Architect’s computer applications in professional practice – How architecture education is complying to the needs of the market by M.F. Irfan Mohd Nor, I.M.S. Usman, M.M. Tahir, Che-Ani A.I

“…As the usage of CAD among architect firms becomes imminent, higher-learning institutions have taken a big role in preparing the design and construction market with workforce that is equipped with the necessary skills and ability to operate CAD. …”

Enhancing student’s creativity in architectural design by learning from the design cognitive process of a prominent architect by Abdul Rahman Khamaruzaman, Salahuddin Abdul Hakeem Abas, Ahmad Faiz Hassan Naziri, Ismail Samsuddin

“…This intellectual capability is an important aspect for architectural students to practice as professional architect when they graduated. Malaysia has many talented and internationally well-known professional architects. …”
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Retention and attrition of experienced Malay male architects in Malaysian architectural design consultant firms in the Klang Valley, Malaysia by Mohd Hisham Ariffin, Ismah Sumayyah Mohd Amar

“…Past relevant researches mostly focused on female architects and on the work environment challenges that did not directly address the attrition and retention motivations. …”
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Monuments as “Sites of Memory”: remembering the forgotten Ottoman past of the modern Turkish republic through Elif Shafak’s the architect’s apprentice by Sharma, Nancy, Jha, Smita

“…This article explores how monuments must not be seen as independent or self-referential depositories of historical knowledge; instead, they must be considered highly significant historical, cultural and socio-political artefacts “with important political implications” (Bozdogan, 2001, p. 12). Elif Shafak’s The Architect’s Apprentice (2015) establishes Ottoman monuments as the ‘sites of memory’ that have the potential to narrate alternative or buried histories. …”
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Analytical evaluation of cardiac poct: humasis hubi-quanpro troponin I by Munirah Mansor, Mohd Nazrul AA, Norsheila M, Dian Nasriana N, Hanita O

“…Correlation of HUBI-QUANPro and Abbott Architect (whole blood, plasma vs serum) both demonstrated regression slope of 0.205, r=0.963 (whole blood) and slope of 0.192, r=0.954 (plasma), p=<0.001, respectively. …”
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The usage of building information modelling (BIM) in Malaysia's architecture industry by M.F.I Mohd-Nor, Tahir M.M., I.M.S. Usman, Abdul Halim Ismail

“…This research paper aims to look into the insight of how architect firms in Malaysia are coping up with the adoption of BIM in the country. …”
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The soft story challenge to architectural design in earthquake-prone areas by Teddy, Livian, Hardiman, Gagoek, Nuroji, Tudjono, Sri

“…Therefore, this can be taken into consideration by architects in their designing process. The research involved a literature review of topics on soft storeys from existing books and researches. …”
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Social and eonomic foundations of community education for peace in Islam by Ambali, Taiwo T.

“…Second, while Islam is a religion of peace, there is wide misconception pointing to the contrary with the act of violence seemingly prevalent in Muslim dominated areas or perhaps being perpetuated by not well informed Muslims. Third, architects of violence in most instances are both educated and uneducated who may need to de-learn and re-learn Islamic position on promotion of peace through adult community education. …”
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Constructing place and space in the design of learning environments for PBL in Malaysian universities by M.M. Tahir, N.A.G. Abdullah, I.M.S. Usman, A.I. Che Ani, M.F.I. Mohd Nor, M.Surat

“…One important aspect that architects and planners have neglected is in the area of educational infrastructure, namely the place and space of the learning environment. …”
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Automation in IBS : the readiness of Malaysians towards the new concept of volumetric IBS housing by Mohd Zairul, Mohd Azli Mohamad Jamil, Aznida Azlan, Ida Suriana Ismail

“…The findings could lead to a new direction of housing design for Architects and the potential market for new type of IBS in Malaysia.…”
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Preliminary investigation on architecture students’ perceptions of developing hard and soft skills via project-based learning by Wardah Fatimah Mohammad Yusoff, Nor Haslina Ja’afar, Noraziah Mohammad Zin

“…It is hoped that the findings will be adopted into the architectural education field to better equip future graduate architects with skills which are necessary for the industry.…”
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Strategies and challenges for energy efficient buildings in tropical developing countries: a case-study in Ghana by Addo-Yobo, Frederick Odei

“…It suggested that building authorities and other related institutions educate the contractors, building engineers, architects to realise this. The findings from this investigation show that design decision and strategies significantly influence cooling demand and overall energy use of buildings in the Ghanaian context.…”

Biological inspiration in architectural design: reviewing the influence of the living world on architectural theory and practice by Najafi, Elaheh, Faizi, Mohsen, Khanmohammadi, Mohammad Ali

“…The living nature has been always a great source of inspiration for the architects during history. Biological inspiration can be traced in various aspects of architectural theory and practice during the history. …”
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Effects of unethical behavior among professionals in Klang Valley construction industry by Sarah Wong Woei Lynn, Nur Ilya Farhana Md Noh, Salihah Surol, Zakiah Ahmad, Ng, Jing Lin, Lee, Jin Chai, Deprizon Syamsunur, Ramez Al-Ezzi Abduljalil Al-Mansob, Ruzaimah Razman

“…However, conflicts of interest among professional such as clients and contractors, project managers, architects play an important role in unethical practices that have an adverse effect in the construction industry. …”
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Impact of non-implementation of time, cost and quality management procedures in the Nigerian construction industry by Ibironke, Olajide Timothy

“…This study is limited to the view of a convenient sample of professional i.e. Architects, Builders, Quantity Surveyors and Engineers. …”
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Construction material selection criteria for timber gridshell application: a literature review by Esmail Adnan Hashem Al-Tameemi, Mohd Khairul Azhar Mat Sulaiman, Sudharshan N Raman

“…This review serves as a necessary reference for architects and engineers when selecting materials for their timber gridshell projects, providing insight into the selection criteria for construction materials and sharing information on the material properties of suitable timber gridshell materials.…”
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Evaluation of factors affecting professional services in building projects in Nigeria by Aluko, Ralph Olusola, ldoro, Godwin

“…The Mean Item Score(MS) was used to rank the factors as perceived by architects, engineers and quantity surveyors. The spearman rank order was calculated and used to test the hypothesis which states that there is no significant difference between the perceptions of the different group of professionals. …”
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A National Identity Framework Development: Adaptation of Indigenous Culture inModern Contemporary Architecture by Sarah Mohd Hilmee, Kamarul Afizi Kosman

“…Lack of cultural heritage and national identity in architecture can be attributed to the lack of guideline or framework that allows for architects to use as a reference in designing architecture with national identity. …”
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Post occupancy evaluation on design factor of ablution area in musholla: Shah Alam shopping centers by Raha Sulaiman, Norhaziqah Ikmal Mohamad

“…Since Malaysia does not have specific guideline for ablution area, the post occupancy evaluation for current ablution design is very important, as it can lead the architects and designers in designing the better ablution area. …”
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Measuring satisfaction with user requirement related building performance attributes: a questionnaire by Seshadhri, Gopikrishnan, Paul, Virendra Kumar

“…The content of the questionnaire is based on carefully selected attributes for user requirements that reflect building performance. 84% of an expert group comprising of architects, planners, engineers, facility managers and academia agreed with the grouping and selection of attributes and 73% of them agreed with the need to amplify the attributes in the form of sub attributes for better comprehension of participants. …”
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