architects Pty Ltd

InconjunctionwithInternational Women's Day 2022, PAM organises 'Women in Architecture',awebinarseries on Women for this entire monthfeaturing13womenin Architecturevia6sessions.

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(RE)muse by Projek Keretapi Kita

An open call to (RE)imagine a 21st-centuryMalaysian RailwayMuseum

Women in Architecture Series 12

What the Heck is an NFT?

AsharingbyNo-to-Scale*on howarchitectsanddesigners canbeapartofthisnewshift in the digital economy and hopefullysheddingsomelight beyondthecurrenthypethat surroundsNFTs.

Editorial

Liku2 Arkitek

A Spotify Podcast Seriesmeaningful, short and simple sharing for the architectural communityfeaturingArchitects andDesigners

Teh Tarik Talk : How Much Do You Wage?

A topic on wage of Architectural Workers pertainingtonarrativesfrom the ground, companies, industryandeconomic.

An intervention workshop programmeconductedbya groupofyoungprofessionals withdifferentbackgroundfor participants aged 40 and below.Itsaimistocreatea platform for the youth to express their ideas in achieving a liveable and sustainablebuiltenvironment, thentoanalyseanddiscuss theirvisionfortheselected urban enclave, Kampong Bharu,KualaLumpur.

World Architecture Day

Hostsvisitsandtalksfor:

'Akitek&Kerjaya'talksin schools Architectureforthe communityandfuture practices

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Annual Graduate Survey 2022

To provide insights of the role Graduate Architects play towards progress and innovation of the Malaysian ArchitectureProfessionals.

Mental Wellnes

Month

In conjunction with World Mental Health Day on 10th October, PAMNXT initiated a Mental Wellness month and a Rooftop Yoga Session followedbyaWellnessCircle

Grads Fair 2023

A platform for Graduate members to approach a new career direction, and to provide options for Graduate members to venture into a different field of the creative industry.

In conjunction with International Women's Day 2022, PAMNXT organised 'Women in Architecture', webinar series reaching 4,328 viewers across 6 webinars with the theme Women Capital Building Tomorrow, from 11th March- 1st April 2022. What are the narrative of these women practicing in different stages of their career and in different fields of architecture highlight the value of their capital individually as well as collectively. The event highlighted the need for i- women workplace support group iibusiness network for women, iii- continous diligecence and advocacy for fair and safe workplace policy. This event is jointly organised with the PAM Gender Equity Committee. PanelSpeakers:

Young People's Lab (YPLAB22)

Young People’s Lab (YPLab) is an intervention workshop programme conducted by a group of young professionals with different backgrounds for participants aged 40 and below. Its aim is to create a platform for the youth to express their ideas in achieving a liveable and sustainable built environment, then to analyse and discuss their vision for selected urban enclaves in Kuala Lumpur. A total of 38 participants entered the YPLAB 22 bootcamp, with a total of 24 mentors & 8 facilitators.

For this year, the program features a 2 weeks period bootcamp (13-26th August), which includes;- a Kampong Bharu forum, engagement with local communities, a siteday, access to mentors, and a pitch day to select the best pitch proposal.

Episode #1 Success Series: RIBA Norman Foster Travelling Scholarship

Winner; Afaf Ismail

The first Asian female to win RIBA Norman Foster Travelling Scholarship in 2019 that offered scholarship to support her international research, the Architecture of Humility

Episode #2 Success Series:

Winner of Sime Darby's Property's Concept Home 2030 Competition

Ar. Qhawarizmi is a Director of Praktika Architects, Principal of Qhawarizmi Architect and Founder/ Research Architect of MDRXA which he co-founded with his wife Ar. Yasmin Rahman. Their practices are based in The Tamarind Suites, Cyberjaya.

Episode #3 Success Series: Light Artist and Co-founder of POW Ideas; Jun Ong

Jun Ong is a light artist based in Kuala Lumpur. Trained in architecture, he is also the co-founder of the KL-based spatial design studio POW Ideas. Jun has collaborated with brands such as Nike, Adidas, Gucci, and Philips Lighting, along with institutions, including the Centre for Quantum Technologies at the National University of Singapore (NUS) and the ArtScience Museum, Singapore

PAMNXT Networking :

Teh Tarik Session

Teh Tarik is a Malaysian drink of hot tea with condensed milk, as a normit os the local way of talking in public in the most casual and engaging manner about topics of the day that at concerns the community.

PAMNXT brings this format to break down current issues from a narrative point of conversation with aims of making less rigid and more inclusive

The sessions are moderated by Baya Rahman & Rod

Teh Tarik Session 1 :

How Much Do You Wage?

What could be the root cause of Brain Drain in Malaysian Architecture?

A dicussion around what it means to have the flight of talent capital, competitiveness, assets, market and prosperity.

Teh Tarik Session 2 : Talent Drain

Brain Drain is a phenomenon that occurs when educated, professional workers leave a place in order to move elsewhere to benefit from better pay, working conditions, lifestyle, and occasionally, work-life balance.

InvitedPanelists:

ArWanSofiahWanIshak

UniversitiPutra Malaysia

Teaching Fellow & Principal Design Evolution Architects Sdn Bhd

ArAlifArifIskandar

Principal VERITAS Architects Sdn Bhd.

Mr.IskandarRazak

Freelance Architect & Architecture Analyst

Mr.AhmadFarizAzlisham

Pt 1 Arch Graduate & Freelance Interior Design

InvitedPanelists:

Mr.WongKoonNam

Senior Project Manager,Hap Seng Land

Mr.SuhermanbinSadelan

Associate Director Architecture, Ong & Ong Architects Sdn Bhd

Mr.SyuqranShamsuddin

Architecture-trained Smart Cities Consultant,PSYQ Studio

Ms.NurNatasyaLiyana

Assistant Project Manager, CBRE

Ms.SitiNurafafbintiIsmail

Architectural Researcher, Winner of Thirteenth annual RIBA Norman Foster Travelling Scholarship

PAMNXT Networking: Yoga Session

This Networking Yoga Session is organized in conjunction with PAMNXT Mental Health Month & World Mental Health Day

Yoga is a form of mind-body fitness that involves a combination of muscular activity and an internally directed mindful focus on awareness of the self, the breath, and energy.

One of the main goals of yoga is to achieve tranquility of the mind and create a sense of wellbeing, feelings of relaxation, improved selfconfidence, improved efficiency, increased attentiveness, lowered irritability, and an optimistic outlook on life which brings mental health benefits, such as reduced anxiety and depression.

The objective of incorporating yoga activity in October is in conjunction with the Mental Health Day that falls on Monday 10th October. This allows members to experience yoga if they have never been to and as a continuous practice to those who are already yogis and know of the benefits.

This is also a great work out / sweat out session that promotes an active lifestyle

Makemental healthand wellbeing foralla global

PAM Graduates' Fair

PAMNXT Grad’s Fair is a promotion of the best of Architecture Graduate Talents and prospective Top Employers in focusing on employment, career & skill development within the backdrop of a fast evolving job market. This year’s theme is Mainstream Crossstream, looks into the sectors of construction, as well as other growing markets such as creative, digital and innovation.

This year's Grad Fair would look to create a platform to activate the potential of the approximate 11,000 strong Graduate Architects to prospective Employers within the Field of Construction, design and technology in the age of Architecture 4.0. There would be a total of 40 companies expected to participate ranging from Architecture PMC, Design Offices, Contractors, Developers, Digital, Research and Creative, representing the crossfield and value chain of the building industry.

PAM Annual Graduate Survey

The aim of the survey is to provide concrete data insights on the current landscape of graduate architects (Part 1 & 2) pertaining to values of progressive & innovation in the industry.

The result of the survey will inform the committee;

Program/Project Roadmap

The objective of the survey is to provide the current professional landscape of Associate & Graduate Architects (Part 1 & 2).

For the year 2022, the committee proposed the theme of:

“Where are we at? -on Graduate Architects’ wellbeing, progress & innovation”.

The survey topics will cover 3 main parts which are Demography, Profession, & Current Issues.

Current demography of GA that covers; age, gender, location, education, employment status, income, socioeconomic status

Inform the submission of the draft budget by the month of November

Data supported issues that GA are experiencing in moving forward their professional career Direction for policy and initiatives

Current professional landscape of GA that covers; worklife balance, gender equality, profession resiliency, access for career participation & opportunities and career diversification

Current Issues; Economic, Work Job

PAMNXToperates within the framework of committee within the institute while representing Graduate members, and reporting to the council via the Graduate Rep, has a few operative functions and milestones as follows;

Adoption of the Graduate Resolution on the 23.04.2022

During the EGM, the adoption proposed by Ar. David Teoh was adopted with 38 Yes and 1 Abstained out of a Total of 39 votes by PAM Corporate Members.

(New) Clause 8.8A- Graduate Representative on Council (New) Clause 24.9- Election of Graduate Representative on Council

Approval

of the Constitution Amendement for the Graduate Resolution by the ROS on the 16ht of September 2022

The Approval by the ROS insitutes the following first for PAM;

1- The Election of Graduate Representative on Council to be elected through a Graduate Election

2- The Graduate on Council shall have voting rights on council.

The bye-laws would allow the formalisation of the electoral procedures and roles to institute an electronic voting currently employed for the COUNCIL elections by Corporate members to be extended to the Graduate Elections.

Mentorship

Teh Tarik Session Networking Session GRADUAN MASA KINI?

Bilik Gerakan Bencana (BGB-PAM)

PAM DISASTER RESPONSE CENTRE

In response to the recent major floods across the nation on the 18th December 2021, Graduate Committee (PAMNEXT) and Community and Social Responsibility Committee (PAM CSR) had jointly organised emergency response operations under Bilik Gerakan Bencana (BGB-PAM) covering over 20 miles, 350 families & homes and a total of 283 volunteers mobilised over the activities which mainly serves to coordinate humanitarian, technical responsein temrs of disaster management, assesment and recommendations.

AreaofFieldworkforsiteassessmentbyBGB-PAMcoveredanareaofover10milesandatotal of350homesandhouseholdsassessed.

The Graduate Committee onsite work on humanitarian response at Bukit Lanchong, Puchong in collaboration with MRA on 26 December 2021.

8 representatives from PAM conducted disaster mapping at Lembah Lanchongcommencing at 9am and concluding at 1pm, covering a total of 23 houses, schools and and area of 12km.

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