tAN’s Ar Chow (left) receiving the award from PAM President Ar Chan
UTAR Perak Campus is now an architectural masterpiece when its architect consulting firm, The Architect Network (tAN), received the Pertubuhan Akitek Malaysia (PAM) gold award in the education category at the PAM Awards 2013 ceremony held on 11 May 2013.
The award ceremony was held during PAM’s annual dinner in a hotel in Kuala Lumpur, which was graced by DYMM Sultan Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah AlHaj Ibni Almarhum Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah AlHaj. Receiving the award from PAM President Ar Chan Seong Aun, was tAN’s founding principal architect Ar Chow Yeut Keong.
The PAM awards, recognised as the most prestigious in the building industry in Malaysia, honour architects, builders/contractors and building owners for their pursuit of architectural design excellence and advancement of quality built environment. The awards are bestowed on the best works recognised by peers and the public alike in the architectural industry.
tAN describes the UTAR Perak Campus project as one of the biggest private community universities built in the country utilising public donations. It exemplifies how education activities can help to revive and revitalise the social and economic health of an otherwise diminishing old tin mining town.
The citation of jury of PAM Awards 2013 says that the campus architecture epitomises a design rigor that manoeuvres fluently along the scale spectrum. It demonstrates design consistency that integrates the landscape to the building and building to its architectural details. The placement of the buildings took full command of the vistas the former mining pools have to offer. Each building has its distinct character and yet they are seamlessly connected by well-composed network of verandahs and walkways. The climate responsive strategies are expressive in the architectural elements.
Functional campus in a scenic setting
The grandeur of Dewan Tun Dr Ling Liong Sik
The main library at UTAR Perak Campus
may i know the different of the course “accounting n finance ” and “banking ” ??? thanks