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Send a textThe first episode of a two part mini series on - Formalism and Non-formalistic Approaches in Architecture - where the teaching of architecture and guidance inform how we approach architecture practice, where it needs to be more critical rather than mere form-making generated and embellished from schematics and passed as aesthetics."Architecture is often approached in a formalistic manner, with heavy emphasis on form, geometry, composition, and aesthetics. This focus serves as a foundational method for teaching design, establishing architectural autonomy, and managing the complexity of creative projects. However, it reveals little about the deeper reasons behind this predominance. The formalistic approach has long been criticized for neglecting functionality and context. Yet it remains deeply rooted in the history of art theory, providing students with a precise language to understand, analyze, and create built forms. We question whether this approach is relevant now then ever, or alternative approaches from Phenomenology and Dutch Structuralism would be better to create a more functional and inclusive design" (Naziaty Mohd Yaacob's Essay on Formalism and Alternative Approaches to Architecture, 2026)© 2026 Talk Architecture, Author: Naziaty Mohd Yaacob.Support the showDo subscribe for premium content and special features which will help to support and sustain Talk Architecture podcast on a more in-depth explanation on design thesis and processes. These special commentaries and ‘how to' explanations are valuable insights and knowledge not found elsewhere!

Send us a textFour weeks ago I commented on the idea of collaboration, as if the ability to collaborate is necessary in order to have leadership skills. What are the essential qualities and why is it important that an architect have leadership skills? There are a lot of other skills associated with that - adaptability, understanding context and the fit, steering based on processes which are relevant to the task at hand … A lecturer has to know how to guide, that's the very least of the skill they need to have in a collaboration with a student but how does the student learn how to lead and be the driver of his or her project? Then only he/she know how to collaborate with other people ie consultants. My podcast today answers this question based on conversations we had with Kevin Mark Low before. And subsequent conversations with Azari & Seshan Design, as well.© 2026 Talk Architecture, Author: Naziaty Mohd Yaacob.Support the showDo subscribe for premium content and special features which will help to support and sustain Talk Architecture podcast on a more in-depth explanation on design thesis and processes. These special commentaries and ‘how to' explanations are valuable insights and knowledge not found elsewhere!

Send us a textIn the first episode of the series on design approach and methods, we discuss the Preface of Christopher Alexander's 1964 seminal work, Notes on the Synthesis of Form, the 1971 paperback. The discussion highlights Alexander's pivot from a rigid "design method" toward the profound simplicity of the diagram—later known as a pattern. This approach moves beyond the academic "cult of method" and returns the focus to the practical, intuitive act of shaping forms that respond to real-world requirements.Drawing parallels to modern architectural practice, we relate Alexander's theories to the layering of functional systems, such as accessibility, safety, and structural integrity. Using the example of a library design, the podcast illustrates how various "sub-problems"—from circulation patterns to shelving—are resolved through specific diagrams and then fused into a final project. The episode emphasizes a logic-based approach to design over purely emotional or "signature" aesthetics, arguing that an architect's primary duty is to serve diverse public needs. By investigating the "goodness of fit" between a form and its context, designers can create inclusive spaces that are thoroughly researched rather than superficially styled.© 2026 Talk Architecture, Author: Naziaty Mohd Yaacob.Support the showDo subscribe for premium content and special features which will help to support and sustain Talk Architecture podcast on a more in-depth explanation on design thesis and processes. These special commentaries and ‘how to' explanations are valuable insights and knowledge not found elsewhere!

Send us a textA scenario of the architectural design studio project for a community that would have made a better impact in terms learning for the students, when site-context specific rather than a project that objectifies for 'citation', ' data' and 'research agenda'.How this sort of project would "fail in the rankings" and not encouraged in schools of architecture. A closing manifesto is concluded at the end of episode.© 2026 Talk Architecture, Author: Naziaty Mohd Yaacob.Support the showDo subscribe for premium content and special features which will help to support and sustain Talk Architecture podcast on a more in-depth explanation on design thesis and processes. These special commentaries and ‘how to' explanations are valuable insights and knowledge not found elsewhere!

Send us a textLast 29 December 2025, the Vice Chancellor of Universiti Malaya in an article says “Let me be clear: rankings are not the goal; they are a means. The goal is, and has always been, to create knowledge and graduates that make the world a better place. If climbing the rankings comes as a result of doing that goal well, then we should welcome it.We must remember that our true rank is measured by the positive difference we make for humanity and the world, and as a compass of good, and that alone, remains the most noble of all.”Today's  podcast episode is to address the VC's quote from the architecture education perspective. © 2026 Talk Architecture, Author: Naziaty Mohd Yaacob.Support the showDo subscribe for premium content and special features which will help to support and sustain Talk Architecture podcast on a more in-depth explanation on design thesis and processes. These special commentaries and ‘how to' explanations are valuable insights and knowledge not found elsewhere!

Send us a textThe conclusive episode (Part 3) to underline the bigger picture of problems in architecture education where we need to deal with the following:1. Architecture design studio curriculum needs to be clear on the "design problem" identification and solving them as complexities in the final year project (Part 1) and design thesis (Part 2).2. The role of the architect as collaborators and teaching in the school architecture how to collaborate and not just merely follow instructions from the part time critics and tutors as it is not really the 'master-apprentice' approach which is not feasible in this day and age any way.3. The misplaced fascination on university rankings and placing importance on research and publication (70%), leaving academics to focus on teaching at a miserable 30%, thus lessening the quality of studio teaching, hence shifting the responsibility to practice instead when it comes to what we discussed in Part 1 & 2 episodes.4. A call for the institutions of architecture and the fraternity to 'fight back' on the architecture education aspects and not let Ministry of Higher Education dictate on what architecture education need to be as per points number 1, 2 & 3 above. This is regarding the poor training of students of architecture due to the fascination with university rankings linked to key performance indicators of academics (KPIs).© 2026 Talk Architecture, Author: Naziaty Mohd Yaacob.Support the showDo subscribe for premium content and special features which will help to support and sustain Talk Architecture podcast on a more in-depth explanation on design thesis and processes. These special commentaries and ‘how to' explanations are valuable insights and knowledge not found elsewhere!

Send us a textPart 2 continues the discussion on the systemic problems where "the burden of education has quietly shifted from academia to practice", by referring to Seshan Design SB Handbook and points discussed in Part 1 of the same topic.Naziaty started by what went wrong in architecture education and how and why we lost our direction. It will span from when I  started architecture in 1980 until now. 46 years of reflection plus the on-going discussion on social media especially Facebook. © 2026 Talk Architecture, Author: Naziaty Mohd Yaacob.Support the showDo subscribe for premium content and special features which will help to support and sustain Talk Architecture podcast on a more in-depth explanation on design thesis and processes. These special commentaries and ‘how to' explanations are valuable insights and knowledge not found elsewhere!

Send us a textA frank discussion on a commentary based on Seshan Design's post in a Facebook Group. They highlighted on systemic problems where "the burden of education has quietly shifted from academia to practice", and later gave comments on the problems specifically: the lack of fundamental skills on:1. Drawing clearly2. Understanding how buildings put together3. Accuracy4. Coordination5. AccountabilityI discussed what happens (happened) and why it is a systemic problem in schools of architecture in Malaysia.© 2026 Talk Architecture, Author: Naziaty Mohd Yaacob.Support the showDo subscribe for premium content and special features which will help to support and sustain Talk Architecture podcast on a more in-depth explanation on design thesis and processes. These special commentaries and ‘how to' explanations are valuable insights and knowledge not found elsewhere!

Send us a textWe explain further in depth on the dialogic studio critique methods to explain how we can transform architecture education. In Part 2B, we delve into:Common Dialogic Critique MethodsRound-Table or Harkness MethodPeer Crits (Structured Peer Feedback)Group Crits or Panel Discussions with Student InvolvementFormative Desk Crits as True DialogueNarrative-Based Dialogic Design (NDD)Hybrid or Alternative FormatsPlus the benefits and implementation tips.© 2025 Talk Architecture, Author: Naziaty Mohd Yaacob.Support the showDo subscribe for premium content and special features which will help to support and sustain Talk Architecture podcast on a more in-depth explanation on design thesis and processes. These special commentaries and ‘how to' explanations are valuable insights and knowledge not found elsewhere!

Send us a textDialogic studio critique methods shift traditional architecture design studios from 'hierarchical, tutor-dominated feedback' (often called "desk crits" or juries) to collaborative, multi-voiced conversations. These approaches, inspired by Donald Schön's "reflection-in-action," Mikhail Bakhtin's polyphony, and Vygotsky's socio-constructivist pedagogy, emphasize mutual dialogue where students actively participate, question, and co-construct knowledge. This fosters deeper comprehension, reduces power imbalances, encourages inquiry, and aligns with ideals of human flourishing and exemplary character (junzi). Traditional critiques can feel adversarial, ambiguous, or judgmental, stifling creativity and student voice. Dialogic methods address this by prioritizing process-oriented, iterative feedback over summative assessment.Continuing the discussion on the purpose of architecture education, we introduce the 'key principles in dialogue critiques' first in this episode (Part 2A) to explain how we can transform architecture education. © 2025 Talk Architecture, Author: Naziaty Mohd Yaacob.Support the showDo subscribe for premium content and special features which will help to support and sustain Talk Architecture podcast on a more in-depth explanation on design thesis and processes. These special commentaries and ‘how to' explanations are valuable insights and knowledge not found elsewhere!

Send us a textWe frequently speak of students as "products" or "graduates"—metrics to be optimized for Lembaga Arkitek Malaysia (LAM) Part I and II exemptions, high QS subject rankings, graduate employability rates, and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). But where is the student's voice? Do aspiring architects truly seek personal and societal transformation through design, or have they, too, been captured by the logic of credentials—chasing accreditation compliance, technical proficiency, and industry-ready skills over creative risk-taking and ethical reflection?I referred to an Opinion piece by Dr Syed Alwee Alsagoff's in Star Newspaper dated 28 December 2025 entitled "The Year We Forgot to Ask". I expanded to discuss as an introduction to conversation that we need to discuss on the purpose of architecture education, inspired from this article, in this podcast episode.© 2025 Talk Architecture, Author: Naziaty Mohd Yaacob.Support the showDo subscribe for premium content and special features which will help to support and sustain Talk Architecture podcast on a more in-depth explanation on design thesis and processes. These special commentaries and ‘how to' explanations are valuable insights and knowledge not found elsewhere!

Send us a textWe dive into the conversation on "reforms in architecture education" to understand further how education affects the profession in a profound way. The principles from Mark Alan Hewitt's 2020 reforms explained in arch daily —emphasizing embodied cognition through hand drawing, physical model-making, haptic engagement, and sensory-rich practices—can absolutely be integrated into both the ARB Competency Outcomes Framework and the RIBA Themes and Values framework. Both are deliberately outcomes-based and flexible, allowing schools to innovate in how they deliver competencies without prescribing specific methods. This openness creates space for embodied approaches as effective pedagogical tools to meet required outcomes. Link here: https://www.archdaily.com/941809/12-ways-to-reform-architectural-education© 2025 Talk Architecture, Author: Naziaty Mohd Yaacob.Support the showDo subscribe for premium content and special features which will help to support and sustain Talk Architecture podcast on a more in-depth explanation on design thesis and processes. These special commentaries and ‘how to' explanations are valuable insights and knowledge not found elsewhere!

Send us a textAnother “unfiltered” critic argues that architecture education is the root cause of the profession being undervalued and widely misunderstood. The defense of the profession, we contend, must begin in academia, where the core problem lies in situating architecture schools to comply with—and be dictated by—non-architects who neither understand nor uphold the profession's essential competencies. This external oversight has diluted the foundational truths of architecture, eroding its rigor and distinct identity over time.By allowing administrators, accrediting bodies, and university structures dominated by non-practitioners to shape curricula and priorities, schools inadvertently prioritize bureaucratic compliance, interdisciplinary trends, and measurable outcomes over the deep, tacit knowledge and creative judgment that define architectural expertise. This shift not only weakens the training of future architects but also sends a broader signal to society that architecture is a generic design discipline rather than a profound synthesis of art, science, ethics, and cultural responsibility—further contributing to its undervaluation in the public and professional spheres.Part 2 will be about the "reforms in architecture education".© 2025 Talk Architecture, Author: Naziaty Mohd Yaacob.Support the showDo subscribe for premium content and special features which will help to support and sustain Talk Architecture podcast on a more in-depth explanation on design thesis and processes. These special commentaries and ‘how to' explanations are valuable insights and knowledge not found elsewhere!

Send us a textThis podcast episode is a one-off reaction piece to the discussion on "What makes a good studio master?" It refers to the Malaysian Architecture Education context and the premise from the problem of bureaucracy. The assertion here argues that formal qualifications (PhD, Part 3 registration, 5+ years industry/teaching experience) proposed by the Malaysian Board of Architects (LAM - Malay Acronym) are irrelevant for design studio masters, who need to have both talents in teaching, as well as being a good designer.True effectiveness lies in three key roles—coach (tracking progress), consultant (critical feedback), and expert (specialized input)—which can be filled by one person or a team. Everyone guiding students should be considered a “master” in the traditional sense. Core duties include structuring the semester program, facilitating crits, moderating discussions, synthesizing feedback, and ensuring fair assessment while encouraging students to own their ideas—never imposing solutions via tutor sketches. Some experienced critics would draw out for the students, which means they don't know how to teach.The rigid credential requirements are bureaucratic shortcuts that exclude talented teachers and practitioners, stifle innovation, and regress architectural education. Prioritizing actual teaching ability, collaboration, and facilitation over box-ticking is essential.© 2025 Talk Architecture, Author: Naziaty Mohd Yaacob.Support the showDo subscribe for premium content and special features which will help to support and sustain Talk Architecture podcast on a more in-depth explanation on design thesis and processes. These special commentaries and ‘how to' explanations are valuable insights and knowledge not found elsewhere!

Send us a textArchitecture education and the problems of competent graduates have been discussed elsewhere in Talk Architecture podcast, but this topic shows how much things have changed in architecture education and how it affected the curriculum.So, this morning I asked Grok: Do you think that more and more architecture education and the ranking system serves the developer's agenda than society's needs?Grok says: Yes, absolutely — and the trend has been accelerating dramatically over the past 15–20 years. Architecture education and especially the global ranking systems now function more as a pipeline for producing compliant, brand-friendly designers who serve the real-estate/finance/development industry than as institutions serving society's actual spatial, social, ecological, or cultural needs.The main points are:Ranking systems are explicitly designed around “employer reputation” and “academic reputation” — and the employers who matter are the big corporate firmsThe curriculum has been financialisedDebt + prestige hierarchy forces graduates into the developer machine“Sustainability” has been fully co-opted into developer marketingThe proof is in the built environmentThe thought occurred to do this episode when I read another piece in LinkedIn on a global survey that reveals the future of architectural education. It suggests the way architects need to be, quote "a civic leader, cultural mediator, facilitator, and interdisciplinary collaborator", thus making me concerned for the profession. Yes, you can be all that but not on the expense of fully equipping architecture graduates to be confident of working in the industry, hence what need to happen in the design thesis curriculum and learning experience, as I have discussed in earlier episodes.© 2025 Talk Architecture, Author: Naziaty Mohd Yaacob.Support the showDo subscribe for premium content and special features which will help to support and sustain Talk Architecture podcast on a more in-depth explanation on design thesis and processes. These special commentaries and ‘how to' explanations are valuable insights and knowledge not found elsewhere!

Send us a textThe “research-framework” approach to design theses is a myth and must end.Best industry preparation: give the entire studio one real, complex, shared urban site and force students to solve 10–15 genuine, layered design problems from day one. This final episode of a 3-part series explains how using two cases almost a decade apart.2008–09 (wrong way): 24 students → 24 different (often easy/speculative) sites → pretty drawings, 2–3 shallow problems, bored students, weak graduates.2019–20 (right way): one tough shared site (e.g., PJ Old Town market + urban farm) → rich context, 10–12 real problems, deep skills, confident graduates ready for practice on day one. Blog post on a context specific design thesis: https://designthesis.wordpress.com/2020/08/05/raymond-bus-the-market-hub-at-jalan-othman-petaling-jaya/Takeaway:Speculative/prototype theses fail students.Context-specificity is not radical — it's basic professional training. Every architecture school needs at least one unit doing it.© 2025 Talk Architecture, Author: Naziaty Mohd Yaacob.Support the showDo subscribe for premium content and special features which will help to support and sustain Talk Architecture podcast on a more in-depth explanation on design thesis and processes. These special commentaries and ‘how to' explanations are valuable insights and knowledge not found elsewhere!

Send us a textIn the second part of this three-part series on the “context specificity” approach, we explain a design thesis studio philosophy that insists on “real site + real community issues only,” with the focus placed on identifying and solving authentic design problems.The studio runs for a full academic year, structured as:  7 weeks of Special Semester (Brief proposal on site analysis and research) 14 weeks of Design Development  14 weeks of Detailed Design + Special StudiesResearch is integrated into the architectural design process rather than treated separately: it occurs primarily through initial site analysis, topic and building-type research, observation, user interviews, and case studies at the start, and is deepened through additional Special Studies later in the year.© 2025 Talk Architecture, Author: Naziaty Mohd Yaacob.Support the showDo subscribe for premium content and special features which will help to support and sustain Talk Architecture podcast on a more in-depth explanation on design thesis and processes. These special commentaries and ‘how to' explanations are valuable insights and knowledge not found elsewhere!

Send us a textFor a design thesis, context specificity approach is the answer, the only way to get students of architecture to be ready, equipped, going into the architecture industry because that's the way the industry works. There is no place for speculative design, prototypes or fantasy design, as you will not be able to overcome the challenges of the industry.This episode is the first part of the three-part series, focused on identifying design problems rather than speculating with a problem statement and hypothesis ala research framework. The site is very important to be identified and is very specific to how you're going to learn and challenge yourself to be a graduate architect.© 2025 Talk Architecture, Author: Naziaty Mohd Yaacob.Support the showDo subscribe for premium content and special features which will help to support and sustain Talk Architecture podcast on a more in-depth explanation on design thesis and processes. These special commentaries and ‘how to' explanations are valuable insights and knowledge not found elsewhere!

Send us a textFor Architecture Academics, a special podcast on: Why Research Framework cannot be used in Architectural Design, specifically in the Architecture Studio Design Thesis Curriculum.An introduction to a topic addressing what is currently wrong with the way we teach architecture in universities where research and publication becomes increasingly important and how we have lost our way in producing credible architecture graduates. Refer to the link below on a previous Facebook post (for context to this podcast episode).https://www.facebook.com/share/p/19ziXahE2D/© 2025 Talk Architecture, Author: Naziaty Mohd Yaacob.Support the showDo subscribe for premium content and special features which will help to support and sustain Talk Architecture podcast on a more in-depth explanation on design thesis and processes. These special commentaries and ‘how to' explanations are valuable insights and knowledge not found elsewhere!

Send us a textThe seven principles of sensory-driven architecture, which focus on engaging human senses to create meaningful and immersive built environments, are often derived from the broader concepts of sensory design. 1. Sight (Visual Engagement)2. Sound (Acoustic Harmony) 3. Touch (Tactile Experience)4. Smell (Olfactory Design)5. Temperature (Thermal Comfort)6. Movement (Kinesthetic Awareness)7. Emotional Resonance (Human-Centered Experience)This episode, Naziaty Mohd Yaacob, discussed the above principles with disabled persons needs in mind.© 2025 Talk Architecture, Author: Naziaty Mohd Yaacob. Image by Naziaty Mohd Yaacob.Support the showDo subscribe for premium content and special features which will help to support and sustain Talk Architecture podcast on a more in-depth explanation on design thesis and processes. These special commentaries and ‘how to' explanations are valuable insights and knowledge not found elsewhere!

Send us a textThe concluding part (Part 2) of this proposition of using sensory-driven architecture principles to achieve inclusive and therapeutic spaces as explained by Naziaty Mohd Yaacob, is based on a research to combine architecture, disability and phenomenology. Based on an internet literature search, the 7 principles of Sensory-driven Architecture Principles are: Sight (Visual Engagement)Sound (Acoustic Harmony)Touch (Tactile Experience)Smell (Olfactory Design) Temperature (Thermal Comfort)Movement (Kinesthetic Awareness)Emotional Resonance (Human-Centered Experience)To achieve inclusive and therapeutic spaces that possesses the following:TrustSecureSafetyUsabilityAccessibilityReferences to Juhani Pallassmaa's The Eyes of the Skin and Kevin Mark Low's Small Projects and Universal Design principles.Copyright 2025; Author: Naziaty Mohd Yaacob. Image from Kevin Mark Low's Small Projects, 2010.Support the showDo subscribe for premium content and special features which will help to support and sustain Talk Architecture podcast on a more in-depth explanation on design thesis and processes. These special commentaries and ‘how to' explanations are valuable insights and knowledge not found elsewhere!

Send us a textA new season on Sensory-driven Architecture principles and ideas.The first part of this proposition of using sensory-driven architecture principles to achieve inclusive and therapeutic spaces as explained by Naziaty Mohd Yaacob, started on a research to combine 'architecture', 'disability' and 'phenomenology'. Definitions and approach to how we could go about as architects go above and beyond accessibility and universal design is articulated in Part 1.Reference to Juhani Pallasmaa's The Eyes of the Skin and Kevin Mark Low's small projects plus ideas on Universal Design principles.© 2025 Talk Architecture, Author: Naziaty Mohd Yaacob. Image by Naziaty Mohd Yaacob.Support the showDo subscribe for premium content and special features which will help to support and sustain Talk Architecture podcast on a more in-depth explanation on design thesis and processes. These special commentaries and ‘how to' explanations are valuable insights and knowledge not found elsewhere!

Send us a textThe Concluding Part [Part 2] of the series on Women Architects in Leadership Roles, Ar. Lillian Tay discusses a variety of issues from gender roles in taking care of children and the challenges to women architects who decided to start a family, how the local government can provide for nurseries in office areas and whether there is the glass ceiling for women architects.Bio: Ar. Lillian Tay is the Vice President of Veritas Design Group, est. 1987. She was trained at Princeton University and worked at Kohn Pederson Fox in New York. Lillian returned to Kuala Lumpur in 1991. At Veritas Design Group, she provides the design direction  and was leading numerous award-winning projects. Lillian contributes to society as the Malaysian Architecture Institute (PAM) President from 2019-2020 and sits on the Board of Architects, Malaysia (LAM). Recently, she won the PAM Gold Medal for Design Excellence.© 2025 Talk Architecture, Author: Naziaty Mohd Yaacob. Image from https://theveritasdesigngroup.com/Support the showDo subscribe for premium content and special features which will help to support and sustain Talk Architecture podcast on a more in-depth explanation on design thesis and processes. These special commentaries and ‘how to' explanations are valuable insights and knowledge not found elsewhere!

Send us a textIn Part 1 of the series on Women Architects in Leadership Roles, Ar. Lillian Tay discusses on a wide range of issues regarding women architects, starting out in the beginning, the role of women in general, whether there is discrimination in architecture and architectural practice in reality.Bio: Ar. Lillian Tay is the Vice President of Veritas Design Group, est. 1987. She was trained at Princeton University and worked at Kohn Pederson Fox in New York. Lillian returned to Kuala Lumpur in 1991. At Veritas Design Group, she provides the design direction  and was leading numerous award-winning projects. Lillian contributes to society as the Malaysian Architecture Institute (PAM) President from 2019-2020 and sits on the Board of Architects, Malaysia (LAM). Recently, she won the PAM Gold Medal for Design Excellence.© 2025 Talk Architecture, Author: Naziaty Mohd Yaacob. Image from https://theveritasdesigngroup.com/Support the showDo subscribe for premium content and special features which will help to support and sustain Talk Architecture podcast on a more in-depth explanation on design thesis and processes. These special commentaries and ‘how to' explanations are valuable insights and knowledge not found elsewhere!

Send us a textA Teaser introduction on a conversation with Ar. Lillian Tay in the series on Women Architects in Leadership Roles. (Part 1 & 2 - coming soon.)Bio: Ar. Lillian Tay is the Vice President of Veritas Design Group, est. 1987. She was trained at Princeton University and worked at Kohn Pederson Fox in New York. Lillian returned to Kuala Lumpur in 1991. At Veritas Design Group, she provides the design direction  and was leading numerous award-winning projects. Lillian contributes to society as the Malaysian Architecture Institute (PAM) President from 2019-2020 and sits on the Board of Architects, Malaysia (LAM). Recently, she won the PAM Gold Medal for Design Excellence.© 2025 Talk Architecture, Author: Naziaty Mohd Yaacob. Image from https://theveritasdesigngroup.com/Support the showDo subscribe for premium content and special features which will help to support and sustain Talk Architecture podcast on a more in-depth explanation on design thesis and processes. These special commentaries and ‘how to' explanations are valuable insights and knowledge not found elsewhere!

Send us a textThe Concluding Part [Part 2] of the series on Women Architects in Leadership Roles, Ar. Almaz Salma Abdul Rahim discusses on how younger women architects need to find that balance in their profession, flexibility arrangements with your boss, having empathy with your staff, the importance of "me time" and resetting your mind over the weekend, the importance of learning from one another in an office and the construction industry and learning how to market oneself with your various skills.Bio: Ar. Almaz Salma Abdul Rahim, Managing Director of Almaz Architect Sdn Bhd.  Throughout her 41 years of experience in the industry, she has been involved in over 250 design works in Malaysia winning awards. She was the convenor of Singgah KL, a Pertubuhan Arkitek Malaysia (PAM) event in 2025 promoting the architecture profession. More details at the website: https://www.almazarchitect.com/© 2025 Talk Architecture, Author: Naziaty Mohd Yaacob. Image contributed by Ar.  Almaz SalmaSupport the showDo subscribe for premium content and special features which will help to support and sustain Talk Architecture podcast on a more in-depth explanation on design thesis and processes. These special commentaries and ‘how to' explanations are valuable insights and knowledge not found elsewhere!

Send us a textCommentary on the article entitled "Being an architect isn't worth it" says commenter published on 15 August 2025.Naziaty Mohd Yaacob argued that the connection to bridging the gap between architecture education and practice is to breakdown what exactly is the learning to acquire skills and knowledge to be an architect when it comes to 'design' as the student needs to get this part right, which is identifying and solving the 'design problem'.Link to the Dezeen.com article© 2025 Talk Architecture, Author: Naziaty Mohd Yaacob.Support the showDo subscribe for premium content and special features which will help to support and sustain Talk Architecture podcast on a more in-depth explanation on design thesis and processes. These special commentaries and ‘how to' explanations are valuable insights and knowledge not found elsewhere!

Send us a textIn Part 1 of the series on Women Architects in Leadership Roles, Ar. Almaz Salma Abdul Rahim discusses on networking at top management level, advice when fresh graduates started out in employment, stepping out of the comfort zone and keep on challenging oneself and even marketing for oneself, the importance of the right mentor, and how acquiring knowledge and keep on doing so helps you to gain confidence, amongst other issues of managing an office.Bio: Ar. Almaz Salma Abdul Rahim, Managing Director of Almaz Architect Sdn Bhd.  Throughout her 41 years of experience in the industry, she has been involved in over 250 design works in Malaysia winning awards. She was the convenor of Singgah KL, a Pertubuhan Arkitek Malaysia (PAM) event in 2025 promoting the architecture profession. More details at the website: https://www.almazarchitect.com/© 2025 Talk Architecture, Author: Naziaty Mohd Yaacob. Image contributed by Ar.  Almaz SalmaSupport the showDo subscribe for premium content and special features which will help to support and sustain Talk Architecture podcast on a more in-depth explanation on design thesis and processes. These special commentaries and ‘how to' explanations are valuable insights and knowledge not found elsewhere!

Send us a textA Teaser introduction on a conversation with Ar. Almaz Salma Abdul Rahim in the series on Women Architects in Leadership Roles. (Part 1 & 2 - coming soon.)Bio: Ar. Almaz Salma Abdul Rahim, Managing Director of Almaz Architect Sdn Bhd.  Throughout her 41 years of experience in the industry, she has been involved in over 250 design works in Malaysia winning awards. She was the convenor of Singgah KL, a Pertubuhan Arkitek Malaysia (PAM) event in 2025 promoting the architecture profession.© 2025 Talk Architecture, Author: Naziaty Mohd Yaacob. Image contributed by Ar.  Almaz SalmaSupport the showDo subscribe for premium content and special features which will help to support and sustain Talk Architecture podcast on a more in-depth explanation on design thesis and processes. These special commentaries and ‘how to' explanations are valuable insights and knowledge not found elsewhere!

Send us a textThe Concluding Part [Part 2] of the series on Women Architects in Leadership Roles, Ar. Cheryl Quan discusses about the issues women architects face when "maternity leave" happens amongst other issues, the role of the institutions such as PAM, and more detailed deliberations on the Malaysian Architecture Week (MAW) and the awareness needed to get the public to know about the architect's role and function in society.Bio: Ar. Cheryl Quan is the principal of Cheryl Quan Architect and partner in OTCQ architects, a practice focused on responsive, community-driven, and environmentally conscious design. She was named one of the 40 Under 40 Emerging Architects in 2023. Known for her material sensitivity and a willingness to embrace experimental approaches, Cheryl explores how innovative use of materials can shape tactile, immersive spatial experiences.© 2025 Talk Architecture, Author: Naziaty Mohd Yaacob. Image contributed by Ar. Cheryl QuanGraphite ProGRAPHITE is a platform for creatives and trailblazers aiming to elevate their work....Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the showDo subscribe for premium content and special features which will help to support and sustain Talk Architecture podcast on a more in-depth explanation on design thesis and processes. These special commentaries and ‘how to' explanations are valuable insights and knowledge not found elsewhere!

Send us a textIn Part 1 of the series on Women Architects in Leadership Roles, Ar. Cheryl Quan discusses about her experiences and challenges in her practice and recounted how she struggled in the beginning when there were clear gender-based biases she was up against. As one of the main curator of the recent exhibition and talks in conjunction with the Malaysian Architecture Week (MAW), after a seven year sabbatical, she found confidence again to be part of the architecture fraternity and contribute to the development with her contemporaries, moving forward.Tune in to find out more and do give your opinion / feedback on what you think on this matter.Bio: Ar. Cheryl Quan is the principal of Cheryl Quan Architect and partner in OTCQ architects, a practice focused on responsive, community-driven, and environmentally conscious design. She was named one of the 40 Under 40 Emerging Architects in 2023. Known for her material sensitivity and a willingness to embrace experimental approaches, Cheryl explores how innovative use of materials can shape tactile, immersive spatial experiences.© 2025 Talk Architecture, Author: Naziaty Mohd Yaacob. Image contributed by Ar. Cheryl QuanSupport the showDo subscribe for premium content and special features which will help to support and sustain Talk Architecture podcast on a more in-depth explanation on design thesis and processes. These special commentaries and ‘how to' explanations are valuable insights and knowledge not found elsewhere!

Send us a textA Teaser introduction on a conversation with Ar Cheryl Quan in the series on Women Architects in Leadership Roles. (Part 1 & 2 - coming soon.)Bio: Ar. Cheryl Quan is the principal of Cheryl Quan Architect and partner in OTCQ architects, a practice focused on responsive, community-driven, and environmentally conscious design. She was named one of the 40 Under 40 Emerging Architects in 2023. Known for her material sensitivity and a willingness to embrace experimental approaches, Cheryl explores how innovative use of materials can shape tactile, immersive spatial experiences.© 2025 Talk Architecture, Author: Naziaty Mohd Yaacob. Image contributed by Ar. Cheryl QuanSupport the showDo subscribe for premium content and special features which will help to support and sustain Talk Architecture podcast on a more in-depth explanation on design thesis and processes. These special commentaries and ‘how to' explanations are valuable insights and knowledge not found elsewhere!

Send us a textThe Concluding Part [Part 2] of the series on Women Architects in Leadership Roles, Ar. Aisyah Razin explained on how it is important to "always be curious, consistent and grounded" for women architects to negotiate the building industry. The content is more on how you need to manage yourself with other people.More podcasts on this topic coming soon with interviews lined-up.© 2025 Talk Architecture, Author: Naziaty Mohd Yaacob. Image contributed by Ar. Aisyah RazinGraphite ProGRAPHITE is a platform for creatives and trailblazers aiming to elevate their work....Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the showDo subscribe for premium content and special features which will help to support and sustain Talk Architecture podcast on a more in-depth explanation on design thesis and processes. These special commentaries and ‘how to' explanations are valuable insights and knowledge not found elsewhere!

Send us a textIn Part 1 of the series on Women Architects in Leadership Roles, Ar. Aisyah Razin discusses about the importance of mentors, getting the right opportunity and architectural company in the beginning, creating a high content value in yourself, having the right mindset and priorities, amongst other things.Tune in to find out more and do give your opinion / feedback on what you think on this matter.Bio: Ar. Aisyah Razin is an emerging Malaysian architect redefining leadership with clarity, conviction, and just the right amount of chaos. As Technical Director at TriArch Architects Sdn Bhd (formerly S&A Architects), she oversees a range of architectural works, with recent focus on high-rise residential developments - balancing design integrity with real-world complexity. A 2023 PAM 40under40 honouree, she's also a part-time tutor at University of Malaya and a dedicated mentor to young architects through her growing #Part3Playbook series, where she shares unfiltered lessons from site to studio. Outside work, she pours her heart into resin art and motherhood, believing that creativity and care are both forms of architecture. For Aisyah, leadership isn't about being perfect - it's about being present, building with empathy, and lifting others as you climb.Connect with Ar Aisyah: LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/aisyah-razin); #Part3Playbook; IG @miriamzahrartistry_shedazzles© 2025 Talk Architecture, Author: Naziaty Mohd Yaacob. Image contributed by Ar. Aisyah RazinSupport the showDo subscribe for premium content and special features which will help to support and sustain Talk Architecture podcast on a more in-depth explanation on design thesis and processes. These special commentaries and ‘how to' explanations are valuable insights and knowledge not found elsewhere!

Send us a textA Teaser introduction on a conversation with Ar Aisyah Razin in the series on Women Architects in Leadership Roles. (Part 1 & 2 - coming soon.)Ar. Aisyah Razin is an emerging Malaysian architect redefining leadership with clarity, conviction, and just the right amount of chaos. As Technical Director at TriArch Architects Sdn Bhd (formerly S&A Architects), she oversees a range of architectural works, with recent focus on high-rise residential developments - balancing design integrity with real-world complexity. A 2023 PAM 40under40 honouree, she's also a part-time tutor at University of Malaya and a dedicated mentor to young architects through her growing #Part3Playbook series, where she shares unfiltered lessons from site to studio. Outside work, she pours her heart into resin art and motherhood, believing that creativity and care are both forms of architecture. For Aisyah, leadership isn't about being perfect - it's about being present, building with empathy, and lifting others as you climb.Connect with her: LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/aisyah-razin); #Part3Playbook; IG @miriamzahrartistry_shedazzles© 2025 Talk Architecture, Author: Naziaty Mohd Yaacob. Image of "resin art" contributed by Ar. Aisyah RazinSupport the showDo subscribe for premium content and special features which will help to support and sustain Talk Architecture podcast on a more in-depth explanation on design thesis and processes. These special commentaries and ‘how to' explanations are valuable insights and knowledge not found elsewhere!

Send us a textThis commentary is a reaction to Ar. Firadaus Khazis's post where he stated that architecture graduates has problems with “not just plans, sections, elevations, but the ability to sketch out ideas, details, and solve problems on the spot”.The root of the problem is in the lack of teaching and learning of the students in architecture school to acquire the right skills to work out design problems from the very beginning and how the architecture curriculum failed to uphold the basic foundation of learning to be an architect. Many factors contribute to this but this commentary focus on how FAUP (Faculty of Architecture of the University of Porto) had managed to sustain the employability of their graduates even though they speak little English but mostly got employed in the UK due to their top notch architecture skills. Follow the blog here for more on FAUP (LINK)© 2025 Talk Architecture, Author: Naziaty Mohd Yaacob. Image of the sketches done by students at FAUP in 2015.Graphite ProGRAPHITE is a platform for creatives and trailblazers aiming to elevate their work....Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the showDo subscribe for premium content and special features which will help to support and sustain Talk Architecture podcast on a more in-depth explanation on design thesis and processes. These special commentaries and ‘how to' explanations are valuable insights and knowledge not found elsewhere!

Send us a textSince March 2025, we have listened to the conversations with Kevin Mark Low on The Balanced Education Model, the MAW Review and did episodes on social media comments coming from the the architecture fraternity (with episodes on  the Dumbing Down of Architecture Education), so ... what have we learned so far?We can't ignore the 'elephant in the room' and it is the "Failure in Teaching Architecture Design". Specifically the disappointment in not helping students and graduates build that confidence. Hence the topic is on 'Formalism, Relationships and Guidance' (based on the conversation with Kevin in Part 2 episode in March): how we are obsessed with prescribed forms in 'formalism'; how we are not really concern with asking the most important question on a project / thesis topic on 'relationships' and; how we are not giving the proper 'guidance' and letting others solve our problems instead. © 2025 Talk Architecture, Author: Naziaty Mohd Yaacob. Image of the online design thesis studio session during MCO in 2020. Graphite ProGRAPHITE is a platform for creatives and trailblazers aiming to elevate their work....Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the showDo subscribe for premium content and special features which will help to support and sustain Talk Architecture podcast on a more in-depth explanation on design thesis and processes. These special commentaries and ‘how to' explanations are valuable insights and knowledge not found elsewhere!

Send us a textBased on a post by an architect asking for solutions to a "popular opinion" that he kept on hearing architects say, which is " how university graduates / architectural education don't meet the standards / not up to par", and asking that those people who complains to offer solutions, this episode is on exactly that. The solution to the 'dumbing down of the architecture education' that is happening right now. © 2025 Talk Architecture, Author: Naziaty Mohd Yaacob. Image of 'Kevin Mark Low giving a lecture' taken by Naziaty.Graphite ProGRAPHITE is a platform for creatives and trailblazers aiming to elevate their work....Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the showDo subscribe for premium content and special features which will help to support and sustain Talk Architecture podcast on a more in-depth explanation on design thesis and processes. These special commentaries and ‘how to' explanations are valuable insights and knowledge not found elsewhere!

Send us a textBased on a post by a civil engineer / surveyor that was critical of young architects in particular, whom was called "make-up artists" that makes decisions for the the consultants team, based on marketing and pitching ideas with the client and not even gone to the site, had people commenting. Thus the case being made resulted in Naziaty Mohd Yaacob's commentary on what is one of the most glaring problem in architecture education - the lack of feeling and knowing what an architect need to do even in the first degree of architecture.© 2025 Talk Architecture, Author: Naziaty Mohd Yaacob. Image 'arguing in a meeting' taken from the internet.Graphite ProGRAPHITE is a platform for creatives and trailblazers aiming to elevate their work....Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the showDo subscribe for premium content and special features which will help to support and sustain Talk Architecture podcast on a more in-depth explanation on design thesis and processes. These special commentaries and ‘how to' explanations are valuable insights and knowledge not found elsewhere!

Send us a textThis is a criticism of the trend to oversimplify "architecture education" in my opinion, so that "design" (competencies) can be controlled. All architects and architectural designers need to be livid about this, and nothing else.I saw a post that the UIA Education Committee wants to have a webinar called "Aligning Education Across Allied Built Environment Disciplines". I copied this quote:This panel discussion seeks to explore innovative ways to bridge disciplinary boundaries without compromising the core competencies. "Integrating disciplines is not about diluting expertise but about enriching it. In a world of complex challenges, we must break silos, collaborate across boundaries, and reimagine education for sustainable, regenerative futures. The future of design lies in shared knowledge and collective innovation. Together, we can create environments that are both resilient and socially responsible."This is 'old news' we have been noticing in the last decades. I made a critical comment in this podcast where my stance is:Architecture may be straddling between Science and Art, but it is not a social science discipline. Architecture is an Arts and Humanities discipline, and it needs to be on its own or together in with other creative disciplines in an Art and Creative faculty or on it's own school / faculty and certainly not in the built environment faculty.© 2025 Talk Architecture, Author: Naziaty Mohd Yaacob. Image 'Bauhaus' taken from the internet.Support the showDo subscribe for premium content and special features which will help to support and sustain Talk Architecture podcast on a more in-depth explanation on design thesis and processes. These special commentaries and ‘how to' explanations are valuable insights and knowledge not found elsewhere!

Send us a textExpanding on the last episode on The MAW Review: A Commentary on the Malaysian Architecture DialogueLet's focus on The MAW Review 2 and delve into the keywords found during the discussion on "awards", "heroes" and "pride". I added "managing egos" to the 'pride' discussion as an afterthought on what we need to do in the architecture industry and although it is not the main part of the conversation, much of it has to happen some how. A lot have been said about "awards", and I would like to comment further here, plus touching on heroes and mentors. However this is just an addendum (part 2) to the earlier podcast.© 2025 Talk Architecture, Author: Naziaty Mohd Yaacob. Image of the model done by Ar. Qhawarzimi (Taken by Naziaty) - although Kevin said he preferred that architects talk about manifestoes, you can still talk through explaining your building. Support the showDo subscribe for premium content and special features which will help to support and sustain Talk Architecture podcast on a more in-depth explanation on design thesis and processes. These special commentaries and ‘how to' explanations are valuable insights and knowledge not found elsewhere!

Send us a textThe Malaysian Architecture Week is still on-going and Naziaty Mohd Yaacob managed to catch up with what's happening by coming for the Borak Borak 04 session and listening to the speakers and the conversations after left me thinking that a small opening was created by the architecture fraternity to be more open and more critical on architecture practice and education. This is my review on the event and other thoughts.© 2025 Talk Architecture, Author: Naziaty Mohd Yaacob. Image of a person interested with Ar Dexter Koh's exhibition work. (Taken by Naziaty)Graphite ProGRAPHITE is a platform for creatives and trailblazers aiming to elevate their work....Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the showDo subscribe for premium content and special features which will help to support and sustain Talk Architecture podcast on a more in-depth explanation on design thesis and processes. These special commentaries and ‘how to' explanations are valuable insights and knowledge not found elsewhere!

Send us a textThe Concluding Part [Part 2] of the series on Women Architects in Leadership Roles, Ar. Dr. Eleena Jamil explained the concept of a "glass ceiling" for the women architect in the Malaysian architecture industry that is predominantly male-dominated, and among other things gave suggestions on what institutions could do to provide the support needed for the women architect to better serve the industry.More podcasts on this topic coming soon with interviews lined-up.© 2025 Talk Architecture, Author: Naziaty Mohd Yaacob. Image contributed by Eleena Jamil Architect. https://ej-architect.com/Support the showDo subscribe for premium content and special features which will help to support and sustain Talk Architecture podcast on a more in-depth explanation on design thesis and processes. These special commentaries and ‘how to' explanations are valuable insights and knowledge not found elsewhere!

Send us a textIn Part 1 of the series on Women Architects in Leadership Roles, Ar. Dr. Eleena Jamil discusses some questions posed by female mid-level architects such as: Have you ever faced discrimination, even subtly, when working on large-scale projects involving many male consultants, clients, and contractors? and; Have you ever faced resistance or bias when stepping into leadership roles in architecture? Tune in to find out more and do give your opinion / feedback on what you think on this matter.Bio: Eleena Jamil is a Malaysian architect born in Penang. She graduated from the Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University, in the UK. She joined the Cardiff architecture faculty as a teaching assistant while completing her MPhil and PhD postgraduate research. Her PhD thesis, titled “Rethinking Modernism: The Sugden House and the Mother's House,” examined the concept of “ordinariness” and “vernacular imagery” as alternatives to the reductive limitations of modern architecture. She established her eponymous architectural practice in Kuala Lumpur in 2005, focusing on developing buildings within the context of Malaysia and Southeast Asia. Recently, she published a book titled 'An Essence of Place: Making Local Architecture', which emphasises the importance of rooting projects to place by way of exploring the experiential potential of form, material and construction and a concern for the environmental, social and economic aspects ofsustainability. https://ej-architect.com/© 2025 Talk Architecture, Author: Naziaty Mohd Yaacob. Image contributed by Eleena Jamil Architect.Support the showDo subscribe for premium content and special features which will help to support and sustain Talk Architecture podcast on a more in-depth explanation on design thesis and processes. These special commentaries and ‘how to' explanations are valuable insights and knowledge not found elsewhere!

Send us a textKicking off with a teaser on a series on Women Architects in Leadership Roles with Ar. Eleena Jamil, the Principal of Eleena Jamil Architect, an Adjunct Professor and was in the Dezeen Architect of the Year 2018 and featured in 100 Women: Architects in Practice, published by RIBA in 2023. There will be two parts of the interview with your host, Naziaty Mohd Yaacob, discussing among other things, about gender roles, work-life balance and advice on how to negotiate the male-dominated field of architecture.© 2025 Talk Architecture, Author: Naziaty Mohd Yaacob. Image contributed by Eleena Jamil Architect.Support the showDo subscribe for premium content and special features which will help to support and sustain Talk Architecture podcast on a more in-depth explanation on design thesis and processes. These special commentaries and ‘how to' explanations are valuable insights and knowledge not found elsewhere!

Send us a textThis is a warm-up introduction to the bigger topic of "Women in Architecture" which is part of a new series. Using an article as a reference to a general topic: Five Reasons Why We Don't See More Women In Leadership RolesLINKMila Smart Semeshkina (the author of the article) proposed there topics:1. Gender Bias; 2. Lack of Role Models; 3. Work-Life Balance; 4. Stereotypes and Expectations; and 5. Limited Access to Networks and OpportunitiesThis podcast episode is provided with the first-time commentary for the beginning of the series.© 2025 Talk Architecture, Author: Naziaty Mohd Yaacob. Image (artwork call 'nurture') by the author.Graphite ProGRAPHITE is a platform for creatives and trailblazers aiming to elevate their work....Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the showDo subscribe for premium content and special features which will help to support and sustain Talk Architecture podcast on a more in-depth explanation on design thesis and processes. These special commentaries and ‘how to' explanations are valuable insights and knowledge not found elsewhere!

Send us a textA new series on the critical model of disability, where under the 'architecture and disability' umbrella, using readings and commentaries, we analyse the article by Matthew Allen (2021) in Part 3 and concluding episode.Designing for Disability Justice: On the need to take a variety of human bodies into account© 2025 Talk Architecture, Author: Naziaty Mohd Yaacob. Image of a street corner by the author.Graphite ProGRAPHITE is a platform for creatives and trailblazers aiming to elevate their work....Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the showDo subscribe for premium content and special features which will help to support and sustain Talk Architecture podcast on a more in-depth explanation on design thesis and processes. These special commentaries and ‘how to' explanations are valuable insights and knowledge not found elsewhere!

Send us a textA new series on the critical model of disability, where under the 'architecture and disability' umbrella, using readings and commentaries, we analyse the article by Matthew Allen (2021) in Part 2 episode.Designing for Disability Justice: On the need to take a variety of human bodies into account© 2025 Talk Architecture, Author: Naziaty Mohd Yaacob. Image of a hospital foyer by the author.Graphite ProGRAPHITE is a platform for creatives and trailblazers aiming to elevate their work....Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the showDo subscribe for premium content and special features which will help to support and sustain Talk Architecture podcast on a more in-depth explanation on design thesis and processes. These special commentaries and ‘how to' explanations are valuable insights and knowledge not found elsewhere!

Send us a textA new series on the critical model of disability, where under the 'architecture and disability' umbrella, using readings and commentaries, we analyse the article by Matthew Allen (2021) in Part 1 episode.Designing for Disability Justice: On the need to take a variety of human bodies into account© 2025 Talk Architecture, Author: Naziaty Mohd Yaacob. Image of a street lamp by the author.Graphite ProGRAPHITE is a platform for creatives and trailblazers aiming to elevate their work....Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the showDo subscribe for premium content and special features which will help to support and sustain Talk Architecture podcast on a more in-depth explanation on design thesis and processes. These special commentaries and ‘how to' explanations are valuable insights and knowledge not found elsewhere!

Send us a textThe 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? © 2025 Talk Architecture, Author: Naziaty Mohd Yaacob. Image downloaded from Kevin Mark Low (2025)Support the showDo subscribe for premium content and special features which will help to support and sustain Talk Architecture podcast on a more in-depth explanation on design thesis and processes. These special commentaries and ‘how to' explanations are valuable insights and knowledge not found elsewhere!

Send us a textYou are welcome to listen to a "Conversation with Kevin Mark Low on The Balanced Education Model - Part 1"[Talk Architecture Podcast with your host, Naziaty Mohd Yaacob]The first episode highlights the education systems particularly the Greek Civilisation's influence on current university models on liberal arts, which is all about "relationships". The idea that everything is interrelated such as 'space and time'. Kevin Mark Low explains this fundamental aspects of education, would now be lost as "75% of what we study now is less of studying about relationships", focusing more on serving "reputations" in this day and age. Further explanation is given in this episode on an example of an individual doing original work for a balanced education model, rather than organisations and institutions. The problem of 'copy-paste' approach to current education models being the norm, as we need creativity to be about 'problem solving' and not 'solution finding'.[More in Part 2, so please listen to both in sequence]© 2025 Talk Architecture, Author: Naziaty Mohd Yaacob. Image downloaded from Kevin Mark Low (2025)Support the showDo subscribe for premium content and special features which will help to support and sustain Talk Architecture podcast on a more in-depth explanation on design thesis and processes. These special commentaries and ‘how to' explanations are valuable insights and knowledge not found elsewhere!