Send us a text The Concluding Part [Part 2] of the series on Women Architects in Leadership Roles, Ar. Dr. Eleena Jamil explained the concept of a "glass ceiling" for the women architect in the Malaysian architecture industry that is predominantly male-dominated, and among other things gave suggestions on what institutions could do to provide the support needed for the women architect to better serve the industry. More podcasts on this topic coming soon with interviews lined-up. © 2025 Talk A...

Send us a text In Part 1 of the series on Women Architects in Leadership Roles, Ar. Dr. Eleena Jamil discusses some questions posed by female mid-level architects such as: Have you ever faced discrimination, even subtly, when working on large-scale projects involving many male consultants, clients, and contractors? and; Have you ever faced resistance or bias when stepping into leadership roles in architecture? Tune in to find out more and do give your opinion / feedback on what you thin...

Send us a text Kicking off with a teaser on a series on Women Architects in Leadership Roles with Ar. Eleena Jamil, the Principal of Eleena Jamil Architect, an Adjunct Professor and was in the Dezeen Architect of the Year 2018 and featured in 100 Women: Architects in Practice, published by RIBA in 2023. There will be two parts of the interview with your host, Naziaty Mohd Yaacob, discussing among other things, about gender roles, work-life balance and advice on how to negotiate the male-domin...

Send us a text This is a warm-up introduction to the bigger topic of "Women in Architecture" which is part of a new series. Using an article as a reference to a general topic: Five Reasons Why We Don’t See More Women In Leadership RolesLINK Mila Smart Semeshkina (the author of the article) proposed there topics: 1. Gender Bias; 2. Lack of Role Models; 3. Work-Life Balance; 4. Stereotypes and Expectations; and 5. Limited Access to Networks and Opportunities This podcast episode is provid...

Send us a text A new series on the critical model of disability, where under the 'architecture and disability' umbrella, using readings and commentaries, we analyse the article by Matthew Allen (2021) in Part 2 episode. Designing for Disability Justice: On the need to take a variety of human bodies into account © 2025 Talk Architecture, Author: Naziaty Mohd Yaacob. Image of a hospital foyer by the author. Graphite ProGRAPHITE is a platform for creatives and trailblazers aiming to elevate the...

Send us a text A new series on the critical model of disability, where under the 'architecture and disability' umbrella, using readings and commentaries, we analyse the article by Matthew Allen (2021) in Part 3 and concluding episode. Designing for Disability Justice: On the need to take a variety of human bodies into account © 2025 Talk Architecture, Author: Naziaty Mohd Yaacob. Image of a street corner by the author. Graphite ProGRAPHITE is a platform for creatives and trailblazers aiming ...

Send us a text A new series on the critical model of disability, where under the 'architecture and disability' umbrella, using readings and commentaries, we analyse the article by Matthew Allen (2021) in Part 1 episode. Designing for Disability Justice: On the need to take a variety of human bodies into account © 2025 Talk Architecture, Author: Naziaty Mohd Yaacob. Image of a street lamp by the author. Graphite ProGRAPHITE is a platform for creatives and trailblazers aiming to elevate their ...

Send us a text The continuation discussion on a "Conversation with Kevin Mark Low on The Balanced Education Model - Part 2", with your host, Naziaty Mohd Yaacob, concentrates on these points on architecture education: 1. The obsession with 'formalism' and having an identity to build a brand giving 'false confidence' to a graduate. 2. Focus need to be on the 'power of relationships' when dealing with building type, for example "an airport is not about a gateway, but how to accommodate a large ...

Send us a text You are welcome to listen to a "Conversation with Kevin Mark Low on The Balanced Education Model - Part 1" [Talk Architecture Podcast with your host, Naziaty Mohd Yaacob] The first episode highlights the education systems particularly the Greek Civilisation's influence on current university models on liberal arts, which is all about "relationships". The idea that everything is interrelated such as 'space and time'. Kevin Mark Low explains this fundamental aspects of education,...

Send us a text A heads up to the coming two-parter episodes on a Conversation with Kevin Mark Low on The Balanced Education Model. In the teaser episode a synopsis on what is a balanced education model based on the fundamentals referred to the Greek civilisation and how it gives rise to the liberal arts education and eventually disciplines such as architecture. A broader perspective of what is happening and how in the end the underlined importance of being able to 'critique' in architecture e...

Send us a text The first part of this series explains the mastery of designing with “the plan and section” is now a missing skill in current architecture education where schools of architecture neglect this very important skill by allowing students to design with 3D modeling first and emphasizing too much on this aspect. This discussion focused on how the emergence of Functionalism and the Bauhaus influences has been disregarded since digital architecture emerged and how architecture ed...

Send us a text We introduce this topic that whets our curiosity on the differences and similarities of form-making in art and architecture. A quick observation and discussion was made on the "aesthetics" objective that defines how one would approach this subject. This will follow as a series and the following sub-topics will be discussed: 1. The Role of the Bauhaus and the Emergence of Functionalism 2. From the Classical to the Modern Movement Aesthetics in terms of Form-making 3. How A...

Send us a textThe Concluding [Part 3] episode focuses on the main discussion of Why the Bauhaus is still important to be a precedent and model for architecture education and the learning of the architecture graduate.The idea of functionalism is not separated from form. What is separated is how architecture needs to be the “mother” of the creative and design process in the design studios and other influences from planning, surveying and estate management has messed up the architecture design c...

Send us a textPart 2 discussion on the topic of how Bauhaus influences current architecture education and practice, do refer to the YT video by Dans Le Gris on the “What is the Bauhaus? Discover the Pioneers of Modern Design”.The discussion expanded on the points taken from the video where in Part 3 we will focus more on the relevance of Functionalism and what we learned about the Bauhaus and how we need to reset architecture education to be instilled with the Bauhaus Movement in it’s truest ...

Send us a textConcluding part [Part 3] discussing the crucial moments when the “bad news” / feedback given to you feels like a rejection and make you feel like a failure. How do you react to that so that you could turn the rejection around and move on? An overview of the architecture community including groups in social media platforms, society in general and others such as consultants in the construction industry, property developers and education sector, may influence the architect on ...

Send us a textPart 2 discussion takes you to a specific case of an entry level / recent graduate who felt like leaving architecture, though they so wanted to be a licensed architect. The Reddit post is: [click on link]I feel like a failure for not pursuing Architecture anymoreAn interesting point on how the architecture community needs to create a more nurturing environment for people in transitions (just graduated for example) is necessary where in this case it is found online but it could m...

Send us a textThis first part of a series investigates a LinkedIn article posted in “architecture design” entitled: What do you do if your architectural career is plagued by fear of failure?The discussion revolved on commentaries to the article and acts as an introduction.© 2024 Talk Architecture, Author: Naziaty Mohd YaacobThe image is taken in Tokyo in 2019 [Naziaty Mohd Yaacob]Support the showDo subscribe for premium content and special features which will help to support and sustain ...

Send us a textNew series on the Bauhaus and its influences on current architecture education and practice - starting with Part 1.What is the Bauhaus?Why is the Bauhaus still relevant today?How has the Bauhaus influenced current architecture education and practice?Why do we need to still learn about the Bauhaus?We dig deep into the issues regarding architecture and how its roots in the arts is rapidly being lost in this day and age.© 2024 Talk Architecture, Author: Naziaty Mohd YaacobThe image...

Send us a textThe seventh and final episode is a commentary in a series of 7 episodes under the article in LinkedIn by Igor Goriatchev: Why are design drawings getting worse? (explained by AEC professionals)The topic is on the: "Just Get it Done" Mentality is the focus with commentary. The problem of mentality that will destroy the profession. Plus discussion on the suggestions by the author on what is needed to be done.© 2024 Talk Architecture, Author: Naziaty Mohd YaacobThe image is fr...

Send us a text The fourth episode is a commentary in a series of 7 episodes under the article in LinkedIn by Igor Goriatchev: Why are design drawings getting worse? (explained by AEC professionals)The topic is on the: "Remote Work and the Loss of In-Person Mentorship" is the focus with commentary. The importance of guidance in proximity is not to be disregarded.© 2024 Talk Architecture, Author: Naziaty Mohd YaacobThe image is from the internet.Support the showDo subscribe for premiu...