TAR UC has stamped yet another mark in the annually held Pertubuhan Arkitek Malaysia (PAM) Architecture Students Work Exhibition by winning the Gold award in the category of Best Booth Display. . Organised by Pertubuhan Arkitek Malaysia, the competition which had a participation of 20 institutions of higher learning was held from 5 – 9 October 2016 in a shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur.
The competition required participants to construct an exhibition booth with the theme ‘ARCHInteraction’ which is the short form for Architecture and Interaction. The booth was required to be constructed within a space of 3 metres by 3 metres. TAR UC’s team of 17 Bachelor of Science in Architecture (Hons) students did their best to clinch the award. “Basically, we built this exhibition booth using the slot in & out approach where the shape and design of the booth were very much influenced by the characteristics of the ‘Tiang Seri’ which is the Malay traditional house. Besides this, in line with the theme for this year’s exhibition which is to create an interactive space for users through architecture, we also ensured our booth had a comfortable and spacious space for users to enjoy basic recreational activities such as reading. Besides this, a ramp is fixed at both entrances of the booth for easy access especially for children, the elderly and the disabled,” explained Chan Ching Wei who was the team leader for the group of students.
The team took approximately 3 weeks to plan, design and construct the booth. Recalling back on the journey the team went through for this competition, Ching Wei shared: “Coordinating and managing 17 different individuals was not an easy task as each one of us had our own creative ideas on how to approach this competition. As a team, we wanted to incorporate all 17 ideas to produce the design for the booth and although there were frictions as times, we learnt to cooperate with each other and we successfully integrated each of our ideas to produce this award-winning structure. This is why our booth is named as #17. As the team leader, I was able to learn and experience first-hand the crucial skills a good leader should have which include communication, interpersonal, time management and problem solving. I am also very grateful that my lecturers not only shared their knowledge in architecture to help us but they provided their guidance in every stage of the planning and constructing #17.”
