by webmaster FAB | Jan 2, 2017 | News, photo
Courtesy visit by the Dean and Lecturers of Fakultas Teknik Sipil dan Perencanaan Universitas Bung Hatta Padang West Sumatera Indonesia to the Department of Quantity Surveying FBE UTM from 28th to 29th December 2016. The aim of this 2-day visit is to discuss the collaboration activities for 2017. The delegation visited QS Computer Lab for 3D Construction Measurement, AutoCAD Lab, Structure and Materials Lab and UTM Ecohome.
by webmaster FAB | Dec 8, 2016 | Award, News, photo
- Gold Prize for LOCKBLOCK (Multi-Functional, Green Interlocking Mortar-Less Concrete Block)
Seoul International Invention Fair 2016 organized by the Korea Invention Promotion Association in Seoul, Korea, December 1st – December 4th, 2016
LOCKBLOCK
(MULTI-FUNCTIONAL GREEN INTERLOCKING MORTARLESS CONCRETE BLOCK)
LOCKBLOCK, is a new generation of mortar-less concrete blocks with specific and multi-functional engineering features. LOCKBLOCK design is unique and there is no similar shape in compare with others. Low Carbon issue, Green and Environment Friendliness and high quality IBS concept are some features of LOCKBLOCK.
Congratulations Dr. Mohammadamin Azimi & team!
by webmaster FAB | Dec 5, 2016 | Featured Slider, News, photo
UTM Alumni Senior Director, Associate Prof Dr Mohamad Ibrahim Mohamad officiated the second QS Bina alumni reception in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, 3 December 2016. The event organized by QS-Bina Society in collaboration with Department of Quantity Surveying, Faculty of Built Environment (FBE) UTM.
The event provided an opportunity for the UTM students and FBE to network with some of FBE’s alumni. Invited guests included individual from industry, government agencies and contractors .The reception was hosted at Menara Razak UTM Kuala Lumpur attended by 90 guests from all over Malaysia who have all gone on to have a successful careers.
Apart from the reception even, three QS Bina alumni were invited to give special lecture in CPD Seminar event. Alumni heard knowledge sharing from Dato’ Sr Ahmad Zainuddin bin Jamaluddin (KTMB Board of Director), Dato’ Sr Abdullah bin Che Mat (Managing Director, Johawaki Construction Sdn Bhd) and Prof. Sr Dr Abd Ghani Khalid (UTM Professor). The event was moderated by Prof. Sr Dr Wan Maimun Wan Abdullah (UTM Adjunct Professor).
by webmaster FAB | Nov 28, 2016 | Featured Slider, News, photo
The Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Built Environment, UTM Johor Bahru, under the Management and Governance Course have organized a number of mini Community Social Responsibility (CSR) activities within the month of November, 2016. The idea of having a mini CSR is to provide the opportunity for each student to have more hands-on management of an activity and face-face interaction with the community. The mini CSR activities targeted varied groups of the community giving each group different experience to later share them in class presentations.
Altogether four groups were formed with between 6-7 members per group. The targeted communities are Kampung Sungai Melayu, Nusajaya; the Johor Down Syndrome Association; the Shan De Welfare Association, Johor Bahru; and the Pertubuhan Kebajikan Insan Istimewa, Johor. All communications regarding the events were made between the students and the communities involved.
The First programme with the Kampung Sungai Melayu community, led by Muhammad Hisyamudin bin Abdul Manan, was held in the16th and 18th November 2016. The team members include Akrammussalam, Amalia Safura, Hilmi Shahrin, Mohd. Jamsyeer Khan, Mohd Hanif, and Nurzafirah. The activities include beautification of the village to enhance the identity of the village as a tourism attraction; improving the parking space for tourist; cleaning the mosque; and installing of signboards along the road to the village.
Figure 1 The CSR Programme with the JKKK Kg. Sg. Melayu
The Second programme, led by Tay Suet Yi, was held on on the 19th November 2016 with the Pertubuhan Kebajikan Shan De, Johor Bahru. The team includes Wong Chai Chia, Fatin Atiqah, Nor Sarah Zawani, Khaireen Edlin, and Nur Aqila. The programme was undertaken in collaboration with the UTM Chong De Society. Among the activities held were Cheers – Ice Breaking session, Gummy Bear Dance, Drawing and Colouring Session, Tea-Time, Mini Fun Fair, and Interview Session. The programme ended with a Souvenir giving session.
Figure 2 CSR Programme with Pertubuhan Kebajikan Shan De, Johor Bahru
The Third programme, led by Nur Fatimah Binti Abdul Rahman, was held on the 22nd November 2016 with the Persatuan Sindrom Down Negeri Johor (PSDNJ), Taman Bukit Indah. The team include Amiera Syafiqah, Khoirun Nisha, Balqis Ayu Nabilla, Anatasia Lee Anak Suring,and Beatrice Jenner Anak David. Among the activities held were decorating the classes, sing and dance, origami, storey telling session, and high-tea. At the end of the session prize giving and donations were handed to the Association.
Figure 3 CSR Programme with Persatuan Sindrom Down Negeri Johor (PSDNJ), Taman Bukit Indah
The Final programme, led by Mohd Firdaus bin Maarof, was held on the 26th of November with the Pertubuhan Kebajikan Insan Istimewa Johor Bahru (PKIIJB). The team include Mariyani Rozali, Nik Amilin Natasya, Nurul Aishah, Nurul Fatehah, Phillisyana Paul, and Yong Mei Yee. PKIIJB is a centre that houses residents with Intellectual Developmental Disabilities (IDD) such as Down syndrome and autism etc. The visiting group, who calls themselves the ‘WeCare4U’ team, organised the event with activities such as crafting (origami), colouring and sing along with the residents of PKIIJB. In preparation for the visit, the team organised a fundraising activity to collect donations for the centre. The fundraising event was a success as the group managed to accumulate monetary donations and also items such as toiletries and daily cooking needs. All items collected for donations are delivered and handed to the centre on the day of the visit.
Figure 4 The CSR Programme with the Pertubuhan Kebajikan Insan Istimewa Johor Bahru
The lecturer in charge for the Course is Tn. Hj. Abdul Razak Jaffar.
by webmaster FAB | Nov 27, 2016 | Featured Slider, News, photo
20 students from Sekolah Rendah Islam Hidayah participated with Landscape Ecology Program at Gunung Pulai Forest Reserve on 18 November 2016. This outdoor lesson is organized by SBEL 1662 students and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ismail Said from Department Landscape Architecture, Faculty of Built Environment. The students were taught ecological system of hill rainforest and its functions including headwaters and watersheds, dependency of animals on plants in a rain forest, interspecific interactions of animals and plants, and identifying plant species. The students were accompanied by three teachers who taught them sciences.
by webmaster FAB | Nov 14, 2016 | Award, Conference & Seminar, Featured Slider, News, photo
ISAIA2016 International Student Design Competition, September 2016, Tohoku, Sendai, Japan Theme: The Future of the Seashore – Designing for Reconstruction of Shichigahama –
The ISAIA2016 International Student Design Competition themed ‘The Future of the Seashore – Designing for Reconstruction of Shichigahama –’ was organized by the Architectural Institute of Japan and hosted at the Tohoku University, Japan in conjunction with the 11th International Symposium on Architectural Interchanges in Asia (ISAIA) on 20-23 September 2016. The main design problem to be answered in the competition was, ‘how can we utilize the void left from the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami of the year 2011 in the area of Shobuta shore in Shichi-ga-hama town, so that what had once been connected can again find its way to be reunited’.
A team of five UTM students studying in the Department of Architecture, Faculty of Built Environment proposed their solution for the competition utilizing the concept ‘Reminiscence, Resilience, Reignition’ which embraces the spatial-time relationship of the past, present and future, respectively. The team members consisted of two students from the Master of Architecture program, Geraldine Teoh Pei Lynn and Chow Pui Teng, and three final year students of the Bachelor of Science in Architecture Program, Lee Tsun Xian, Lo Wei Meng and Ng Kar King, and were supervised by Dr. Doris Toe Hooi Chyee. Being shortlisted for the second stage of the competition, the team was invited to participate in a series of workshops, site visit and final presentation in Sendai from 20-22 September 2016. They had the site visit at Shichigahama and also the Disaster Recovery Public Housing and Evacuation Shelter on the first day of the workshop. On the second day, their proposal went through a mid-review with Prof. Ika Putra of Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia while the final presentation was made on 22 September 2016 at Tohoku University. Last but not least, the team received the Makoto Shin Watanabe Award, which was a special jury award from the Chief Juror. The achievement brought not only pride to UTM, but also invaluable global experience which is beneficial in the architectural education realm of spatial-environment design, people and community, culture, and technology.
UTM Architecture Students Won Special Chief Jury Award At ISAIA2016 International Student Design Competition, Tohoku University, Japan.
A team of five UTM students studying in the Department of Architecture, Faculty of Built Environment won the Makoto Shin Watanabe Award, which was a special jury award from the Chief Juror at the 11th International Symposium on Architectural Interchanges in Asia (ISAIA) on 20-23 September 2016. The International Student Design Competition was themed ‘The Future of the Seashore – Designing for Reconstruction of Shichigahama ’
Under the supervision of Dr. Doris Toe Hooi Chyee, the team members consisted of two students from the Master of Architecture program, Geraldine Teoh Pei Lynn and Chow Pui Teng, and three Final Year students of the Bachelor of Science in Architecture Program, Lee Tsun Xian, Lo Wei Meng and Ng Kar King. The team proposed their solution for the competition utilizing the concept ‘Reminiscence, Resilience, Reignition’ which embraces the spatial-time relationship of the past, present and future, respectively.
Out of hundreds of submissions from around the world, only 11 were shortlisted for presentation at the Symposium. The team was awarded a grant of JY300,000 to participate in a series of workshops, site visit and final presentation in Sendai from 20-22 September 2016 which covered the airfair and costs for the 5 team members. They experienced a site visit at Shichigahama and also the Disaster Recovery Public Housing and Evacuation Shelter on the first day of the workshop. On the second day, their proposal went through a mid-review with Prof. Ika Putra of Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia while the final presentation was made on 22 September 2016 at Tohoku University. Last but not least, the team received the Makoto Shin Watanabe Award, which was a special jury award from the the Chief Juror. The achievement brought not only pride to the Department of Architecture, Faculty of Built Environment UTM, as well as being an invaluable global experience that is beneficial in the architectural education realm of spatial-environment design, people and community, culture and technology.
