KUALA LUMPUR, 11 NOVEMBER 2024 – [MEDIA PARTNER] As the world’s largest archipelagic nation that is situated on the equator, Indonesia has a wealth of architectural forms that are suitable for hot and humid climates, where copious amounts of rain and sunlight are at once a blessing and challenge. How have contemporary architects responded to […]
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KUALA LUMPUR, 4 OCTOBER 2024 – [MEDIA PARTNER] The International Greentech & Eco Products Exhibition and Conference Malaysia (IGEM) will return for its landmark 15th edition from 9–11 October 2024. As one of Southeast Asia’s largest Green technology showcases, IGEM 2024 is expected to bring together 48,000 participants and 480 exhibitors from 48 countries, generating […]
KUALA LUMPUR, 21 AUGUST 2024 – A team from Malaysia was bestowed a Merit for their entry in FuturArc Prize (FAP) 2024, which asked entrants to propose architectural solutions within Asia for the continuation of life after either Climate Destruction and/or Endings scenarios. The awarding was held last Friday, 16 August 2024 as part of […]
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21 DECEMBER 2023 – The Green Building Index (GBI) celebrated the achievement of certifying 300 million square feet of sustainable buildings across Malaysia last Tuesday, 12 December 2023 at PAM Centre. This encompassed 671 projects through the 18 rating tools offered by GBI that have been tailored to the local tropical climate, comprising 343 new […]
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[MEDIA PARTNER] 27 SEPTEMBER 2023 – Organised by the Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change (NRECC) and with the help of the Malaysian Green Technology and Climate Change Corporation (MGTC), the International Greentech & Eco Products Exhibition & Conference Malaysia (IGEM) will be held at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre from 4 to […]
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3 JULY 2023 – On Friday, 23 June 2023, FuturArc Prize (FAP) presented a Merit award at the gala event of BCI Asia Awards for Malaysia, taking place at the Mandarin Oriental Kuala Lumpur. Held with the theme of Cross-Generational Architecture, FAP 2023 is an international Green design competition that explored the rapid change of […]
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7 APRIL 2023 – On Friday, architecture students and lecturers of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) in Bangi, Selangor, received a visit from the FuturArc team. The attendees received an introduction to FuturArc and our sister publication from BCI Central, Construction Plus Asia. FuturArc offers up-to-date knowledge and project inspirations on the topic of Green and […]
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22 FEBRUARY 2023 – Today, the FuturArc team visited the architecture department of Univeristi Teknologi Mara (UiTM), Shah Alam, Selangor as part of their open day event called Kanta: Unlocked – Architectural Design Review 2023. Alia Ibrahim introduced FuturArc’s various channels—app, website, print magazine and social media—as well as presented a selection of content featuring […]
23 SEPTEMBER 2022 – Malaysia is committed to its target of becoming a net zero-carbon by 2050 to meet Paris agreement goals, and efforts to accelerate the Green economy growth are at the core of the country’s socio-economic development. This was discussed at the Developing and Financing Green Housing in Asia Conference, held on 21 […]
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26 AUGUST 2022 – The 2022 cycle of FuturArc Prize (FAP) saw the awarding of its First Place solo entrant, Chai Yi Yang from Malaysia at the event of BCI Asia Awards (BCIAA) on 26 August 2022 at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. This year’s FAP with the theme of Reinterpretation asked students to […]
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28 JUNE 2022 – After two years of facing the health crisis with lockdowns, the field of architecture has had to weather through businesses disruptions and made adjustments in conducting the profession. Now, practitioners are seeking to recover towards resilience. “Fundamentally, [the pandemic] has changed the ecosystem of the construction. Reduction in projects and the […]
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27 JUNE 2022 – The Malaysian Green Technology and Climate Change Corporation (MGTC) in, collaboration with the Ministry of Environment and Water (KASA) has developed the Malaysian Green Jobs portal as a new initiative to promote Green jobs in Malaysia. The portal will be officially launched in a ceremony held on 30 June 2022 at […]
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