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Designing for every citizen: Engineering inclusive urban landscapes(street environments and public transportation) for the Institute of Engineers Malaysia - Webinar Talk on March 10 2026 by Naziaty Mohd Yaacob, Director, Xiron Engineering Services Sdn Bhd. Talk includes problems of existing inaccessible street environment, development of Version 1 and Version 2 Universal Design Bus Stops, facts about the Malaysian standards, complicatedness of the jurisdiction of the city streets and how we can learn from Singapore.

Links to videos recommended to watch:
In Malay language: UD Bus Stop Version 2 at Jalan Maarof, Bangsar
In English language: Universal Design Talk

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The 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)

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Four 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.

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