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Talk Architecture

Naziaty Mohd Yaacob

Hosted by Naziaty Mohd Yaacob, Ph.D.Malaysian Architect | Universal Design & Accessibility Expert (MS 1184 Specialist) | Former Associate Professor (28+ years) | Advocate for Inclusive Spaces & Women in ArchitectureLaunched in April 2020, Talk Architecture delivers intimate, reflective conversations on architecture education, practice, and human impact—hosted solely by Naziaty Mohd Yaacob. Rooted in Malaysia yet resonating globally, the podcast connects local insights with universal

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22:21

Conversation with Aisyah Razin on Women Architect in...

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2025/07/24

Send us a text In Part 1 of the series on Women Architects in Leadership Roles, Ar. Aisyah Razin discusses about the importance of mentors, getting the right opportunity and architectural company in the beginning, creating a high content value in yourself, having the right mindset and priorities, amongst other things. Tune in to find out more and do give your opinion / feedback on what you think on this matter. Bio: Ar. Aisyah Razin is an emerging Malaysian architect redefining leadership wit...

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10:26

Teaser: Conversation with Aisyah Razin on Women...

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2025/07/22

Send us a text A Teaser introduction on a conversation with Ar Aisyah Razin in the series on Women Architects in Leadership Roles. (Part 1 & 2 - coming soon.) Ar. Aisyah Razin is an emerging Malaysian architect redefining leadership with clarity, conviction, and just the right amount of chaos. As Technical Director at TriArch Architects Sdn Bhd (formerly S&A Architects), she oversees a range of architectural works, with recent focus on high-rise residential developments - balancing de...

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26:52

Why architecture graduates don’t know how to sketch...

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2025/07/16

Send us a text This commentary is a reaction to Ar. Firadaus Khazis’s post where he stated that architecture graduates has problems with “not just plans, sections, elevations, but the ability to sketch out ideas, details, and solve problems on the spot”. The root of the problem is in the lack of teaching and learning of the students in architecture school to acquire the right skills to work out design problems from the very beginning and how the architecture curriculum failed to uphold the ba...

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27:39

Architecture Design Studio Learning - What...

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2025/07/02

Send us a text Since March 2025, we have listened to the conversations with Kevin Mark Low on The Balanced Education Model, the MAW Review and did episodes on social media comments coming from the the architecture fraternity (with episodes on the Dumbing Down of Architecture Education), so ... what have we learned so far? We can't ignore the 'elephant in the room' and it is the "Failure in Teaching Architecture Design". Specifically the disappointment in not helping students and gradua...

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26:20

The Dumbing Down of Architecture Education - Part 3

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2025/07/01

Send us a text Based on a post by an architect asking for solutions to a "popular opinion" that he kept on hearing architects say, which is " how university graduates / architectural education don’t meet the standards / not up to par", and asking that those people who complains to offer solutions, this episode is on exactly that. The solution to the 'dumbing down of the architecture education' that is happening right now. © 2025 Talk Architecture, Author: Naziaty Mohd Yaacob. Image of '...

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28:12

The Dumbing Down of Architecture Education - Part 2

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2025/07/01

Send us a text Based on a post by a civil engineer / surveyor that was critical of young architects in particular, whom was called "make-up artists" that makes decisions for the the consultants team, based on marketing and pitching ideas with the client and not even gone to the site, had people commenting. Thus the case being made resulted in Naziaty Mohd Yaacob's commentary on what is one of the most glaring problem in architecture education - the lack of feeling and knowing what an architec...

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18:22

The Dumbing Down of Architecture Education - Part 1...

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2025/06/25

Send us a text This is a criticism of the trend to oversimplify "architecture education" in my opinion, so that "design" (competencies) can be controlled. All architects and architectural designers need to be livid about this, and nothing else. I saw a post that the UIA Education Committee wants to have a webinar called "Aligning Education Across Allied Built Environment Disciplines". I copied this quote: This panel discussion seeks to explore innovative ways to bridge disciplinary boundaries...

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19:27

The MAW Review 2: Awards, Heroes & Pride (Managing Egos)

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2025/06/24

Send us a text Expanding on the last episode on The MAW Review: A Commentary on the Malaysian Architecture DialogueLet's focus on The MAW Review 2 and delve into the keywords found during the discussion on "awards", "heroes" and "pride". I added "managing egos" to the 'pride' discussion as an afterthought on what we need to do in the architecture industry and although it is not the main part of the conversation, much of it has to happen some how. A lot have been said about "awards", and...

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30:49

The MAW Review: A Commentary on the Malaysian...

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2025/06/24

Send us a text The Malaysian Architecture Week is still on-going and Naziaty Mohd Yaacob managed to catch up with what's happening by coming for the Borak Borak 04 session and listening to the speakers and the conversations after left me thinking that a small opening was created by the architecture fraternity to be more open and more critical on architecture practice and education. This is my review on the event and other thoughts. © 2025 Talk Architecture, Author: Naziaty Mohd Yaacob. Image ...

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22:54

Conversation with Eleena Jamil on Women Architect in...

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2025/06/08

Send us a text The Concluding Part [Part 2] of the series on Women Architects in Leadership Roles, Ar. Dr. Eleena Jamil explained the concept of a "glass ceiling" for the women architect in the Malaysian architecture industry that is predominantly male-dominated, and among other things gave suggestions on what institutions could do to provide the support needed for the women architect to better serve the industry. More podcasts on this topic coming soon with interviews lined-up. © 2025 Talk A...

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22:40

Conversation with Eleena Jamil on Women Architect in...

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2025/06/05

Send us a text In Part 1 of the series on Women Architects in Leadership Roles, Ar. Dr. Eleena Jamil discusses some questions posed by female mid-level architects such as: Have you ever faced discrimination, even subtly, when working on large-scale projects involving many male consultants, clients, and contractors? and; Have you ever faced resistance or bias when stepping into leadership roles in architecture? Tune in to find out more and do give your opinion / feedback on what you thin...

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10:20

Teaser: Conversation with Eleena Jamil on Women...

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2025/06/03

Send us a text Kicking off with a teaser on a series on Women Architects in Leadership Roles with Ar. Eleena Jamil, the Principal of Eleena Jamil Architect, an Adjunct Professor and was in the Dezeen Architect of the Year 2018 and featured in 100 Women: Architects in Practice, published by RIBA in 2023. There will be two parts of the interview with your host, Naziaty Mohd Yaacob, discussing among other things, about gender roles, work-life balance and advice on how to negotiate the male-domin...

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31:55

Introduction - Women in Leadership Roles

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2025/05/19

Send us a text This is a warm-up introduction to the bigger topic of "Women in Architecture" which is part of a new series. Using an article as a reference to a general topic: Five Reasons Why We Don’t See More Women In Leadership RolesLINK Mila Smart Semeshkina (the author of the article) proposed there topics: 1. Gender Bias; 2. Lack of Role Models; 3. Work-Life Balance; 4. Stereotypes and Expectations; and 5. Limited Access to Networks and Opportunities This podcast episode is provid...

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31:16

A Commentary on - Designing for Disability Justice...

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2025/04/19

Send us a text A new series on the critical model of disability, where under the 'architecture and disability' umbrella, using readings and commentaries, we analyse the article by Matthew Allen (2021) in Part 2 episode. Designing for Disability Justice: On the need to take a variety of human bodies into account © 2025 Talk Architecture, Author: Naziaty Mohd Yaacob. Image of a hospital foyer by the author. Graphite ProGRAPHITE is a platform for creatives and trailblazers aiming to elevate the...

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24:59

A Commentary on - Designing for Disability Justice...

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2025/04/19

Send us a text A new series on the critical model of disability, where under the 'architecture and disability' umbrella, using readings and commentaries, we analyse the article by Matthew Allen (2021) in Part 1 episode. Designing for Disability Justice: On the need to take a variety of human bodies into account © 2025 Talk Architecture, Author: Naziaty Mohd Yaacob. Image of a street lamp by the author. Graphite ProGRAPHITE is a platform for creatives and trailblazers aiming to elevate their ...

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26:29

A Commentary on - Designing for Disability Justice...

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2025/04/19

Send us a text A new series on the critical model of disability, where under the 'architecture and disability' umbrella, using readings and commentaries, we analyse the article by Matthew Allen (2021) in Part 3 and concluding episode. Designing for Disability Justice: On the need to take a variety of human bodies into account © 2025 Talk Architecture, Author: Naziaty Mohd Yaacob. Image of a street corner by the author. Graphite ProGRAPHITE is a platform for creatives and trailblazers aiming ...

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35:09

Conversation with Kevin Mark Low on The Balanced...

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2025/03/18

Send us a text The continuation discussion on a "Conversation with Kevin Mark Low on The Balanced Education Model - Part 2", with your host, Naziaty Mohd Yaacob, concentrates on these points on architecture education: 1. The obsession with 'formalism' and having an identity to build a brand giving 'false confidence' to a graduate. 2. Focus need to be on the 'power of relationships' when dealing with building type, for example "an airport is not about a gateway, but how to accommodate a large ...

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24:16

Conversation with Kevin Mark Low on The Balanced...

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2025/03/13

Send us a text You are welcome to listen to a "Conversation with Kevin Mark Low on The Balanced Education Model - Part 1" [Talk Architecture Podcast with your host, Naziaty Mohd Yaacob] The first episode highlights the education systems particularly the Greek Civilisation's influence on current university models on liberal arts, which is all about "relationships". The idea that everything is interrelated such as 'space and time'. Kevin Mark Low explains this fundamental aspects of education, ...

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Teaser on a Conversation with Kevin Mark Low on The...

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2025/03/11

Send us a text A heads up to the coming two-parter episodes on a Conversation with Kevin Mark Low on The Balanced Education Model. In the teaser episode a synopsis on what is a balanced education model based on the fundamentals referred to the Greek civilisation and how it gives rise to the liberal arts education and eventually disciplines such as architecture. A broader perspective of what is happening and how in the end the underlined importance of being able to 'critique' in architecture e...

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22:21

Form-making in Art and Architecture: The Role of...

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2025/02/23

Send us a text The first part of this series explains the mastery of designing with “the plan and section” is now a missing skill in current architecture education where schools of architecture neglect this very important skill by allowing students to design with 3D modeling first and emphasizing too much on this aspect. This discussion focused on how the emergence of Functionalism and the Bauhaus influences has been disregarded since digital architecture emerged and how architecture ed...

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