20221208_PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE PORTFOLIO

TAYLOR'S UNIVERSITY BA(HONS) IN INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE

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TABLE OF CONTENT S ASSIGNMENT 1: PASSIVE FIRE SAFETY

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ASSIGNMENT 2: FORUM SUMMARY

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ASSIGNMENT 2: PDW SUMMARY

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ASSIGNMENT 3: BODY CORPORATE

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ASSIGNMENT 4: APPLICATION OF UBBL, GBI AND MS1184 IN BUILDING

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REFLECTION

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ASSIGNMENT 1: PASSIVE FIRE SAFETY

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ASSIGNMENT 2: FORUM SUMMARY

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FORUM DISCUSSION SCREENSHOTS

FORUM 1 TOPIC: COPYRIGHT PROTECTION FOR INTERIOR DESIGNER WORKS ABSTRACT: DESPITE THE RULE STATED IN SECTION 14 OF THE COPYRIGHTS ACT 1987, "COPYRIGHT IN ALL DOCUMENTS AND DRAWINGS PREPARED BY THE INTERIOR DESIGNER, INCLUDING ANY WORKS EXECUTED FROM SUCH DOCUMENTS AND DRAWINGS, SHALL REMAIN THE

PROPERTY

OF

THE

CONSIDERATION

AS

MAY

INTERIOR BE

AGREED

DESIGNER, BETWEEN

UNLESS THE

OTHERWISE

INTERIOR

TRANSFERRED

DESIGNER

AND

THE

TO

THE

CLIENT."

CLIENT MANY

UPON

INTERIOR

SUCH

TERMS

DESIGNERS

AND HAVE

EXPERIENCED THE SHOCKING DISAPPOINTMENT OF CREATING A DESIGN WITH A UNIQUE CONCEPT ONLY TO HAVE THEIR VISION PLAGIARIZED WHEN PRESENTING A DESIGN PROPOSAL TO A CLIENT. IN SOME CASES, CLIENTS WILL EVEN HIRE ANOTHER FIRM TO IMPLEMENT THE PROPOSED INTERIOR DESIGN FOR A LOWER COST WITHOUT AWARDING THE CONTRACT TO THE ORIGINAL DESIGNER. DO YOU THINK COPYRIGHT PROTECTION IS CRUCIAL FOR INTERIOR DESIGNERS AND THEY SHOULD WITHHOLD TO THEIR ORIGINAL DRAWINGS AND DOCUMENTS? IF SO, WHAT DO YOU THINK SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AS DOCUMENTS AND DRAWINGS AS STATED IN THE COPYRIGHTS ACT 1987? DO SKETCHES AND CAD FILES COUNT? WHAT WOULD BE YOUR COURSE OF ACTION IF YOU FOUND OUT YOUR DESIGN HAS BEEN REPLICATED? OR DO YOU THINK THAT DESIGN IS A SOLUTION TO A PROBLEM AND IT SHOULD BE AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE TO USE AND BENEFIT FROM IT? SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS. DISCUSS. SOME ARTICLES/VIDEOS TO LOOK UP BEFORE THE FORUM STARTS: 1. HTTPS://WWW.PAULHYPEPAGE.MY/COPYRIGHT-LAWS-IN-MALAYSIA/ 2. HTTPS://BUSINESSOFHOME.COM/ARTICLES/INTERIOR-DESIGN-HAS-AN-INTELLECTUAL-PROPERTY-PROBLEM

SUMMARY: IN MY OPINION, I THINK THAT DESIGNER OWN CAD FILES AND DESIGN SKETCHES SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AS DOCUMENTS AND DRAWINGS AS STATED IN THE COPYRIGHTS ACT 1987. ALL THE ORIGINAL FILES DID BY THE DESIGNER NEED TO BE PROTECTED AS THOSE ARE THE MOST ORIGINAL AND VALUABLE FILES FOR STARTING A DESIGN. HOWEVER, I ALSO THINK THAT ALL THESE FILES CAN STILL BE COPY BY OTHERS SINCE IT CAN BE FOUND ONLINE, SINCE THINGS CANNOT BE FULLY PROTECTED BY THE LAWS, DESIGNER SHOULD ALSO CONSIDER THE FILES WHICH CAN BE SHARED ONLINE. TO CONCLUDE, COPYRIGHT PROTECTION IS CRUCIAL FOR THE DESIGNERS TO PROTECT THEIR WORK BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT THEY HAVE SURELY GONE THROUGH A LOT OF THOUGHTS, CREATIVITY AND TIME TO FULFIL THE OUTCOME AND THIS SHOULD NOT BE EASILY TAKEN AWAY BY OTHERS.

FORUM 2 TOPIC: IS IT A GOOD MOVE FOR THE KL MAYOR TO ANNOUNCE MINOR RENOVATIONS TO NO LONGER REQUIRE CERTIFIED PERMITS? ABSTRACT:

EVERY ACTIVITY IN A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT HAS A TIME AND COST ASSOCIATED WITH IT. IN FACT, DELAYS ARE

CONSIDERED COMMON AND FREQUENTLY OCCUR IN CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. RECENTLY, THE KL MAYOR ANNOUNCED THAT MINOR CONSTRUCTION NO LONGER REQUIRES CERTIFIED PERMITS. ULTIMATELY, THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS TO HELP THE CITIZENS TO SHORTEN AND MAKE THEIR RENOVATION SMOOTHER. IN FACT, THIS WILL DEFINITELY BENEFIT THE CITIZENS WHO WISH TO ONLY MAKE MINOR CONSTRUCTION AS THEY COULD SAVE COST AND TIME BY SUBMITTING THE FORMS BY THEMSELVES RATHER THAN HIRE A PROFESSION SUCH AS AN ARCHITECT OR INTERIOR DESIGNER. WHAT IS THE MAJOR ADVANTAGE WHEN THE BUILDER DON’T HAVE TO APPLY CERTIFIED

PERMITS

FOR

MINOR

CONSTRUCTION?

WHAT

WILL

BE

AFFECTS

ON

PROFESSIONALS

SUCH

AS

AN

ARCHITECT

OR

AN

INTERIOR DESIGNER WHEN PERMITS IS NO LONGER REQUIRED FOR MINOR RENOVATIONS? DISCUSS. SOME ARTICLES/VIDEOS TO LOOK UP BEFORE THE FORUM STARTS: -NEW

ANNOUNCEMENT

HTTPS://WWW.THEVIBES.COM/ARTICLES/NEWS/70984/MINOR-RENOVATIONS-TO-NO-LONGER-REQUIRE-CERTIFIED-

PERMITS-KL-MAYOR

SUMMARY: IN

MY

OPINION,

THERE

IS

NO

RIGHT

OR

WRONG

IN

THE

ANNOUNCEMENT

OF

KL

MAYOR,

BUT

NOW

I

AM

THINKING

FROM

THE

PERSPECTIVE OF A DESIGNER, AND I WISH TO FOCUS ON THE SAFETY FIRST. ALTHOUGH IT IS JUST A MINOR RENOVATION FOR THE BUILDING, THERE WILL STILL RISKS WITHOUT THE PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANCY FROM PROFESSIONALS SUCH AS AN ARCHITECT OR AN INTERIOR DESIGNER. SO EVEN THIS WILL DEFINITELY BENEFIT THE APPLICANTS BECAUSE THE PROCESS CAN BE APPROVED IMMEDIATELY AND REDUCE THE COST OF PAYMENTS TO A PSP BUT I THINK WE STILL NEED TO KEEP SAFETY TO THE FIRST PLACE. NO MATTER

FROM

WHICH

SIDE,

I

STILL

THINK

THAT

MINOR

CONSTRUCTION

MAY

ALSO

BRING

UNKNOWN

RISKS

TO

BUILDINGS

AND

RESIDENTS, SO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT WHICH TO SAVE TIME AND MONEY ACTUALLY ALSO INCREASES THE PROBABILITY OF UNKNOWN ACCIDENT.

AS

CONCLUSION,

CITIZENS

WILL

BE

THE

BENEFICIARIES

OF

THIS

ANNOUNCEMENT,

WHILE

PROFESSIONALS

SUCH

AS

ARCHITECTS AND DESIGNERS WILL FACE MORE PROBLEMS OVER TIME. SO HOW TO BALANCE THE CONVENIENCE OF THE TWO PARTIES IS ALSO A FACTOR THAT KL MAYOR SHOULD CONSIDER.

FORUM 3 TOPIC: BUILDING FIRE SAFETY SYSTEMS 1984 AND HAVE RECEIVED A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION AND COMPLIANCE (CCC). HOWEVER, MANY PEOPLE NEGLECT TO MAINTAIN THEIR PREMISES’ SAFETY SYSTEMS ON A REGULAR BASIS, WHICH PRESENTS AN ISSUE WHEN A FIRE OCCURS. THE MAINTENANCE WORK MAY BE MORE EXPENSIVE, BUT IT IS NECESSARY TO AVOID A FIRE THAT WOULD BRING LOSSES TO THE OWNERS OR USERS. WHAT IS YOUR OPINION ON OUR FIRE SAFETY BASED ON UBBL? WHICH REGULATIONS DO YOU FEEL ARE MOST IMPORTANT AND WHAT WOULD YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS BE TO FURTHER IMPROVE FIRE SAFETY IN BUILDINGS? DISCUSS. (YOU COULD ALSO ARGUE THAT THE REQUIREMENTS ARE TOO STRINGENT AND SUGGEST WAYS HOW WE COULD REDUCE THEM TO ALLOW MORE CREATIVITY IN BUILDING DESIGN)

SUMMARY: WITH NO DOUBTS, FIRE SAFETY BASED ON UBBL IS THE MOST IMPORTANT SYSTEM THAT SHOULD INCLUDED IN ALL THE BUILDINGS. THIS SYSTEM HELPS TO REDUCE FIRE DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS AND HUMANS AND PREVENTING FIRES. FOLLOWING THE RULES IN UBBL IS THE MAIN THING THAT DESIGNERS AND ARCHITECTS SHOULD EMPHASIS THE MOST, THIS MAY NEED A LOT OF THINKING AND CONSIDERATION BEFORE CONSTRUCTION START BUT WE CANNOT UNDERESTIMATE THE HARM CAUSED BY FIRE TO HUMAN BEINGS AND BUILDINGS, AND WE CAN ONLY TAKE CORRESPONDING MEASURES BEFORE ACCIDENTS HAPPEN. AMONG THESE REGULATIONS, I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT ONES ARE TRAVEL DISTANCE AND EXITS. A BUILDING THAT HAS STANDARD IN THIS REGARD, ACCORDING TO UBBL’S REGULATIONS, WILL DRASTICALLY REDUCE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE INJURED IN THE EVENT OF A FIRE. IN MY OPINION, REGULAR BUILDING MAINTENANCE CAN PREVENT FIRES, BUT MAN-MADE FIRES ARE SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE CANNOT DETERMINE. THEREFORE, EMERGENCY MEASURES AFTER A FIRE MUST BE PERFECTED TO ENSURE THAT LOSSES AND DAMAGE CAN BE REDUCED TO A MINIMUM TO ENSURE HUMAN SAFETY.

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ASSIGNMENT 2: PDW SUMMARY

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PDW SUMMARY 1 SEMINAR 1: "KEYNOTE ADDRESS" BY POS MALAYSIA DATE: 17TH OCT’22, MONDAY TIME: 10.00 AM-11.00 AM

IN THIS SEMINAR, THE PRESENTER HAD INTRODUCED POS MALAYSIA WITH A QUICK VIDEO AND HE ALSO SHARED SOME INFORMATION WHICH ARE QUITE USEFUL FOR OUR FUTURE CAREER SUCH AS INTERVIEW TIPS, LINKED IN INFORMATION, PERSONAL BRANDING AND SO ON. WHAT IMPRESSED ME THE MOST WAS THAT THE PRESENTER SUGGESTED THAT AFTER THE INTERVIEW, WE ARE ABLE TO ASK THE INTERVIEWER FOR THEIR LINKED IN TO FACILITATE FUTURE CONTACT. BY USING LINKED IN, WE CAN GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER CAREER BACKGROUND MORE EASILY AND WILL BE MORE CONVENIENCE FOR OUR CAREER LIFE. OTHER THAN THAT, THE PRESENTER ALSO ADVISED US TO THINK CAREFULLY ON THE JOB POSITION THAT WE APPLIED TO A COMPANY AS WE NEED TO BE MORE SPECIFIC OR ELSE IT WILL BE A DIFFICULT JOURNEY FOR US.

PDW SUMMARY 2 SEMINAR 2: "FINANCIAL LITERACY FOR FRESH GRADUATES" BY MAYBANK DATE: 17TH OCT’22, MONDAY TIME: 02.00 PM-03.00 PM IN THIS SEMINAR, THE PRESENTER HAD SHARED SOME FINANCIAL LITERACIES FOR FRESH GRADUATES LIKE US. MOST OF THE PEOPLE SPENT THEIR SALARY WITHOUT ALLOCATING SOME INTO THEIR SAVING ACCOUNT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO TRACK OUR EXPENSES BEFORE CREATING OUR BUDGET. WE CAN ALLOCATE OUR INCOME INTO THREE PARTS, WHICH IS SAVINGS, EXPENSES AND DEPT PAYMENT. WE NEED TO PROTECT OURSELVES THROUGH INSURANCES AND TRY TO GROW OUR WEALTH

BY HAVING SOME KIND OF INVESTMENTS. WE ALSO NEED TO THINK ABOUT OUR LIFE FIRST BIG PURCHASE SUCH AS BUYING CAR, HOUSE AND SO ON. WE NEED TO DO RESEARCH PROPERLY AND CONSIDER OUR AFFORDABLE BEFORE SPENDING THESE BIG PURCHASES.

PDW SUMMARY 3 SEMINAR 3: “BEST LINKEDIN" BY PWC

PRACTICES

IN

PERSONAL

BRANDING

STRATEGY

VIA

DATE: 18TH OCT’22, TUESDAY TIME: 10.00 AM-11.00 AM

IN THIS SEMINAR, THE PRESENTER HAD SHARED SOME USEFUL INFORMATION ON HOW TO PROMOTING OURSELVES IN THE INDUSTRY AND SOME ETIQUETTES ON COMMUNICATION WITH OTHERS VIA SOCIAL MEDIA OR EMAIL. THE PRESENTER ALSO SHARED SOME FUN FACTS THAT SOCIAL MEDIA REALLY PLAYING AN IMPORTANT ROLE FOR JOB APPLICATION. MOST OF THE RECRUITER WILL SCREEN THE CANDIDATES USING SOCIAL MEDIA AFTER RECEIVING THE APPLICATIONS. THIS WILL ALSO AFFECT THE RECRUITER, THAT THEY WILL NEED TO MANAGE THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA INFORMATION PROPERLY. HAVING A GOOD PROFILE PICTURE AND USEFUL INFORMATION IN THE SOCIAL MEDIA WILL HELP TO INCREASE THE OPPORTUNITIES TO BE RECRUITED.

PDW SUMMARY 4 SEMINAR 4: “THE POWER OF I.P. (INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY) MONETIZATION” BY STIVE ASIA DATE: 18TH OCT’22, TUESDAY TIME: 02.00 PM-03.00 PM IN THIS SEMINAR, THE PRESENTER HAD INTRODUCED THE STIVE, WHICH IS THE SOUTHEAST ASIA 1ST SUBSCRIPTION BASED DIGITAL ART PLATFORM. THE PRESENTER ALSO SHARED ON ACTIVE INCOME AND PASSIVE INCOME, ACTIVE INCOME IS THAT PEOPLE NEED TO KEEP DOING TO EARN THEIR MONEY AND PASSIVE INCOME IS SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE NEED TO DO THE WORK ONCE AND JUST WAIT FOR THE INCOME. STIVE IS THE PLATFORM THAT PEOPLE CAN ACHIEVE PASSIVE INCOME BY UPLOADING THEIR CREATIVE WORK AND LET PEOPLE PURCHASED IT. THIS WILL BECOME AN EASIER WAY TO EARN INCOME AND MAKE DESIGN EASIER BY SHARING EVERYONE WORK IN THE PLATFORM.

PDW SUMMARY 5 SEMINAR 5: “STORYTELLER: LESSONS FROM THE FATHER OF MALAYSIAN ANIMATION INDUSTRY" BY FILMIC ENTERPRISE DATE: 18TH OCT’22, TUESDAY TIME: 03.30 PM-04.30 PM THIS IS A VERY INTERESTING SEMINAR SHARING BY THE FATHER OF MALAYSIAN ANIMATION INDUSTRY, MR HASSAN ABDUL MUTHALIB. HE HAD SHARED HIS EXPERIENCE OF HIS CAREER AND THE WAYS TO LEARN HOW TO DRAW. WE SHOULD NOT LIMIT OURSELVES WITH THAT SPECIFIC THINGS BUT THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX AND DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT. BESIDES THAT, WE SHOULD HAVE ACHIEVED A BALANCE BETWEEN SELF, CAREER AND RELATIONSHIPS. THINKERS DO NOT THINK IN A STRAIGHT WAY AND THIS IS WHAT A DESIGNER NEED TO LEARN AS WELL. THIS SEMINAR DID INSPIRE ME TO THINK IN A DIFFERENT WAY AND CREATE CREATIVE THINGS OTHER THAN JUST USE THE TYPICAL THOUGHT TO CREATE THINGS.

PDW SUMMARY 6 SEMINAR 6: “BEST PRACTICES IN CURATING ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN CV & PORTFOLIO" BY VERITAS DATE: 20TH OCT’22, TUESDAY TIME: 03.00 PM-04.00 PM THIS SEMINAR IS SHARING ABOUT THE TIPS ON CREATING GOOD CV AND PORTFOLIO. THE SPEAKER HAD SHARED SOME EXAMPLES CLEARLY IN THE PRESENTATION SLIDE AND THAT IS REALLY HELPFUL. OTHER THAN THAT, THE SPEAKER ALSO SHARED SOME INTERVIEW GUIDELINES. ALL OF THESE ARE WHAT WE WILL NEED DURING A JOB FINDING AND ALSO THE FIRST STEP FOR THE COMPANY TO KNOW US AND LEAVE GOOD IMPRESSION. SO, IT IS QUITE IMPORTANT FOR US TO SUBMIT A CLEAR AND NICE PORTFOLIO AND CV BEFORE INTERVIEWING AND BE SMART AND BRILLIANT WHILE FACING THE INTERVIEW BEFORE THE COMPANY DECIDED TO CONSIDER US.

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ASSIGNMENT 3: BODY CORPORATE

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ASSIGNMENT 4: APPLICATION OF UBBL, GBI AND MS1184 IN BUILDING

05

01

REFLECTION

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COMING TO THE END OF THIS PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE MODULE, I AM APPRECIATED THAT WHAT WE HAD LEARNT IN THIS MODULE IS BEING REALLY HELPFUL WITH US AS A FRESH GRADUATED BECAUSE THESE ARE THINGS THAT WE WILL BE FACING IN THE INDUSTRY FEILD. IN THE FIRST ASSIGNMENT, I HAD LEARNT ABOUT THE FIRE PASSIVE SAFETY THAT SHOULD CONCERN IN EACH BUILDINGS AND IT IS PLAYING A VERY IMPORTANT ROLE TO PROTECT PEOPLE FROM FIRE DISASTER, ESPECIALLY THE TARVEL DISTANCE LISTED IN THIS REGULATION. FOR AND FOR AND

THE SECOND ASSIGNMENT, WE HAD EXPERIENCING SEVERAL FORUM DISCUSSIONS PROFESSIONAL SHARING DURING THE PDW WEEK. THIS WAS A VERY USEFUL WAY US TO UNDERSTAND AND LEARN FROM EACH OTHER WHILE WE WERE DISCUSSING LISTENING.

IN THE THIRD ASSIGNMENT, WE CHOSE TO DO THE BODY CORPORATE TOPIC AND WE HAD LEARNT HOW IS A BODY CORPORATE COMPANY GOING TO FUNCTION. I THINK THIS IS A VERY USEFUL AND INTERESTING ASSIGNMENT FOR US TO UNDERSTAND THE COMPANY PROCDURE. FOR THE FINAL ASSIGNMENT, WHICH IS QUITE DIFFICULT FOR ME, I AM AWARE OF THE APPLICATIONS OF GBI, UBBL LAWS AND MS1184 TO A BUILDING. THIS WILL ALSO BE SOMETHING VERY HELPFUL IN OUR FUTURE CAREER. AS CONCLUSION, THIS MODULE IS A MUST FOR US AS SEMESTER STUDENT BECAUSE IT WILL BE REALLY USEFUL FOR US AFTER WE GRADUATE AND I REALLY NEED TO THANKS MS YASMIN FOR BEING SO HELPFUL AND TOLERANCE IN THIS WHOLE MODULE.

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