Talk Architecture
Naziaty Mohd Yaacob is a dedicated Malaysian architect and former associate professor at Universiti Malaya, renowned for her extensive work in universal design and advocacy for disability rights since 1998.
Began in April 2020, hosted by Naziaty, Talk Architecture engaged the listeners with deep conversations and reflections on architecture education and practice.
Talk Architecture
Conversation with Kevin Mark Low on The Balanced Education Model - Part 2
The continuation discussion on a "Conversation with Kevin Mark Low on The Balanced Education Model - Part 2", with your host, Naziaty Mohd Yaacob, concentrates on these points on architecture education:
1. The obsession with 'formalism' and having an identity to build a brand giving 'false confidence' to a graduate.
2. Focus need to be on the 'power of relationships' when dealing with building type, for example "an airport is not about a gateway, but how to accommodate a large volume of people", therefore understanding rather than just looking at a 'series of relationships' is imperative.
3. Guidance (rather than collaboration) from a teacher (tutor) providing proper mentorship rather than 'influencers' which are not guides, to develop a critical designer, thinker or teacher is needed.
Bonus: A discussion on a student designing their thesis using an app in which he created. Good or bad idea?
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