Architects to talk shop

THE Kuala Lumpur Architec-ture Festival (KLAF) is back again for the 11th year promising to break traditional and conventional thinking in the discipline.

At the launch, Malaysian Institute of Architects (PAM) president Chan Seong Aun said the festival features exhibitions, conferences, forums, a gala night and site visits to award-winning and prominent buildings.

Every year we try to get better speakers as the number of visitors increases. Last year, we had 31,000 people attending the festival and this year, we are targetting about 4,000 more, he said.

The festival is introducing the Professional Practice Forum (PPF) 2013 this year and the organisers are expecting every forum and conference to be filled to the brim.

PAM vice-president Abu Zarim Abu Bakar said the growing number of participants each year showed that Malaysia was becoming a hub for architecture.

Architecture festivals such as this allow Malaysian architects to see what is going on overseas, he said.

The festival is designed to attract architects, architecture students, manufacturers, developers, designers and others involved in the architecture industry.

Among the events for KLAF, which will be held at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre until June 23, are the PAM Annual International Architectural Design Conference which will feature projects by 10 speakers based on the theme Architechnique.

The festivals Kuala Lumpur Design Forum 2013 (KLDF), will feature three female design architects from different parts of Asia, who will be discussing ways to make defunct designs functional.

The highlight is the award-winning annual exhibition, Archidex 13 which will bring together architecture, interior design and building professionals to share and exchange views on new developments in the built environment.

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Architects to talk shop