UTM MESSAGE ’92

06.01.1992
Disk 11

It is important that Schools of Architecture prepare their students to take on the social as well as their Architectural responsibilities. These workshops become a catalyst for new ideas to germinate. The more our students are encouraged to discuss pertinent issues and problems, their observation and awareness becomes sentitised.

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INTERNATIONAL UNION OF ARCHITECTS AND THE ANTI-TROPICAL HARDWOOD CAMPAIGN

15.06.1993
Disk 42

Subsequent to the regrettable confrontation between Yang Berhormat Dato’ Dr. Lim Keng Yaik, Minister of Primary Industries and Nils Carlson, the Secretary General of UIA in Stockholm in 1992 over the destruction of Malaysia’s tropical rain forests and the subsequent verification that “The UIA, after holding its 74th Council meeting in Curitiba, Brazil 27th –31st May 1991, calls its Member Section to ask their members to resist specifying materials which will further the erosion of the rain forests”, it became obligatory for PAM to defend Malaysia’s position on the management of our tropical rain forests and on our methodology of selective logging which is on a sustainable basis. The Assembly and Congress held in Chicago from 17th –21st June 1993, therefore became the forum for this mission, which was expected of PAM by both the Government and the Malaysian Timber Industry Development Council (MTIDC), to explain Malaysian’s policy on the exploitation of its tropical rain forests.

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Tourism

05.09.1989
Disk 53

The importance of Tourism as a big money earner and therefore big business has suddenly dawned upon Malaysia. That 1990 has been declared ‘Visit Malaysia Year’, by the Government is only correct and deserve support from all sectors of the country.

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Southern Chapter Annual Dinner Speech

18/12/1992
Disk 11

SPEECH BY THE PRESIDENT OF PERTUBUHAN AKITEK MALAYSIA
DELIVERED AT THE SOUTHERN CHAPTER ANNUAL DINNER AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF WINNERS FOR THE COMPETITION ON TOWARDS 2005 JOHOR BAHRU – URBAN DESIGN COMPETITION IN JOHOR BAHRU ON DECEMBER 18, 1992.

 

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