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OPPOSITE PAGE : ( Left to Right ) YBhg Dato ’ Low Kian Chuan , Member of MTC ’ s Board of Trustees ; Mr Juergen Mayer-Hermann , founder and principal of J MAYER H ; Mr Thang Hooi Chiew , Member of MTC ’ s Board of Trustees ; Mr Rune Abrahamsen , timber bridge specialist with Sweco Norge AS ; Ar Mohd Zulhemlee An , President of Malaysian Institute of Architects ; YBhg Datuk Dr Abdul Rahim Nik , Chief Executive Officer of Malaysian Timber Council ; Mr Frank Miebach , Executive Director of Schaffitzel � �������� �� ����� ������� ������ �������� ���� ����� �� ������ Lawrence , leading timber specialist at Arup , UK ; and Ar Azman Md Hashim , Deputy Division Secretary , Project Implementation and Maintenance Branch , Ministry of Urban Wellbeing , Housing and Local ����������� ������ ��� ���� �� �������� �� ��� ������������� ���������� entitiled ‘ Wood Architecture – Art & Function ’.
THIS PAGE TOP : YBhg Datuk Dr Abdul Rahim Nik ( left ) together with Ar Mohd Zulhemlee An officiating the launch of the new guidebook on timber decking �������� ���� ��������� ��� ������ ������� �� ��������� ������ ��� conference .
BOTTOM : A section of the crowd attending the event .
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� travels worldwide , lecturing on use of timber in architecture . �Useful Structures ” by Jonas Lencer , studio director with UKbased , dRMM , which specialises in prefabrication and engineered timber construction , acclaimed for the design and delivery of the Wansey Street project ( winner of the BD Public Housing Architect of the Year award ) and the design of Endless Stairs , among others . Highlighting dRMM ’ s pioneering work in crosslaminated timber , Lencer presented on the challenges , design options and , more importantly , the potential in sculptural architecture . Rune Abrahamsen , structural engineer and timber bridge specialist with Sweco Norge AS , on “ Timber Bridges .” With the focus on use of timber in bridge construction , Abrahamsen shared his proven expertise in the many designs to his credit , the more famous being the bridge across the Rena River in Norway and the pedestrian bridge in Kalmar , Sweden . His prodigious résumé also includes timber buildings such as TREET ( a 14-storey timber apartment building in Bergen ), the glulam-structured Norwegian Pavilion at Expo 2010 Shanghai and the timber structures at the Oslo Airport . ( Note : Quite recently , Abrahamsen worked with MTC / Putrajaya Corporation on the longest pedestrian bridge in Malaysia , built of glulam , as part of the Putrajaya City Trail project .) �� ������ �� ������������������� ����������� ������� ����� �������� ��������� �������� Frank Miebach ’ s discourse was on “ Building with Wood ”, as the building material of the future that is not only ecologically sustainable but also offers myriad possibilities in planning and creative design . In operation for over � �������� �������������������� � ������� ������� �� ������ for timber bridge construction and building bridges with glued laminated timber or glulam , specialises in using high-quality timber as well as timber products . Projects to its credit include ��� ������ ��������� ����������� ������� ������ ����� ������ Bridge Almere Stripheldenbuurt , Netherlands and Exterior Façade Louis Vuitton , Cancún , Mexico .
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������������ �� �Timber in Architecture ”, by Juergen Mayer- Hermann , of J . Mayer H and Partners , Architects , Berlin , featured the renowned award-winning designer ’ s works that included the famed Metropol Parasol , Aside from this iconic structure , other recent projects include the Court of Justice in Hasselt , Belgium ��� ��� ����������� ����������� ������� ����� ���� ��� function are showcased in the transformation of public spaces .”
Other Highlights Preceding the Conference , MTC launched its latest publication , ���� ��������� ��� ������ ������� �� ���������� �� ������������� handbook on the subject with references on how and what timber species to select and use , comprehensive information on decking components , planning , design , installation and maintenance . For its aesthetics and versatility , timber decking is reckoned as a popular feature that adds value to any property and the new guidebook aims at promoting its wider use in building construction .
Later , in post-Conference , MTC and PAM collaborated with Universiti Teknologi Mara ( UiTM ) to convene a workshop entitled Designing with Timber – An Architectural Perspective , conducted by Conference presenters Andrew Lawrence and Jonas Lencer specifically for students of architecture in Malaysia . �
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