xyzpodcast: Recent Episodes
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"In this episode, Inkgo Lam shares her design intention behind an installation called Sails.The installation is a result of a complicated network of inspirations from the site, a sea between Kau Sai Chau and Jin Island. Apart from the focus on celebrating bamboo as the main material in constructing the physical presence and narrating the tale of homecoming, the interview turned out, to my surprise, and went deeper into a study of visuals. This involves the depth, intimacy and distance - a series of framed views - of what we see from the installation, which will carry different household meanings for the residents in a fishing village. 'Lam studied the structure of sails with the villagers of Kau Sai Chau and learnt making fishing nets from them. Each of the three traditional Chinese sails has its own name, which are the head sail (front), the big sail (middle), and the third sail (back). They describe the three mood changes at different stages of a fishing trip: going out to sea, returning to the voyage, and returning home. These parts of a long excursion are interlocking and form a cycle... At the same time, the traditional bamboo pinwheels rotate in the sea breeze, bringing good luck to the villagers and visitors who land on the island.', narrated by Inkgo Lam." - Gary Yeow.
The festival runs from 15 September 2023 to 14 January 2024, covering the area of Yim Tin Tsai, Sharp Island, Kau Sai Chau and High Island, through artworks, programmes and guided tours to connect the island stories.
To learn more about Sai Kung Hoi Arts Festival, please visit www.skhartsfestival.hk/en or the festival official Instagram account @skhartsfestival
Timestamps:
0:00 introduction
5:33 working with bamboo
14:20 sails as vessels of memory and wisdom
20:22 ways of seeing: homecoming and voyageThe full version episode is now available on projectxyz Youtube and xyzpodcast Spotify platforms.
"In this episode, Ceas Chong and Clementine Cheung shares their design intention behind an installation called Dashing Through Weather's Lapse. Through the conversation with Ceas and Clementine, I find their artwork is extremely minimalistic: it appears to be lightweight, transparent and permeable, almost like clouds (or maybe an umbrella). To be more specific, clouds that resulted from the condensations of people's stories and people's relationship to the weather, people's encounters to a world's experience. With words resembling an intangible, abstract form of literature and poetry, the architectural representation is the delivery of those words, engraved literally as the roof... or as the floor when the shadows are casted. As we mentioned in the podcast, there is no one singular way to conclude the experience of the installation. I hope you enjoy this poetic conversation, circulating as a way of celebrating variations and changes of weather.
'...the piece aims to weave the tales of Sai Kung’s islanders and residents, inviting the audience to journey between the present weather and the islanders’ reminiscences and recollections. The weather, an ageless overseer of all life, bears witness to Sai Kung’s development while listening to the islanders’ lives and their fleeting moments. The project views the weather as a profound witness, leading people through a whimsical ‘weather forecast’ portal. It instantly propels one into an island-hopping journey, fostering an imagined recollection of the memories belonging to the inhabitants of Sai Kung..', narrated by The Moving Atlas. " - Gary Yeow.
The festival runs from 15 September 2023 to 14 January 2024, covering the area of Yim Tin Tsai, Sharp Island, Kau Sai Chau and High Island, through artworks, programmes and guided tours to connect the island stories.
To learn more about Sai Kung Hoi Arts Festival, please visit www.skhartsfestival.hk/en or the festival official Instagram account @skhartsfestival
Timestamps:
0:00 introduction and about the moving atlas
11:21 dashing through weather's lapse
19:51 poetry, literature and architecture
24:41 lost in translation?
32:55 providence and magicalThe full version episode is now available on projectxyz Youtube and xyzpodcast Spotify platforms.
"In this episode, HKU Village Commoning Team shares the design intention behind an installation called Our Celestial Commons, designed by Vincci Mak, Scarlet Cheng, Michelle Ho, Parco Law, and Marco Yeung. It is, indeed, a refreshing experience speaking to the designer/researcher team who designs the artwork. The outcome is a complex one, intertwining multiple 'commons' and dimensions of a place. It is almost impossible to unfold the meaning of an artwork which speaks indirectly about the meaning of a place. One would be confused to understand the meaning of the artwork or the village, and perhaps it is always beautiful when it is left to anyone to interpret freely. Nevertheless, what we could do is a thoughtful conisderation of tangible and intangible engagement with the people we work with. I find this podcast unveils a lot about the process and communication rather than the final tangible outcome - and clearly the Commoning Team did it very well. I hope you will find the essence of listening to this sharing. 'The HKU Village Commoning Team, villagers, and the “sky” come together to create a canopy that is comprised of the sky’s natural colours and patterns collected from villagers; different colours, different stories, but from the same sky. Piece by piece, story by story, all of the elements intertwine, embodying the sentiments of Kau Sai villagers. Gazing at the thousands of colours of the sky, the colourful pieces flutter in the breeze, and the light and shadow gently cast upon you − gathering under the canopy, villagers and visitors are blissfully reunited with the “sky”.', narrated by HKU Village Commoning Team. " - Gary Yeow.
The festival runs from 15 September 2023 to 14 January 2024, covering the area of Yim Tin Tsai, Sharp Island, Kau Sai Chau and High Island, through artworks, programmes and guided tours to connect the island stories.
To learn more about Sai Kung Hoi Arts Festival, please visit www.skhartsfestival.hk/en or the festival official Instagram account @skhartsfestival
Timestamps:0:00 introduction and hku village communing
5:46 process working with communities - tangible and intangible outcomes
21:30 artwork as conversation & an ode to the sky, deities and place
36:00 next step of research? The full version episode is now available on projectxyz Youtube and xyzpodcast Spotify platforms.
"In this episode, Steph shares the design intention behind an installation called The Glazed Island, designed by himself, Keith Chan and Arnold Wong. The structure appears to be lightweight with simple hexagonal geometry, echoing the unique geological and environmental observation of Sai Kung Geopark Hexagonal Columns and Yim Tin Tsai saltpan. Lightly nestling in a rural setting, the pavilion offers, like a stage or a bench, an open interpretation of the artwork in a subtle way for any users to contemplate upon the history of the site, with innovative use of recycled glass as the key material.
'We create a small floating communal “island” that let villagers and visitors gather together. The form of the island also echoes with the geography of Yim Tin Tsai. We combine two natural elements – ‘Hexagons’ and ‘cubes’ with their strong linkage to Sai Kung Geopark Hexagonal Columns and salt crystals, forming a design language that tells the story of Yim Tin Tsai in a subtle way, and creating a unique place for people to sit, to rest, to have picnics and chats. When being viewed from different angles, the patterns and the layers of the artwork generate refreshing perspectives and illusions of floating salt cubes.', narrated by Keith, Stephen and Arnold. " - Gary Yeow.
The festival runs from 15 September 2023 to 14 January 2024, covering the area of Yim Tin Tsai, Sharp Island, Kau Sai Chau and High Island, through artworks, programmes and guided tours to connect the island stories.
To learn more about Sai Kung Hoi Arts Festival, please visit www.skhartsfestival.hk/en or the festival official Instagram account @skhartsfestival
Timestamps:0:00 introduction and preliminaries on recycled glass
12:30 inspiration behind the glazed island
16:48 about yim tin tsai
20:53 design thought and process28:03 recycling process as a new-found process
The full version episode is now available on projectxyz Youtube and xyzpodcast Spotify platforms.
"In this episode, Sammy and Ceci share the design intention behind their built installation at High Island for the Sai Kung Hoi Arts Festival. The artwork's inspiration is drawn from the natural geographical landscape and the rituals from the local culture into a clustered form of pillars. 'Our artwork, One-Sixth Land, celebrates these iconic depictions, geographical features and representative colours to create a unique and beautiful piece.Portions of the pillars feature ropes that capture the vertical patterns, while others act as mirrors, reflecting the natural view of the sea and the landscape. The artwork offers visitors a sense of the vast beauty of High Island from afar, then allow them to explore it up close', narrated by Sammy and Ceci. " - Gary Yeow.
The festival runs from 15 September 2023 to 14 January 2024, covering the area of Yim Tin Tsai, Sharp Island, Kau Sai Chau and High Island, through artworks, programmes and guided tours to connect the island stories.
To learn more about Sai Kung Hoi Arts Festival, please visit www.skhartsfestival.hk/en or the festival official Instagram account @skhartsfestival
Timestamps:
0:00 introduction
8:15 an architectural experiment of a theatre
13:11 the naming of one-sixth land and materiality18:42 the placeness of high island
The full version episode is now available on projectxyz Youtube and xyzpodcast Spotify platforms.
"In this episode, Wesley Ho from Napp Studio shares the design intention behind their built installation at Leung Sheung Wan for the Sai Kung Hoi Arts Festival. Inspired by multiple dimensions of sound, history, texture and movement, the Rhythmic Lane is an homage to a quiet village with a rich story. 'After many years, the school playground is now abandoned. Nature has begun to reclaim the space, with grasses sprouting from the cracks. They bear witness to the passage of time and the changes in the local area. How do we inhabit with growth in nature? Co-create but also co-exist as we once again reshape the landscape of the site?', narrated by Napp Studio and Architects. " - Gary Yeow.The festival runs from 15 September 2023 to 14 January 2015, covering the area of Tim Tin Tsai, Sharp Island, Kau Sai Chau and High Island, through artworks, programmes and guided tours to connect the island stories. To learn more about Sai Kung Hoi Arts Festival, please visit www.skhartsfestival.hk/en or the festival official Instagram account @skhartsfestivalTimestamps:0:00 introduction
4:27 engagement and process
15:02 meandering outcome
25:58 idea of play
30:45 challenges and obstacles The full version episode is now available on projectxyz Youtube and xyzpodcast Spotify platforms.
"XYZ Podcast is back! I am glad to collaborate with One Bite Studio Hong Kong, the curators of the Sai Kung Hoi Arts Festival, to kick-start this new series of podcasts. I was in Hong Kong in November and was thrilled to meet the team to discuss mutual thoughts on placemaking and architecture over local food and atmosphere. The day I recorded this episode with Alan Cheung, Co-Founder of One Bite Studio, was the official launch of the festival, and it is impressive to see the scale of the festival that has been put up to connect the islands as an art festival. After the recording, I also found an important observation about the role of an architect or designer: this provides a deeper insight into the definition of art and community. I hope you will enjoy this podcast, and in the next few weeks, I will interview some artists who are part of the festival. Stay tuned!" - Gary Yeow.
The festival runs from 15 September 2023 to 14 January 2015, covering the area of Tim Tin Tsai, Sharp Island, Kau Sai Chau and High Island, through artworks, programmes and guided tours to connect the island stories. To learn more about Sai Kung Hoi Arts Festival, please visit www.skhartsfestival.hk/en or the festival official Instagram account @skhartsfestival
Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction of one bite studio
7:04 Software and hardware of design
15:15 Joy Again, Stories! @ Sai Kung Hoi Arts Festival
29:16 Experience working with participants, artists and places
39:15 Purpose of event and tourism
47:00 Closing
The full version episode is now available on projectxyz Youtube and xyzpodcast Spotify platforms.
"Here comes our final episode! We ended the series with a discussion on marketing and social engagement. Not limited to social media, but the notion of presentation of a company as an entity or a designer as a personality. To search for the right interior designer or architect in a sea of talents for a project that is so personal and genuine to you is never easy, but it is not complicated at the same time as long as the alignment of your interest and the designer's unique selling point or branding identity is a match. Vice versa, designers also express their expertise, interest and business philosophy in different ways to find the target market they want, and it seems to be more advanced nowadays with more marketing channels as we could see Facebook or Instagram slowly being 'invited' into our personal life, despite its commercial quality from a practice's perspective. Ultimately, running a creative business is personal for both owners and clients. Nothing is more important than identifying what you want and need and actively searching for the right time and collaborators to achieve a common goal. Share with us what you think about our series and all episodes!" - Gary
This podcast is available on both projectxyz's Youtube and Spotify Channel.
Pocket Square's social link: www.instagram.com/nicko_psq
"It is indeed a beauty of digital communication that we invited Kash - which we never met in real life - to be this episode's guest to talk about 'how to start a company within the creative industry', especially an interior design practice. What a humble and humorous person who is willing to share the stories of Studio Three and himself. I would say this conversation covers pretty much all the business elements in running a practice, and by taking Studio Three as a case study we could see the facets of marketing, business development, human resources, brand identity, communication, leadership and more. One point Kash made about work culture really stood out because in the end, people are the core of a business and the consistency to place the people - clients or colleagues - as the top priority so the assurance of quality and longevity of a practice. We should never forget the spirit of optimism and joyfulness are very helpful in unlocking challenges from any direction. I am sure Kash's cheerful personality does help a lot as you would see in his and his team's works." - Gary
This podcast is available on both projectxyz's Youtube and Spotify Channel.
Pocket Square's social link: www.instagram.com/nicko_psq
Kashfi Emir's social link: www.instagram.com/kashfiemir
Studio Three's social link: www.instagram.com/wearestudiothree
"Finally, an episode - as I was told - speaks of details behind the architectural or designer fee! I understand there is certain information about a company operation that stays undisclosed, but we would like to hear more from you to build a holistically growing community of designers by collecting voices to know why our colleagues are not getting the desired pay. I hope you will know more by listening to our discussion on financial sustainability and value maintenance. As we mentioned earlier, one of the key goals of running a business is to generate monetary profit for a practice to expand (or at least survive) to achieve milestones that we envision in a long way - and let's be honest about how long a journey could be for an architectural, interior design or any creative company is! We talked about KPI and ROI, which are essential for business owners to monitor their financial performance while staying relevant to the market demands and deliverables. I couldn't agree more with the author of How to Win Work, Jan Knikker on the statement that architectural business is an enterprise of selling time and it is a complex network that ties with resources, marketing and business development." - Gary
This podcast is available on both projectxyz's Youtube and Spotify Channel.
Pocket Square's social link: www.instagram.com/nicko_psq
"In this episode we talked about cost and resource management, which we couldn’t deny its importance in projecting a further vision. I would see the notions of cost as part of the investment allocated to achieve a bigger goal or maintain a consistent desired performance. It was a pleasure to get David Yeow - a talented architectural and interior photographer in Malaysia - to share his views on running his photography practice. Despite the difference in business approach, the fundamental of being a creative practice is pretty much similarly applicable in any architectural practice. We spoke about talent resources management, equipments, office… and how we should identify the overheads to ensure a practice’s financial sustainability and profitability. And of course, when we talk about business, it is not limited to a good value of monetary rewards (by understanding a simple but careful connection of profit-and-loss), but also a holistic acknowledgement of value exchange within a society." - Gary
This podcast is available on both projectxyz's Youtube and Spotify Channel.
Pocket Square's social link: www.instagram.com/nicko_psq
David Yeow’s social link: www.instagram.com/davidyeowphotography
"Happy to publish the series of business podcasts that Nick and myself had started recording our first episode in May last year! The idea started when we both wanted to share the stories behind running a business. Nick himself is an interior design and architect based in Malaysia, a co-founder of Pocket Square studio. I recognised him when I was a student in Taylor's Uni, and he was a design tutor of other unit. After many moons, we met and collaborated through introduction of another Nick, thought talking or discussing architectural business (that could be applied for other creative industries too)... with a hope that we can create more discourse about this topic that we don't usually hear of during school or uni times.
This first episode was live-streamed on Lanai Facebook platform, and served as an introduction for the next few episodes. We talked about our definition of business, our interest in making values for ourselves and everyone, and how we see money. We did some of them, just two of us, and some.... we invited (perhaps too cliche to say our next guests as famous) professionals to join in. Hope this inspires you and generates some questions. Any feedback or question, we can't wait to hear from you!" - Gary
This podcast is available on both projectxyz's Youtube and Spotify Channel.
Pocket Square's social link: https://www.instagram.com/nicko_psq/
This series of podcasts is curated to celebrate KL Design Festival 2022, co-organized by PAM NEXT, with a theme of Resilience in Architecture. The guests were invited to share their perspectives and thoughts from different disciplines to provide a diverse understanding of being resilient in architecture and beyond. In this episode, Gary had a conversation with Shen Yi about the impact of Covid-19 on the hawker culture in Malaysia. "Growing up in Malaysia, I find pasar (pagi or malam) stands as a symbol of people. The market - usually in an open air setting - represents a perfect scene of trading in a rather informal and less-structured way with the myriad of business types and products. Nevertheless, it is the epitome of sharing economy. The arrival of the global pandemic changed everything in our lifestyle, imposed questions on how we shop, how we live, how we eat... and pasar as the loose 'emporium' and the hawkers had to find a way to adapt to the new norm, slowly progressing out from the rules of social distancing to the where we are now to reflect what they could be resilient. This does not dependent on the hawkers' ability to 'evolve' with time changes, but it is part of the ecosystem supported by the consumers."
For more information, please visit
https://asb.edu.my/faculty-research/the-asean-research-center-arc
References in the interview:
Asia School of Business
This series of podcasts is curated to celebrate KL Design Festival 2022, co-organized by PAM NEXT, with a theme of Resilience in Architecture. The guests were invited to share their perspectives and thoughts from different disciplines to provide a diverse understanding of being resilient in architecture and beyond. In this episode, Gary had a conversation with Sathesh Raj on space biology and why it is crucial to see our planet Earth and its ecosystem from a larger view. "This episode for some perhaps will find far-fetched from the resilience in architecture - but Sathesh's sharing, in the end, amplified the responsibilities of us as the citizen on this planet. I am particularly interested in these geological and ecological knowledge, including the lifespan of planets - often forgotten in architectural education or practice. By looking into the examples of extremophiles and tardigrades, accompanied with his notes on extreme environment, he projected these into the scenarios of the water level rising in Jakarta that calls for relocation to East Kalimantan (also what happened in Chernobyl after the nuclear accident). This questions the ability and endurance of the human civilization on this planet, where we have to be aware of how our actions - no matter how trivial it is - and resources we use are part of the ecosystem that we live in."
For more information, please visit
https://www.space.com/spaghettified-star-observed-near-black-hole
https://www.npr.org/2013/12/27/256897343/stretch-or-splat-how-a-black-hole-kills-you-matters-a-lot
References in the interview:
Chernobyl New Jakarta
Nusantara Extremophiles Tardigrades
This series of podcasts is curated to celebrate KL Design Festival 2022, co-organized by PAM NEXT, with a theme of Resilience in Architecture. The guests were invited to share their perspectives and thoughts from different disciplines to provide a diverse understanding of being resilient in architecture and beyond. In this episode, Gary had a conversation with Philia Chua on bio-integrated design and how it could contribute to making ecologically sustainable architecture. "Very often when I listened to architects talking about nature as part of the integration into their projects, it sounds more like 'we used nature' rather than working with nature... we frame views to the mountains, we enjoy the shades from trees during the summer, but how can we work with nature? Philia shed some light on this from a biologist-architectural designer's perspective, to understand the genetics and properties of a material and how to partner up with natural materials. I was particularly intrigued by her ambition of creating buildings from seed or sculpting the future buildings that are biodegradable... challenging the perception of buildings should exist forever while embracing the beauty of decay and time."
For more information, please visit
https://issuu.com/bartlettarchucl/docs/bartlett-b-pro-2022
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/architecture/programmes/postgraduate/bio-integrated-design-bio-id-marchmsc
References in the interview:
Bio-ID Barlett School of Architecture B-Pro Barlett School of Architecture
Living root bridge, India
Growing Pavilion
Tree Cathedral
Atelier Luma
This series of podcasts is curated to celebrate KL Design Festival 2022, co-organized by PAM NEXT, with a theme of Resilience in Architecture. The guests were invited to share their perspectives and thoughts from different disciplines to provide a diverse understanding of being resilient in architecture and beyond. In this episode, Gary had a conversation with Mich Hoo on urban resilience and why it is important in creating a livable and durable city, in place making and living quality. "This episode covers a wide range of inputs on the characteristics and approaches to form a resilient city, as you probably could imagine the complexity of a city's network and urban fabric - but Mich's narrative which is based on 7 principles - reflective, robust, resourceful, flexible, redundant, inclusive and integrate (with one additional note on decentralized) has been simplified and tailored as a set of requirements for different locales to perform their best defense of being resilient and sustainable. I would say this episode established a good fundamentals for the urbanites and communities to extend propositions on how to make a better city, particularly on the accessibility of enjoying a livable city."
For more information, please visit
https://issuu.com/sputnikatelier/docs/pos_r-v10_cb529bd4cc39bc
https://www.linkedin.com/in/michzx/
References in the interview:
Sara Meerow
Urban Storybook (by Mich)
Leku Studio
Chulalongkorn University Centenary Park
Barcelona Superblock
This series of podcasts is curated to celebrate KL Design Festival 2022, co-organized by PAM NEXT, with a theme of Resilience in Architecture. The guests were invited to share their perspectives and thoughts from different disciplines to provide a diverse understanding of being resilient in architecture and beyond. In this episode, Gary had a conversation with Ele Mun on recycled materials and how does it contribute to the circular economy within the construction industry. "What I like about Ele's provocative manifesto of London Unbuilding is the demonstration and reflection on Plan of Works - which very often, in my opinion, neglected when it comes to the demolition process and the potential to recycle existing building materials. His proposal serves as a reminder of call-for-action in an optimistic way, rather than projecting 'apocalyptic' cautionary tales, which I hope we will see in more of these directions in Malaysia to cultivate the culture of recycling our building materials. Perhaps I would see this as a promise for the current and future architects to think twice before proposing new building elements, or removing the existing building elements from a project site."
For more information, please visit
https://pr2021.aaschool.ac.uk/students/ele-how-yan-mun
https://pr2020.aaschool.ac.uk/Ele-Mun https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErqW-k5Zu4U&ab_channel=EleMun
References in the interview:
ROTOR Architects
Tetawowe Atelier
AA Diploma 18
This series of podcasts is curated to celebrate KL Design Festival 2022, co-organized by PAM NEXT, with a theme of Resilience in Architecture. The guests were invited to share their perspectives and thoughts from different disciplines to provide a diverse understanding of being resilient in architecture and beyond. In this episode, Gary had a conversation with Danial Ismail on hyper-interiority and how does it relevant in shaping a resilient (and happy!) city. "Danial and I had a podcast recording earlier this year where he discussed in-depth interest in hyper-interiority, which entails the focus on both well-being and territorial sense - tackling dimensions of science and art in our built environment. What draws my attention to Resilience, I really enjoyed how the notion of being interior, which makes us feel belonged to a place and expand this sense of ownership and belonging in public space. We feel safe at our home, why couldn't we feel the same on the pedestrian walkway, driveway, or even outdoor park? He mentioned sick building syndrome - wonder if we have 'sick city syndrome' too? Perhaps the methodology of linking 'human as building, building as human' could be addressed as a solution by connecting the dots between anthropology and architecture."
For more information, please visit
https://danialismail-blog.tumblr.com/
References in the interview:
Gordon Matta-Clark's Conical Intersect
Le Corbusier's Villa Savoye, Unite d' Habitation
This series of podcasts is curated to celebrate KL Design Festival 2022, co-organized by PAM NEXT, with a theme of Resilience in Architecture. The guests were invited to share their perspectives and thoughts from different disciplines to provide a diverse understanding of being resilient in architecture and beyond. In this episode, Gary had a conversation with Zhai Gen on food security and its urgency to seek more attention to its influence from political, cultural and environmental changes. "Malaysia as a food paradise, fuelled by the blessed diversity of cultural and racial background, is becoming an issue to be aware of when it comes to what Zhai Gen pointed out on availability, affordability, accessibility and nutrition. We discussed about Nasi Lemak as one of the examples to further investigate its source and level of nourishment to Malaysians. This is also reflected into the topic of energy (which was also discussed but not included in this episode) where food is the energy source - expressing the metaphor of 'we are what we eat' - and therefore the topic of food has never been so important to be highlighted when comes to food production in the light of climate change. "
For more information, please visit
https://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/state-nation-bolstering-food-security-requires-more-deft-ap-decision
https://www.facebook.com/TimetoriceMY/
References in the interview:
Asia School of Business
Time to Rice
entrepreneurship. storyteller. design language. mass engagement. strategies. presentation.
https://tinyurl.com/MYArchiGaji ////. This is a grassroots survey conducted by graduates in the architecture industry to determine the current landscape of the industry from the perspective of Part 1 & Part 2 graduates, in addition to the impact COVID-19 has had. We are not affiliated with any professional body, institute or organisation. The reason for this survey is a general dissatisfaction with the job offers in the market, and not having a baseline to compare our expectations against. Personally, we have also heard stories from people who are hesitant to return to Malaysia because of fear of low salaries, unfair treatment, long hours etc. We also know people taking job offers during the pandemic even though they know the job offers are unfair and exploitative. We hope that the data we collect will be able to better inform current and future workers of their expected wages and work. We took precedent from RIBA Jobs Salary Guide (Please Google it) and were inspired by Future Architects Front (they are on Instagram) Please answer the following questions truthfully, as this data will be used by fellow workers (and you, too!) for negotiations of wage and work with employers. We do not collect identifying information such as your name, email address or IP address. The data collected will remain anonymous and open-source for the public to peruse. This survey started on the 1st of June 2021. If you have any questions, please contact lanai.zine@gmail.com
what a fun episode! its a very surprising outcome that we move from lyrics to life philosophy and then back to architecture, thanks to lok (wooi architect) and weishuen. sam hui's songs in 70s to 90s, we've picked 4 songs (which is quite easy to access, mundane, close to ordinary life) and we discussed about it from various perspectives, which branching out into different meanings from literature and writings. the playing sound or music is no longer for leisure / entertainment purpose, but add in new layer of reminiscence and memories.
happy cny everyone! its very interesting to hear from some young designers, or students to share their thoughts - even though im still a student - but its refreshing to be part of such a mature and philosophical conversation from edwin. the topic on happiness could talk for days, but hopefully this could serve as a general framework for us to go in-depth later. - GY
thanks to huat and william for joining me in this conversation on the book wired for culture by mark pagel. as mentioned, this book is rather generalized, but not superficial - that we have to know where the author came from. my personal perception of the book as an easy resource to gather information and data to address the importance and necessity (or perhaps urgency) to be altruistic and cooperative, despite how true and convincing of dawkins' selfish gene (and extended phenotype), which pagel cited a lot.
before the start of second session on artificial intelligence, we had a short engagement with the participants - which was quite happening to receive such diverse thoughts on culture. and its good to acknowledge the imperative of dialogues and conversations that drive us further and more open into possibilities and explorations. my great appreciation goes to the participants, who have contributed their reflections too.
thanks to the listeners, collaborators, guests, partners, contributors, participants! see you in 2021!
curated by gary, nicholas, weishuen - this episode is a way casual conversation than any other episodes we had produced, with an exceptional trial with spontaneous agenda, no questionnaire. but the inspiration was drawn from the names or brands that are very common in architectural practice. may it be for business legal entity or creative entity, a name constitutes the ethos and philosophy of a company and produce the works that born out of the direction that the practitioner wishes it to be. eventually the dialogue overflown into the marketing and presentation skills to package an individual or company - not to forget that architectural students also have meet some hardships in selling their ideas to their crit or tutor. do the firms want to be 'famous?' what are the ups and downs of being famous? why famous?
in this episode is also available on youtube!
moderated by amos tan. this is the first attempt to organize a debate on controversial masterplan proposal by bjarke ingels group x hijjas architects x ramboll, at penang south islands reclamations project.
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this episode, moderated by amos - we have invited ar qhawa (qwa), sam (nts), joyee (concrete matter), haziq (baca) to discuss online learning platforms in correspondence to covid 19. we cannot deny the destructive fact and reaction from the pandemic, but we can stay optimistic and see opportunity to learn how to share, communicate and engage discourses. each speakers hosted contents, via podcasts, youtube, lectures, discord - that mainly circulating on architecture, but open to other disciplines and principles to understand our profession industry better. if you enjoy this podcast or any feedback, feel free to let us know! video of this podcast is available on YouTube.
co hosting with nicholas - we have a bunch of architectural enthusiasts, with students, fresh grads and professionals to discuss the "before-after". do you remember the first day stepping into architectural school? do you remember the first day working in a firm? do you remember the day after graduated?...undoubtedly, our perception, definition and meaning of architecture change over time, or should i say evolve, before and after studied, worked, lived within architecture. - GY
yay we made it for the second episode!...and before i forget, im so sorry for the poor audio quality, will definitely try our best to ensure a legible, crystal clear recording in the next podcast for better experience. right - so i am fortunate to invite some of my friends, who usually i spoken, gossiped to them with my mother tongue, which is malaysian mandarin - and thought this would be a good idea, while we are now in different parts of the world, to talk about "cultural shock? cultural syok?". out of expectation the result is mind blowing, with many wows and surprises in different countries, from art of language to food to locals behaviour. hope you enjoy! should you have any suggested topic or comment, let us know! - GY
well...this is our first episode so just sit back relax and enjoy some casual and informal mamak session, with bunch of archi friends. basically talking about why "not" architecture. if you were to give up architecture as a profession, what would be the reason? this is definitely not an "archi-backstabbing", but rather a honest confession and conversation. we still, and very much love architecture.... and if you love this show just like how we love our guests and the topic ❤😉 , DM into our instagram to let us know! - GY