UPM student clinches international architecture competition(1)

UPM student wins international architecture competition in building design

A former student of the Faculty of Design and Architecture at Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Mohd Ramadan Shahabudin, has clinched an award in the Metal & Glass category (student) for the design of buildings at the SAIE Selection 10, an international competition open to young designers working on the theme of sustainability with innovative solutions, materials and technologies. 

Out of 36 participants, he was the only Asian representative in this prestigious competition dominated by European countries, including host Italy, Denmark, Poland, Romania and Ireland.

PolyU received Erasmus Mundus Mobility Grant(2)

PolyU awarded South East Asia’s first Erasmus Mundus Mobility Grant

PolyU is expected to send a total of 13 postgraduate students and staff for an exchange programme lasting one to 12 months. The grant will cover their travel costs, monthly allowances and tuition fees for study at partner universities in Europe and South East Asia.

 

The nine universities in the consortium are Université de Provence (France), Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Hong Kong), City University London (UK), Università di Pisa (Italy), Universität des Saarlandes (Germany), Freie Universität Berlin (Germany), National Taiwan University (Taiwan), Nanyang Technological University (Singapore) and University of Macau (Macau). 

EM is a flagship European Commission programme promoting international education. Its objective is to enhance quality in higher education through scholarships and academic cooperation between Europe and the rest of the world.

UPM student wins international architecture competition

UPM student wins international architecture competition in building design

A former student of the Faculty of Design and Architecture at Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Mohd Ramadan Shahabudin, has clinched an award in the Metal & Glass category (student) for the design of buildings at the SAIE Selection 10, an international competition open to young designers working on the theme of sustainability with innovative solutions, materials and technologies.

Out of 36 participants, he was the only Asian representative in this prestigious competition dominated by European countries, including host Italy, Denmark, Poland, Romania and Ireland.

Ramadan's design intrigued the jury because of its futuristic concept and application of green technology with design to ensure a quality working environment that helps to conserve energy and reduce greenhouse effects.

Although most architecture students are bound to scientific principles that might limit their creativity, Ramadan revealed that he initially designed with aesthetic values in mind before modifying his proposal according to scientific standards to show the design realistically.