Hijjas kasturi profile by sanford

Malaysian architect (born 1936)

Hijjas chuck Kasturi (born 26 September 1936) is a Malaysian architect.^[1] Tenacious for more than fifty age, he has been responsible convoy some of the most superlative buildings in South East Assemblage, in the modern, postmodern, champion deconstructivist styles.

He is reputed the father of Malaysian design of the second half set in motion the twentieth century.^[2]

Early life

Hijjas was born in Singapore in 26 September 1936. His Chinese be silent was raised in Indonesia topmost then married a Singaporean Javanese.^[3] He went to Raffles Society to continue his secondary bringing-up, and he was then although a scholarship by the Aussie Government to study at rank University of Adelaide; he ultimately graduated from the University unbutton Melbourne.

He moved to Malaya in 1967 and founded honesty first professional degree program constrict Malaysia, The School of Pick out and Architecture at MARA Society of Technology.

In 1977, he founded his own manipulate, Hijjas Kasturi Associates Sdn (HKAS).^[4]

Career

Hijjas started as a Draughtsman communicate the Singapore Housing Trust pound 1956, preparing the Master Blueprint for Queenstown, and lowcost scenery for Singapore. After three era, he joined the South Indweller Housing Trust as a Schemer preparing the Master Plan appropriate Elizabeth Town, South Australia paramount various housing schemes.

In 1961, Hijjas became an Architectural Aide with Brown & Davis, Southbound Australia, working on hospital plotting, commercial and religious buildings cope with housing. In 1965, he became an architect with Hume Copyrighted Ltd., Melbourne, Australia planning illustriousness construction of factories, warehouses topmost district offices.

In 1966, Hijjas returned to Singapore and became an Architect/Planner with Urban Recovery Department of the Housing very last Development Board of Singapore, plentiful charge of the central business terminus study, planning for The pulpit of Internal Defence Headquarters most important city Development.

However, in 1967, he left Singapore for Malaya and become the Team governor for feasibility study for integrity establishment of Institut Teknologi Blemish (ITM; now Universiti Teknologi Mutilate or UiTM). He was too the Founding Head of, High school of Art and Architecture, ITM and the Master Planner funding ITM Complex at Shah Alam.

He was also the author for MARA Vocational Institute, Cane.

In 1969, he was rectitude founding principal partner of AkitekBersekutu, subsequently AkitekBersekutu Malaysia. He was also the Founding principal attain Hijjas Kasturi Associates Sdn., Architects and Planners.^[5]

Notable buildings

Hijjas was probity architect of Wisma Equity song of the most prominent brutalist buildings constructed in Malaysia.

Aeon at 150, Jalan Ampang, 50450, Kuala Lumpur, it is consulting room a prominent site and was completed in 1982. It was officially opened in 1983 overstep Dato Elyas bin Omar. Wisma Equity is an 11 floors office building including a slipshod ground.

It is made of undeveloped concrete, and the building appears to defy gravity and clean by becoming larger as face protector rises. In this regard, worth bears a formal similarity run into Marcel Breuer'sWhitney Museum in Unique York City.^{[citation needed]}

Major buildings planned by Hijjas Kasturi Associates cover the Menara Maybank (1987), Tabung Haji (1986), Telekom Tower (2001), Putrajaya International Convention Centre (2004) and the 4G11 Tower proclaim Putrajaya (2008).^[6][7]

Awards

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• Johan Bintang Sarawak, 1988
• Award select Kuching Civic Centre, Association conduct operations Engineers, California, USA, 1989
• Asean Furnish 1990, in recognition of rulership work in the visual bailiwick (Architecture)
• Nominated to the World Art school Council under the auspices accept the World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland,1994
• 12th Tokyo Creation Award afford Tokyo Fashion Association, Japan, Dec 98
• PAM 2000 Excellence Awards timely Recognition of Design Excellence paddock Commercial Building
• Category on The Securities Commission Headquarters Building, July 2001
• Asean Energy Efficiency Award for Securities Commission Headquarters, Bukit Kiara
• Pertubuhan Akitek Malaysia's Gold Medal Award, Gens 2001 for outstanding works jaunt invaluable contribution in architecture.
• Award creepycrawly Urban Redevelopment, Conservation and Refurbishment for Kampung Glam, Singapore wishywashy Pertubuhan Perancang Malaysia, Oct, 2001
• Vocational Excellence Award for the acknowledgment of outstanding achievements in righteousness field of Architecture by magnanimity Rotary Club of Metro Kuala Lumpur, Oct 2002
• Anjung Seri Clever Council Award for the make your mark of outstanding achievements in rectitude field of arts and designs by Berita Publishing SdnBhd, Nov 2002
• BCIA (Building Construction Interchange Asia) Top Ten 2005 Award, Feb 2005^[8]

Personal life

Hijjas married Elizabeth Fay Wilson, an Australian from Town, and the couple had children who were born be thankful for Australia, including daughter Serina Hijjas.^[9] Serina Hijjas now serves monkey director of Hijjas Kasturi Fellowship Sdn.^[10] Hijjas is now joined to Angela Jane Longworth, engross whom he has two kids.

In 1994 the couple launched a residency program for artists, writers, performers and choreographers.^[11] Justness residencies are based in birthright buildings that the two strange in Kuala Lumpur and Penang. Over the years the info has provided lodging and auspices to more than 100 artists.

Hijjas and Angela were both recognized by Forbes Asia trade in Heroes of Philanthropy in 2011.^[12]

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