UCSI School of Architecture & Built Environment

06/10/2026

Design may begin with creativity, but professional practice depends on clear rights, responsibilities and agreements.

This session explores how law can serve not only as a means of resolving disputes, but as a practical tool to protect architects and designers, safeguard intellectual property, define scope, secure fair payment and establish professional boundaries.

Drawing from more than four decades of industry experience and F-IND’s advocacy for fair creative practices and professional sustainability, IDr. Dr. Ed Mun will discuss real-world issues including free pitching, unpaid design work, scope creep, ownership of ideas, contractual clarity, client expectations and professional responsibility. These concerns are closely aligned with F-IND’s wider focus on preparing future creatives for the commercial realities of practice.

Ultimately, the session challenges future architects and designers to see legal knowledge not simply as something needed when things go wrong, but as an essential part of protecting creative value, practising professionally and building a sustainable industry.

05/10/2026

SABE recap (KRF Edition) (28 September- 4 October 2026)

Congratulations Scarlet Koon (co-organiser and community architect for Klang River Festival), Asst Prof Teoh Chee Keong, and all our SABE colleagues, alumni and students involved in this meaningful event ✨

03/10/2026

Featured in Architecture Malaysia 📰

We are pleased to share that Rising Reflections: Transforming Memorial Grounds has been featured in Architecture Malaysia (AM Magazine).

The project explores “100 Ways to Imagine the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall,” reimagining a significant memorial site through architectural and landscape perspectives, and reflecting on the relationship between memory, place, and public space.

Congratulations to the team for this contribution to the architectural discourse and for having the project featured in Architecture Malaysia.

Project Team
Project Advisor: Ng Sek San
Project Leader: Teoh Chee Keong
Project Manager: Doris Quek Shu Han
Project Architect: Gue Yan Ting
Copywriter: Bakhtiar Amir
Assistant Architects: Scarlet Koon Si Qi, Gwendolyn Chan Mei Yee, Sean Tan Seong Kean, Guma Sylvester Makajil, Too Kar Yee & Teoh Jia Ming

Text: Scarlet Koon Si Qi

📖 Read the full article in Architecture Malaysia.

01/10/2026

🌱 BEYOND EARTH — REKA 2026 Student Design Competition

What if the kitchen of 2050 could do more than prepare food — what if it could grow, adapt, learn, and sustain us?

Designed by Wong Jia Qi (Diploma in Interior Architecture student)

BEYOND EARTH reimagines the future kitchen as an adaptive living system inspired by the principles of space habitation.

The concept integrates hydroponic food production, adaptive storage, smart technology, AI-assisted living, and resource-conscious design to create a kitchen that responds to changing human needs while maintaining the comfort and familiarity of home.

The project was awarded an Honourable Mention at the REKA 2026 Student Design Competition – Future Kitchen Design, recognising its exploration of how technology, sustainability, and human-centred design can shape the domestic environments of tomorrow.

Also many thanks to our SABE staff who made this possible as her mentor: Mat So’od Noor Fatehah

30/09/2026

Design may begin with creativity, but professional practice depends on clear rights, responsibilities and agreements.

This session explores how law can serve not only as a means of resolving disputes, but as a practical tool to protect architects and designers, safeguard intellectual property, define scope, secure fair payment and establish professional boundaries.

Drawing from more than four decades of industry experience and F-IND’s advocacy for fair creative practices and professional sustainability, IDr. Dr. Ed Mun will discuss real-world issues including free pitching, unpaid design work, scope creep, ownership of ideas, contractual clarity, client expectations and professional responsibility. These concerns are closely aligned with F-IND’s wider focus on preparing future creatives for the commercial realities of practice.

Ultimately, the session challenges future architects and designers to see legal knowledge not simply as something needed when things go wrong, but as an essential part of protecting creative value, practising professionally and building a sustainable industry.

Come join!

29/09/2026

So proud of Lim Jia Xuan for winning (First) Platinum Award for the Golden Axe Furniture Design Award by KSFA 🏆✨

Guided by Foo Hsiang Hsien
Jia Xuan is currently a student in BA Interior Architecture (Semester 5).

About RE‘FOLD:

Designed for the flexible living, working, and social environments of 2060, the table adapts to changing activities without requiring different furniture for different purposes. In its folded form, it occupies minimal space and can be easily relocated to support dynamic layouts. When needed, it expands into different configurations, including rectangular and circular arrangements, accommodating focused work, collaboration, dining, and social interaction.

As lifestyles and ways of working continue to evolve, furniture is expected to respond to changing group sizes and learning styles rather than remain fixed in a single form. Inspired by the adaptability of the original Gateleg Table, this redesign enables one piece of furniture to support multiple functions throughout the day while maximising the use of limited space. It encourages collaboration, improves spatial flexibility, and reflects a future where furniture adapts to people instead of requiring people to adapt to furniture.

28/09/2026

SABE recap (21 - 27 September 2026)

1. SABE Guest Lecture Series with Ar Dr Miriam (FUTO Nigeria)
2. Sustained 2026 and Beyond: a two-day symposium
3. Site Visit to Heritage Valley: Interior Architecture Semester 03 and 05
4. Published on AM Magazine (text by Scarlet Koon); project involving Ng Sek San, Asst Prof Teoh Chee Keong, Doris Quek, Gue Yan Ting, and SABE alumni/students.
5. Congratulations Lim Ker Chwing (HoD, Interior Architecture) for winning Best Art & Creativity at the UCSI Research Excellence Award 2026
6. Industry & Factory Visit to Max World Group
7. Highschool Workshop led by Lim Ker Chwing and Gue Yan Ting
8. Klang River Festival 2026 helmed by Scarlet Koon and KongsiKL
9. Congratulations Lim Jia Xuan (Interior Architecture Semester 05) for winning (First) Platinum Award in the Golden Axe Furniture Design Competition by KSFA

27/09/2026

Faculty Experiential Workshop | When Space Speaks

As part of the Kem Motivasi & Bengkel Kecemerlangan SPM BM 2026, the Faculty hosted an experiential workshop titled “When Space Speaks: The Art and Magic of Interior Design” at SABE Gallery on 26 September 2026 (Saturday).

Led by Lim Ker Chwing (HoD, Interior) and Gue Yan Ting, the workshop welcomed 30 high school students for an engaging introduction to the world of interior design—exploring how spaces can communicate, create experiences, and shape the way we live.

Through hands-on learning and creative exploration, students had the opportunity to experience interior design beyond the classroom and discover the possibilities of a future in the creative and built environment.

A meaningful afternoon of creativity, exploration, and learning through experience!

26/09/2026

Industry Visit | Max World

On 24 September 2026, 69 students from Architecture, Interior Architecture, and Quantity Surveying participated in an industry visit to Max World Group gaining valuable exposure to the operations, products, and working environment of the industry.

The visit featured an introduction to Max World’s company milestones and key highlights, followed by presentations by Max World & Idzign and Aristone & Melamine. Students also gained first-hand insight into manufacturing processes through a Bōchord product presentation and factory tour, before concluding with a sharing session by the Max World Group Director.

The visit provided an enriching opportunity for students across the built environment disciplines to connect academic knowledge with industry practice, while gaining a deeper understanding of materials, manufacturing, and professional practice.

We thank Max World for their warm hospitality and for sharing their knowledge and expertise with our students.

This visit is part of Experiencing Culture, led by James Lim (HoD, Architecture).

26/09/2026