HI STORY OF ARCHI TECTURE 3

Malaysian Architects
Hijjas Kasturi
Hijjas Kasturi - about
Born in Singapore in 1936

Studied Architecture at the University of Adelaide
(1960-1963)

He is the founding principal of Hijjas Kasturi
Associates, Architects and Planners
Hijjas Kasturi - about
Hijjas Kasturi is one of the pioneers of Malaysian
nation-building.

His careers single focus and goal has been nation-
building, earning him the 2001 PAM Gold Medal
Award from the Pertubuhan Arkitek Malaysia
(Malaysian Institute of Architects) for his
contributions.
Hijjas Kasturi - examples of work
Commercial Offices:

Menara Lion, Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur
Telekom Malaysia Headquarters , Jalan Pantai
Bahru, Kuala Lumpur (55 storeys)
Menara Maybank, Kuala Lumpur
Menara Alor Setar, Kedah
Menara Promet, Jalan Sultan Ismail, Kuala Lumpur
The POD, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (with Studio
Nicoletti Associati)



Hijjas Kasturi - examples of work
Sports Structures:

Malayan Banking Training Centre, Bangi, Selangor
Shah Alam Main Stadium, Selangor
Shah Alam Indoor Stadium, Selangor
Sarawak Stadium, Kuching, Sarawak
Kedah Stadium, Alor Setar

Serina Hijjas
Serina Hijjas - about
Earned her degree in Bachelor of Science in
Architecture at the University of Sydney, and a
Diploma in Architecture at the University of London

Worked as Architectural Assistant with Foster +
Associates (1989-1991), working on Master plan for
Kings Cross and Office Hi-Tech Park in Duisburg
Germany.

Project Architect and Director of Hijjas Kasturi
Associates
Serina Hijjas - about
She is the daughter of Hijjas Kasturi, but dislikes
being addressed as the daughter of a famous
architect.

Believes that architecture is about what is rational
and practical, functional and conducive

Also works towards nation-building like her father

Serina Hijjas - examples of work

Securities Commission Headquarters Building,
Bukit Damansara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Ericsson Malaysia, Cyberjaya
Telekom Malaysia Headquarters Building (77
storeys)
Proposed 4Gs Towers at Putrajaya
Proposed Sime Darby Headquarters Building
Putrajaya Convention Centre

Serina Hijjas - examples of work
Planning:

Masterplan for Putrajaya, Kuching
Masterplan for Kampung Gelam, Singapore
Masterplan Core Island Boulevard & Waterfront,
Putrajaya
Lighting Masterplan for Putrajaya
Waterfront Masterplan Putrajaya
T. R. Hamzah
T. R. Hamzah - about
T.R. Hamzah, or Tengku Dato Robert Hamzah, was
born in 1939.

Studied at Architectural Association School of
Architecture London (1965-1970) with Ken Yeang

He is one of the principals of T. R. Hamzah & Yeang
Sdn. Bhd. and director of T. R. Hamzah & Yeang
Designs Sdn. Bhd. (Interior Designs).

He is a prince in the Malay Royal family.
T. R. Hamzah - examples of work
Asiajaya Commercial Complex Shopping Centre,
Petaling Jaya
6-storey Bank Pertanian Malaysia Building at Alor
Setar
Standard Building at Kangar for Bank Pertanian
Malaysia
Medical Faculty for National University Malaysia
Student Housing for University Science Malaysia
Private Bungalows in Kuala Lumpur and Kota Bahru
Kenneth Yeang
Ken Yeang - about
Born in Penang, Malaysia, 1948.

Graduated in AA (Architectural Association) School,
London, England, and received his PhD in
Architecture from Cambridge University, Cambridge,
England.

A principal of T. R. Hamzah and Yeang in Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia (since 1975) formed with T. R.
Hamzah (his friend and contemporary at the AA
School)

Ken Yeang - about

An early pioneer of ecological design and planning,
and is widely regarded by his fellow eco-design peers
as a guru of green design.

Credited as the inventor of the bioclimatic skyscraper

Described by CNN in 2007 as worlds leading
architect in ecological and passive low-energy
design.



Ken Yeang - about

Probably the most famous Malaysian architect of all
He is the only Malaysian architect who has a page in
Wikipedia.
Featured in limited edition commemorative 5-ringgit
bill of Malaysia
Ken Yeang - examples of work
Completed works:

Plaza Atrium, Kuala Lumpur, 1981
Roof-Roof house, Kuala Lumpur 1985 Menara
Boustead, Kuala Lumpur, 1986
Menara Mesiniaga , Subang Jaya, Malaysia, 1992
MBF Tower, Penang, Malaysia, 1993
TTDi The Plaza and Residence, Kuala Lumpur, 1996
UMNO Tower, Penang , 1998
Ken Yeang - examples of work

Mutiara Mesiniaga Penang, Penang , 2003
National Library of Singapore, Singapore, 2005
Limkokwing University of Creative Technology
(Main campus, Cyberjaya), Malaysia, 2006
TA2 Tower, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2005
DIGI Technical Office, Shah Alam, Malaysia, 2010
Solaris, Singapore, 2010
Ganendra Art House, 2010

Le Corbusier
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Alvar Aalto in
Finlands 50
markka.
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