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Looking Inside the Future of Architecture with Huat Lim

An initiative to boost and nurture creativity among the young generation, the Virtual International Design & Creative Masterclass 2021 aims to inspire them to bring forth their talents in this thriving creative era. Organised by The One Academy, the live sharing saw to eight master experts from various industries connecting to a wide audience of secondary school students and industry players keen on broadening their perspectives.

The architecture segment of the event was led by Huat Lim, an esteemed award-winning international architect and co-founder of ZLG Design, which focuses on building technology and materials for low-energy design solutions. Having first started his career in London and France in the 1980s, he possesses a vast experience specializing in large and complex buildings, such as the London Stansted Airport, France’s N?mes Médiathèque Museum, King’s Cross Redevelopment and the Boh Visitor Centre in Cameron Highlands, just to name a few.

Huat Lim presented his personal journey of taking on an active role in architecture both locally and abroad. He also touched on interesting ideas regarding humanist manifesto, sustainable development protocol, biophilia and placemaking. His talk was titled “Biographical Nature of Things”, where biographical means having elements of nature and the way that nature is ever-changing. He brought the audience back to the basics of architecture, of co-existing with nature and building sustainable architecture that benefits both humankind and nature in the long run.

His presentation consisted of four general concepts – People, Philosophy, Process and Projects. “Architecture is first and foremost about people and they are the crux of every decision-making,” is a saying that he keeps close to heart by Lord Norman Foster, renowned English architect and highest earning in the world, of whom he had the pleasure of working for.

“The most important part about architecture is actually the people that you work with and come across, and how you collaborate together,” he shared.

He also introduced several books about philosophy touching on nature, civilization, current building trends and different cultures, that are good reads and can propel trajectory in the career of design. They are ‘Miniature and Panorama’ by Günther Vogt, ‘Walden’ by Henry David Thoreau, ‘The Biophilia Hypothesis’ by Stephen R. Keller & Edward O. Wilson, ‘Wired for Culture’ by Mark Pagel and ‘The Seven Lamps of Architecture’ by John Ruskin.

“It’s very important that we don’t forget that architecture is for human beings. Everything points out to how we have to be aware of the fact that we are human beings and we want to remain as such for a very long time,” he reminded about the importance of sustainability and preserving nature for the future.

He also commended the fact that the younger generation are slowly getting back to the drawing board, and that it was nice to see more people pick up the pencil and moving around with their sketchbooks. While buildings have become more sophisticated with time, he said that the young generation has to embrace the techniques, know-hows and expertise in the manifestation of designs.

“Urbanisation doesn’t have to be ugly or bad. There are ways in which we can invite nature to be part of our urban form. Nature is a very big part of our culture and we should bring that back into education, to understand ecology more and to research on how we can bring nature back into the science of buildings,” urged Lim.

He showcased the design philosophy behind some of his award-winning projects, the Boh Visitor Centre in Cameron Highlands, Point 92 in Damansara Perdana, and the W39 House, a 3-storey contemporary terrace house with an open plan that incorporates a lifestyle of connecting with nature.

“The new luxury is when you can sit out there and embrace nature as it is. Air movement is natural ventilation, light and energy from the sun, and rainwater. All these are available and free of charge, but we are not using them as we should. Luxury is when you don’t have to pay for any of these resources. Nature is perfect, there’s never an ugly cloud,” he said.

“The future is in the hands of landscape architects. I think the future of all cities should be landscape-driven. In terms of ideas and concepts, we have to start to open up to the concept of biophilia and ecology, sustainability is about getting a lot closer to nature than we’ve ever done. That’s how I see the trend of architecture will be,” Lim commented.

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与大马着名建筑师林福发一起展望建筑的未来

2021国际创意与设计大师班旨在促进和培养年轻一代的创造力，并激励他们在这个蓬勃发展的创意产业中发挥自己的才能。这个由The One Academy主办的线上分享会邀请了八位来自创意产业各个领域的大师级专家与更广泛的受众分享交流，包括中学生以及想要拓宽视野的行业相关者。

建筑部分的分享会邀来了林福发（Huat Lim）主持。他是一位备受尊敬且屡获殊荣的国际建筑师，同时也是建筑设计顾问公司 ZLG Design 的联合创办人，主要为客户提供建筑技术和材料方面的低能耗设计解决方案。他于 1980 年代在伦敦和法国开启了职业生涯，在大型复杂的建筑方面拥有丰富经验，如伦敦斯坦斯特德机场、法国尼姆图书馆博物馆、国王十字重建项目和金马伦高原的 Boh 游客中心等。

他分享了自己在本地和国外建筑中所扮演的积极角色，以及个人旅程。此外，他还谈及了一些有趣的观念，包括人文主义宣言、可持续发展协议、自然主义和地方创生。他的演讲主题为“事物的传记性质”，其中“传记”意味着拥有自然元素的同时，自然本身也在不断地变化。他将观众带回了建筑的基础，即与自然和谐共存的同时建造可持续的建筑，长远地造福于人类和自然。

他的演讲涵盖了四个主要概念 - 人、哲学、过程和项目。“建筑首先是关乎人类的；每一个决策的关键都在于人。”这是世界上收入最高的英国著名建筑师诺曼·福斯特（Lord Norman Foster）的一句名言，他一直铭记于心，也感到非常荣幸曾与_x005f之共事。

“建筑最重要的部分其实就是与你一起工作和遇到的人，以及如何与他们一起协作。”他分享道。

他还推荐了几本对于自然、文明、当前建筑趋势以及不同文化的哲学类书籍，可以起到推动设计事业发展的作用，分别是Günther Vogt的《Miniature and Panorama》、Henry David Thoreau的《Walden》、Stephen R. Keller和Edward O. Wilson的《The Biophilia Hypothesis》、Mark Pagel的《Wired for Culture》以及John Ruskin的《The Seven Lamps of Architecture》。

“千万别忘了建筑是为人类服务的存在，这是非常重要的。这表明我们必须意识到自己是人类的这个事实，并希望在很长的一段时间内都能保持这个状态。”他进一步提醒了大众对于可持续性和保护自然对未来的重要性。

他对年轻一代正在慢慢回归画板的现象表示赞扬，并表示很高兴看到更多人重新拿起画笔在速写本上描绘。虽然建筑设计已随着时间的推移变得越来越复杂，但他认为年轻一代必须掌握设计表现中的技术、诀窍和专业知识。

“城市化并不一定是丑陋或糟糕的；我们可以通过多种方式将大自然融入城市的一部分。自然是我们文化非常重要的一部分；我们应该将其重新纳入教育内容，更深入地了解生态并探讨如何将自然带回建筑基础。”他呼吁道。

他还为大众展示了他一些获奖项目背后的设计理念，如金马伦高原的Boh游客中心、位于Damansara Perdana的办公大楼Point 92以及采用了开放式布局并将生活与自然融为一体的三层现代排屋W39 House。

“对现代人来说，能够惬意地坐着并拥抱自然是一种奢侈。空气流动带来了自然通风，而太阳和雨水带来了光和能量。所有这些资源都是大自然免费提供的，但我们却没有加以善用。大自然是完美的，从来都没有丑陋的一面。”他说道。

“我认为所有城市在未来应以景观驱动来规划，所以未来都掌握在景观设计师的手中。我对建筑趋势的看法是，我们必须开始接受“亲近自然与生态”的这个概念，因为可持续性的建筑结构就是接近大自然。”他总结道。

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