Will these two ever match? Everyone says that study PhD means becoming a lecturer or taking the path of education. If I dont have intentions to teach in university then dont take PhD. Is this a paradigm in typical Malaysia family? Lecturers need practical experiences as well to educate students to be ready for future world. Practising architects can improve their knowledge as well to further develop the architecture definition. Furthering studies does not necessarily decide one must only take up the path as an educator.
The dilemma of student ideas and works to be merely education works differed from real Malaysia architecture has been going since the start of architectural education in Malaysia. Do local architects lack the creativity or ability to design well? Not certainly. The problem I guess is about the limitations applied towards students during their education period. Local architecture students are trapped with the uncertainty of lecturers or education systems to bring them towards a unified target. Some goes for technicality, some goes for ideas, which ends up going nowhere. Architects in the real world lack the standings to hold on to meaningful designs as well. More architects are workers of their clients rather than designers. This culture passes on to fresh grads which fears the drive for change as well.
Buildings and construction can bring human developments as well as devastation. Is Malaysia heading towards sustainable architecture or money-driven meaningless developments? Malaysia might not be the best place to live, Malaysia might not be better than other countries in certain aspects, but I believe there is still hope in Malaysia. Although the stress of races and religions might become more tense, the situation can still be changed and improved. Hopefully more Malaysians are willing to care for the future of Malaysia and our children who will be living in Malaysia then. Our time will come to an end anytime, the world does not belong to us, but all our generations will be using the earth.
Love her or destroy her, it's our own choice.
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