NEXT 100
KUALA LUMPUR ARCHITECTURE FESTIVAL 2023
KLAF2023 with the theme NEXT100, will be an event of great significance because PAM will be celebrating its 100th Anniversary in 2023. It is also a major milestone for any entity, more so for a non-profit institute such as PAM whose strength is the collectiveness of its members and the ultimate objective for NEXT100 to reignite the interest in PAM among members and other stakeholders within the industry, peers in allied profession and friends of the industry. There are five sub themes within the NEXT100 celebration namely: ENGAGE, EDUCATE, EVOKE, EVOLVE & EXTEND.
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Key Peoples
Ar. Pinky Tan - Forward Curator
FUTURE CULTURE is a quest to explore and unlock the evolving potential of traditional Malaysian arts and architecture for tomorrow. This year’s festival offers a cross-disciplinary platform to spark transformative conversations and meaningful connections.
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No event available. Ar Sanjiven-Flow Curator
FUTURE CULTURE is shaped by memory. It honors the wisdom of the past, responds to the realities of the present, and projects values into the future. It is continuity, not rupture - where heritage, innovation, and human needs converge to define what comes next.
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No event available.Ar. W Rosalia WR-Fusion Curator
FUTURE CULTURE is a conversation, not an exhibition—where architecture, art, tech, and professional voices collide. Less silos. More dialogue. Culture in motion.
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No event available.Ar. Lee Maw Jia-Foundation Curator
FUTURE CULTURE is all about self-discovery -- learning more about our past and collective identities, so we can navigate the future with deeper meaning and purpose. This year's festival celebrates what makes Malaysia unique, sharing our past, present and future with the world.
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No event available.Ar. Chuah Pei Jin-Graphic Lead
FUTURE CULTURE reflects how emerging design practices, technologies, and creative disciplines are redefining the way we live. Rooted in cultural heritage yet driven by innovation, it envisions resilient, inclusive, and human-centred futures for cities and societies.
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Arthur Mamou Mani - Mamou-Mani, United Kingdom
Arthur Mamou-Mani is a Franco-British architect and director of Mamou-Mani Architects, known for pioneering digitally designed and fabricated architecture with a strong focus on sustainability and “eco-parametric” design. He is also a lecturer at the University of Westminster and founder of Fab.Pub, a collaborative platform exploring large-scale 3D printing and bio-based materials. Arthur has received numerous international recognitions, including the RIBA Rising Star Award and the Pierre Cardin Prize for Architecture, and is widely recognised for advancing innovative, circular and digitally fabricated approaches to architecture.
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No event available.Stefaan Lamberghts - Grant Associates, United Kingdom
Stefaan Lamberghts is a senior landscape architect at Grant Associates, bringing a multidisciplinary background shaped by architecture, urbanism, and landscape design. He began his career in Belgium as an architect and urban planner before moving to London to pursue an MA in Housing and Urbanism at the Architectural Association. There, he transitioned fully into landscape, driven by a growing commitment to environmental design.
After more than a decade delivering complex public realm projects in London, Stefaan joined Grant Associates’ Singapore studio in 2014, contributing to its regional growth and leading diverse projects across Asia. His work is defined by the seamless integration of architecture and landscape, grounded in strong site-based narratives.
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No event available.Sajjapong Lekuthai - Land Process, Thailand
Sajjapongs Lekuthai is a landscape architect specialising in the strategic delivery of large-scale landscape and urban resilience projects. His work focuses on translating climate adaptation strategies such as water-sensitive design, flood mitigation and ecological restoration into buildable public landscapes and infrastructure. Through his multidisciplinary approach that combines design leadership with project feasibility and environmental planning, he contributes to shaping climate-responsive and socially vibrant urban environments across Southeast Asia.
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No event available.LAr. Nga Tuan Yap - Praxcis Design, Malaysia
LAr. Yap Nga Tuan is a registered Landscape Architect and Director of Praxcis Design Sdn Bhd, a Kuala Lumpur–based, award-winning landscape practice established in 1996. Educated at the University of New South Wales and registered with the Institute of Landscape Architects Malaysia (ILAM), she leads projects spanning landscape and urban design. Under her direction, Praxcis Design advances a sustainable, thematic approach that balances biophilic principles with technical rigour in both soft and hard landscaping. Her work fosters meaningful interaction between nature and community, shaping socially vibrant and ecologically responsible environments across diverse urban contexts.
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No event available.Lucas ter Hall - Studio RAP, Netherland
Lucas ter Hall is a Dutch architect and co-founder of Studio RAP, a practice known for pioneering the integration of computational design, robotics and digital fabrication in architecture. A graduate of the Delft University of Technology with a Master of Science in Architecture, Urbanism and Building Sciences, he specialised in Robotics in Architecture. Together with co-founder Wessel van Beerendonk, Lucas leads innovative projects such as Ceramic House, New Delft Blue and The Float, advancing a new architectural language that merges algorithmic design with advanced manufacturing technologies. Their work has been widely featured in international design platforms including Dezeen, ArchDaily and Designboom.
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