by webmaster FAB | May 31, 2016 | Award, Featured Slider, News
An Interdisciplinary Malaysian Student team led by Kim Zhao Wei, a Master of Architecture student from the Department of Architecture, Faculty of Built Environment Universiti Teknologi Malaysia won first prize in The AVF Award 2016 organised by the Association of Vertical Farming based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The other team members are Lai Chuen Ket also a Master of Architecture student in UTM, and Chong Shen Loong and Chai Yi Xue, both final year Degree in Agricultural Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia. The advisor for the team is Associate Professor Dr Dilshan Remaz Ossen of the Dept. of Architecture FBE -UTM. Winning entries can be viewed at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?=Lnqrv5_Bng0
The team’s entry Inter-Farm Market captured the Juror’s Interest in the innovative way in which they incorporated Architecture, Agriculture, Urban Design and Social Culture in addressing the issues of food supply in urban areas.The award carries with it a First Prize of USD5000.00 and an all expenses paid trip for the team leader to the AVF Summit in Amsterdam that falls on the 13th of June 2016. There he will present the team’s ideas to delegates from all over the world and may possibly attract investors for implementing them. The team is currently interested in getting sponsors to enable other team members to attend the summit. Interested parties please contact the Head of Architecture Dept. FBE UTM.
by webmaster FAB | May 29, 2016 | Award, Featured Slider, News, photo
Faculty of Built Environment is excited to announce that our Architecture students have made us proud once again in the recent Malaysian Institute of Architects (PAM) annual dinner that was held on 28 May 2016 at Royale Chulan Hotel Kuala Lumpur.
Three students from the Bachelor of Science in Architecture Program of the Architectural Department, Faculty of Built Environment, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia were awarded the PAM Ferruni Ceramiche National Undergraduate Students Award. UTM won 3 out of 6 awards offered. The award was a scholarship of RM5,000.00 for each year of remaining study for each student.
The three winners from UTM are Yeow Yann Herng (3rd Year BSc Architecture), Yap Shook Yen (3rd Year BSc Architecture) and Ng Kar King (2nd Year BSc Architecture).
Apart from the award mentioned above, 1st Year M Arch Student, Geraldine Teoh Pei Lynn is 1 of 3 recipients for the PAM Inovar Students Awards for LAM Part II. She is awarded RM7500 per year of study amounting to RM15,000.
Keep on #SoaringUpwards
by webmaster FAB | May 29, 2016 | Award, Featured Slider, News, photo
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) won Gold and Bronze Awards in the 9th Royal FLORIA Flower and Garden Festival 2016 hosted by Floria Putrajaya Sdn. Bhd. at Anjung Floria, Precinct 4 Putrajaya.
A team of 20 second-year students from Landscape Architecture Department, Faculty of Built Environment was lead by LAr Dr Sapura Mohamad and Dr Lee Yoke Lai together with three (3) supporting staff. A group of four (4) students won the Gold Award in the Decorative Wall Art Category competing with four (4) other shortlisted groups. The interactive wall art design interpreted a concept theme of “Memento Surge” that exemplified the historical flower theme to resemble past FLORIA events.
UTM team also won the Bronze award in the Desk Art Work Category which adopted “The Spectral” idea to emphasis floral arrangement of different flower cut levels. Both categories shortlisted five (5) entries with RM750 incentives for each team. Both design teams have selected colourful Chrysanthemum as the theme flower for this year to match with respective design theme to create an interesting visual art and landscape layout. The prize giving ceremony will be held on 2nd June 2016. UTM team was also among the 15 shortlisted entries with RM3,000 incentives in the University Garden Category.
Students Affairs and Alumni Office through UTM Career Centre (UTMCC) support the students by offering Job in Campus allocation which financially assist students’ need. On the whole, the hard work and strong team spirit of Landscape Architecture students’ contribute to the success and completeness of this university garden competition.
Again, congratulation to the Landscape department which manage to bring about great achievement and glory to UTM.
Decorative wall art: gold award
1. ZULKHAIRI BIN AHMAD NAMIRY
2. NURUL HUDA BINTI ASHAR
3. SITI MAZLINA BINTI MUKHTAR
4. NUR AZMAN BIN AHMAD BUKRI
Desk art: bronze award
1. AIMI NORHANANI NORDIN
2. NATASHA NASIUMIN
3. SITI HAJAR UMAIRAH NORDIN
by webmaster FAB | May 29, 2016 | Award, event, Featured Slider, News, photo
Department of Quantity Surveying, Faculty of Built Environment UTM won big at the 8th RICS – RISM International Surveying Conference for Undergraduates 2016. We bag 6 out of 11 awards as follows:
In total, 29 papers presented in 7 parallel sessions.
Best presenter award
1- UITM: Faten Athirah Othman
2- AUT: Anoma Sunthonyonkit
3- Taylor’s University: Khai Yuean Chia
4- UM: Ngoi Eva
5- UTM: Ong Chee Chai
6- UTM: Intan Fatin Syazwani binti Azinal Abidin
7- UTM: Aimi Sara binti Ismail
Special Mentioned paper
1- Anis Maisarah bt Ahmad Fuzir (UTM)
2- Ong Chee Chai (UTM)
3- UTAR representative
Best Overall paper award
1- Intan Fatin Syazwani binti Azinal Abidin UTM)
Participating Universities: UTM, UM, UiTM, IIUM, USM, INTI, Taylor’s University, UTAR, University of Reading, Chongqing University, Thammasat University, Tongji University, Assumption University Thailand, University of HK, HK Poly University, Huazhoang University of Science & Technology.
by webmaster FAB | May 22, 2016 | Award, Featured Slider, News
By: Sr. Dr Sarajul Fikri Mohamed
Faculty of Built Environment student, Miss Aimi Sara binti Ismail, has been awarded a Lawrence Chin Memorial Award for Quantity Surveying Best Student from The Royal Institutions of Surveying Malaysia (RISM) in conjunction with the RISM Annual General Meeting and Dinner held on the 14th May 2016 at Hotel Istana Kuala Lumpur.
This award was in recognition of her excellence academic achievement among all QS undergraduate students in Malaysia. The recipients of RISM academic award are invited to attend an award winning presentation and were presented with a medal and certificate from the President of RISM, Dato Sr. K Sri Kandan.
