Date: Wednesday, 24th August 2016
Time: 8.00PM – 10.00PM
Venue: Penang Institute
70% of Malaysians are living in urban areas, and the number will only grow. As population surges, social and economic activities also increase. The interactions between the ever-increasing population in urban centres will take place in the ever-limited space through the ever-expanding demand for ever-scarce resources. This is where city planning and urban design play an important role to ensure a good lived experience for the people. From housing to traffic to recreation, to the often competing interests between different segments of the society – squatters, working class, artisans, local business community, big businesses, civil society, politicians – urban planning is in reality easier said than done.
As Penang faces the next challenge in urban planning, notably in designing and implementing a comprehensive transport master plan, we want to revisit some basics on urban design which makes sense to people. We are proud to host an acclaimed-practitioner, award-winning Malaysian architect, Kun Lim to speak on this issue. Lim has 30 years of experience in architecture and master planning in among others, Malaysia, Indonesia, China, India, and USA. He is also the Design Principal of Kun Lim Studio LLC based in Seattle. Perhaps of interest to Malaysians is, Kun Lim was the concept master planner of Putrajaya, the administrative capital of our country.
This forum will be conducted in Mandarin.
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槟城研究院与REFSA很荣幸能够再次联办中文座谈会，邀请本地知名建筑规划设计师林坤新前来分享他过去建筑设计以及规划城市的经验。
现年55岁的林坤新，是布特拉再也的概念总设计师，曾获美国建筑师学会优秀设计奖，同时，他也是吉隆坡单轨火车车站设计人。他目前是西雅图林坤新工作室的总设计师。林坤新在过去的设计中强调城市规划比单一建筑的设计对环境影响更大，因此整体城市规划设计必须配合地理环境，确保公共交通、水利循环、绿色屏障打造一个宜人居住的绿色城市。
马来西亚目前有高达70%的人口居住在城市地区，全国城市化比例相当高。但是，城市应该如何规划，交通网应该如何覆盖城市，房屋与商业发展应该如何相配合，却少有深入探问，槟城研究院希望透过这一场座谈，让更多人深入了解、探讨城市化过程的挑战，展望马来西亚城市的未来。
这场座谈的主持人为槟城研究院行政主任王筱雯，毕业于槟城理科大学硕士班的她在研究所期间主修城市规划，加入槟城研究院以前，也在建筑业界担任助理城市规划设计师。
这是一场公开、免费的中文座谈，欢迎有兴趣的朋友踊跃出席。若有任何疑问，欢迎民众来电洽询014－3092926 Daniel Teoh.