2nd International Symposium cum Workshop in Low Carbon Asia Research
31 October 2011 – Senate Hall, Sultan Ibrahim Chancellery Building
01 – 02 November 2011 – Seminar Room, B03 Level 4, Faculty of Built Environment
GreenTech House Competition
GreenTech House Competition
Theme: “Biorenewable Sustainable House Design For The Future”
Date : 3 – 4 October 2011
Venue: Dewan Jumaah UTM International Campus, Kuala Lumpur.
Seminar: A 2 Day Seminar on Biorenewable Sustainable House Design
Date : 3 – 4 October 2011
Venue: Dewan Jumaah UTM International Campus, Kuala Lumpur.
Organizer:
The Secretariat
GreenTech House Competition
c/o Institute of Bioproduct Development (formerly known as CEPP)
Block N23A Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
81310 UTM Johor Bahru
Johor Darul Ta’zim, Malaysia.
Tel: +607-5536469
Email: greentechhouse@ibd.utm.my
Official website : www.ibd.utm.my/greentechhouse
Konvensyen Antarabangsa Bugis Diaspora
KALAM dengan sukacitanya ingin menjemput semua pakar, pihak akademik, professional, organisasi dan individu dari pelbagai bidang untuk bersama‐sama berkumpul di Konvensyen Antarabangsa Diaspora Bugis untuk perbincangan, perkongsian dan perdebatan tentang ‘Bugis’.
Bugis merupakan salah satu etnik yang amat berpengaruh dalam dunia Melayu. Etnik ini telahpun tersebar diseluruh rantau Melayu dan kepulauan Pasifik sejak abad ke 15.
The significance of Bugis Heritage would be their extraordinary ability to survive through the centuries amidst its geographical fragmentation and adapt to diversified local socio culture.
Keistimewaan keturunan Bugis mungkin adalah daya ketahanan yang tinggi untuk kekal wujud setelah berabad‐abad walaupun berlaku perpecahan dari segi geografi dan juga penyesuaian kepada sosiobudaya kawasan tempatan.
(Ammarell, 2002)
Bugis migrants assimilated with existing locals’ elites in their adopted homes, which led to social revolution in Malay proto‐states hierarchy of major kingdoms around South East Asian and Asia Pacific islands countries.
Orang Bugis yang berhijrah telah membina hubungan dengan golongan elit di kawasan penempatan mereka dan perkara ini membawa revolusi sosial dalam hirarki negeri‐negeri Melayu terawal dalam kerajaan‐kerajaan berpengaruh di serata Asia Tenggara dan Kepulauan Asia Pasifik.
(Caldwell, 1995)
Hari ini, warisan Bugis telah berakar umbi dalam politik, struktur sosial (masyarakat), tradisi, budaya, dialek, cara hidup, susunatur penempatan dan senibina. Konvensyen ini akan membawa
persoalan tentang keteguhan keturunan Bugis walaupun mereka telah berpecah dari segi fizikal sejak berabad‐abad dahulu.
Siapa yang harus menyertai?
Akademia, pakar sejarah, ahli antropologi, penyelidik tentang etnografi, bahasa, sastera, etimologi, kajian Asian, agama, geografi, perbandaran, seni bina dan juga seni. Orang umum dan
sesiapa sahaja terutamanya yang berketurunan Bugis adalah sangat dialu‐alukan untuk menghadiri konvensyen ini dan berkongsi tentang salahsilah/susur galur keturunan anda.
Memandangkan perkaitan antara aliran yang dapat membincangkan tentang keturunan Bugis adalah kompleks, konvensyen ini mengklasifikasikan kesemua aliran kepada tiga
bidang fokus:
- Sejarah
- Budaya
- Senibina
Berikut adalah borang pendaftaran untuk konvensyen ini:
Maintaining the Charm of Johor Baru
Oleh ZAZALI MUSA
2011/06/23
JOHOR BARU: Old and new elements and features must co-exist and complement each other under the multi-billion ringgit Johor Baru city centre transformation project.
University Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Dean, Faculty of Built Environment, Prof Dr Ahmad Nazri Muhamad Ludin said redevelopment did not mean the old has to make way for the new.
“But the most important thing is that the project is able to bring back the crowd to Johor Baru again and make it a vibrant city,’’ he said.
Ahmad Nazri said the opening of the Bangunan Sultan Iskandar Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) Complex at Bukit Chagar here in 2008, was the main reason why the city centre was now ‘deserted’.
Prior to the opening of the CIQ, motorists and visitors especially Singaporeans would stop over in the city centre to change money and patronise eateries but the traffic had now been diverted to Jalan Tebrau and Stulang Laut.
He also said the parties involved in the transformation project must include the conservation of pre-war houses and heritage buildings in old parts of the city centre.
“These buildings are windows of the past and tells the rich history of Johor Baru and how the city has transformed into what it is today,’’ said Ahmad Nazri.
Malaysian Institute of Architects deputy president Saifuddin Ahmad said Johor Baru city must have its own uniqueness which could not be found in other Malaysia cities or towns.
He hoped the stakeholders would conserve heritage buildings or old buildings with historical value under the transformation plan.
“Development and redevelopment does not mean we have the liberty of pulling down old or historical buildings and replacing them with modern skyscrapers,’’ said Saifuddin.
He said old and heritage buildings could be turned into income generated products with new usage such as turning them into boutique hotels, specialty retail and food and beverage shops.
Johor will unveil the project this year to rejuvenate and redevelop the city centre in line with its status as one of the five flagship development zones in Iskandar Malaysia.
The RM1.8bil project includes RM200mil to open and clean up Sungai Segget, one of the filthiest rivers in the country, which flows along Jalan Wong Ah Fook in the city.
Several years ago, RM6mil was spent to cover up a stretch of the river, which has the reputation for being a dumping ground for raw sewage, into a pedestrian walkway.
The redevelopment project covers 485.62ha area within the Johor Baru city central area including Bukit Timbalan, Sungai Segget, the former site of the Lumba Kuda low-cost flats, Bukit Chagar CIQ and Tanjung Puteri Lorry Customs Complex.
Johor Baru has humble beginnings as a small Malay fishing village, originally known as Tanjung Puteri and was founded in 1855 by Temenggong Daeng Ibrahim, the father or Sultan Abu Bakar.
Sultan Abu Bakar, famously known as the “Father of Modern Johor” changed the name to Johor Baru after he moved the seat of government from Teluk Blangah in Singapore to Johor in 1866.
During his reign (1862-1895), Johor Baru was one of the “most modern and developed towns” in the Malay states due to the large presence of British and Chinese traders.
Source : Star Property
By : Zazali Musa
400 Penuntut 'terangi' Johor Bahru
Oleh NURUL HUDA HASSAN
2011/06/22
JOHOR BAHRU 21 Jun – Lebih 400 penuntut daripada 21 institusi pengajian tinggi (IPT) awam dan swasta seluruh negara menyertai Bengkel Seni Bina Ke-23 anjuran Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) di sini, baru-baru ini.
Bengkel tahunan dikenali sebagai ‘Terang’ dengan kerjasama Majlis Bandaraya Johor Bahru (MBJB) dan Pihak Berkuasa Wilayah Pembangunan Iskandar (IRDA) itu diadakan bagi menjayakan projek mahasiswa tahun akhir jurusan seni bina.
Pengarah Projek, Teh Boon Soon berkata, pelbagai aktiviti termasuk mengenali tempat menarik di negeri ini disediakan sekali gus membolehkan peserta terlibat mampu membina kreativiti dalam usaha melahirkan lapisan arkitek berkualiti.
“Antara program ialah pameran lukisan hasil karya pelajar IPT iaitu 20 lukisan menggunakan cat minyak dan air dipamerkan di Laman Tun Sri Lanang dan 20 arca di Plaza Seni Jalan Wong Ah Fook,” katanya.
Beliau berkata, peserta turut dibawa mengunjungi Bangunan Sultan Ibrahim di Bukit Timbalan di sini bagi menjejaki laluan bersejarah yang menjadi mercu tanda pelbagai pembangunan di negeri ini.
Selain menyelesaikan tugasan berkumpulan dengan menjejaki 11 hentian yang dimulakan di Bukit Timbalan menyusuri Jalan Dhoby, Jalan Tan Hiok Nee, Persiaran Tun Sri Lanang, Legaran Segget, Balai Polis Lama, Persiaran Meldrum, Stesen Keretapi Lama, City Square dan berakhir di Plaza Seni.
Seorang penuntut Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) Kuala Lumpur yang berasal dari Kedah, Tan Jun Hong, 19, mengakui teruja kerana dapat mengenali lebih ramai rakan daripada IPT lain.
“Saya juga kagum dengan pelbagai rekaan seni bina beberapa bangunan lama di negeri ini sekali gus ia memberi pengalaman menarik,” katanya.
Pendapat sama turut disuarakan dua penuntut Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Selamah Pazalo Rahman, 19, dan Nurhafizah Mohd., 20, yang gembira kerana berpeluang bertukar-tukar pandangan dengan rakan-rakan lain.
Malah, mereka yang merupakan sahabat baik juga teruja menjayakan pelbagai aktiviti yang diaturkan sepanjang program tersebut selain berpeluang menimba pengalaman baru.
“Kami sangat gembira kerana berpeluang menyertai program ini. Ini kali pertama kami mengikuti aktiviti yang melibatkan penuntut jurusan sama melibatkan pelbagai IPT dan ia memberi pengalaman menarik,” katanya.
Source : Utusan Malaysia Online
By : Nurul Huda Hassan
Hanyang International Summer School (HISS)
Four undergraduate students from Faculty of Built Environment have been selected to participate in the Hanyang International Summer School (HISS), Hanyang University Korea. The program will be conducted on June 27 to July 22, 2011. The students are Azreen Ariff Bin Zulkeflee (Quantity Surveying), Jellialive a/p Ami (Urban and Regional Planning), Norwahida Bt Mohd Talib (Urban and Regional Planning) and Alia Nurashikin Bt Nordin (Urban and Regional Planning). Faculty hopes this program can expose and introduce them to a new culture and surroundings.