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We have just completed a new community centre called the Buzz.ar for a new housing township in Kota Kemuning, Selangor. Click here for more details.
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Our work form part of an exhibition at ARCHI-DEPOT Museum in Tokyo running from 6th of February through to 6th of May 2019. In conjunction with the exhibition, our principal is invited to speak at the ‘Commemorative Talk’ at the museum on the 23rd of February 2019. Also speaking are Indonesian architect Andra Matin and Japanese architect Fuminori Nousaku. Photos by Takuya Wakabayashi
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This week we are running one of the masterclasses for the Crafting Futures Pop-up Studio at Institut Kraftangan Negara organised by British Council Arts Malaysia and Glasgow School of Art, where we are also commissioned to design a ‘pavilion-like’ bamboo structure. The pavilion will act as a framework and a physical symbol of the “Pop-up Studio” intervention by IKN students from the weaving, ceramic, metalwork, woodwork and batik studios. Look up our twitter and Instagram accounts for updates of […]
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We have just completed a construction and structural engineering laboratory in Kuala Lumpur. Read more about project on designboom
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We are looking forward to a new year at the studio with a number of projects in various stages of completion. Look out for updates on EJA.
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We are thrilled to announce that we are in the running for the Architect of the Year Award in the inaugural Dezeen Awards 2018 We made the ‘longlist’ which comprises of 10 practices worldwide.
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Regional judges including our principal Eleena reflect on the quality of the INDE.Awards 2018 submissions, and the significance of architecture and design produced in Asia Pacific.
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We have just completed an interior fit out exercise for a research institute in Kuala Lumpur where workspace partitions are crafted from industrial polycarbonate sheets and acoustic fabric panels framed with laminated rubberwood. Rubberwood are obtained from rubber trees and is considered an eco-friendlier source of timber than other hardwood types as they are faster to grow and are often leftovers from plantations after their ‘trees have ceased producing rubber sap’. The semi-translucent polycarbonate panels of the partitions provide privacy […]
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Eleena will be speaking at Design Forum 2018 organised by PAM Sarawak Chapter on the 28th of April 2018. Speakers include Jeremy Mcleod (Breath Architecture, Melbourne), Vin Varavarn (Vin Varavarn Architects, Bangkok), Lim In Chong (Inchscape Sdn Bhd, Kuala Lumpur) and Ling Hao – Linghao Architects, Singapore
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Follow our posts on our new Instagram account @eleenajamilarchitect for a variety of past and new projects as well as news and updates. Click on image above to go directly to it.
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Eleena will be speaking at the Department of Architecture, School of Design & Environment, National University of Singapore on 16th of March 2018 as part of the Construe & Construct Lecture & Exhibition Series.
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Its been hectic for our team trying to complete this little structure in a week, but we are extremely pleased with the results. As part of World Urban Forum installations, the pavilion – called the urban brains – will act as an incubator of ideas where visitors are encouraged to express their urban pledges for a better city by writing them down on the coloured bamboo rings.
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One week to WUF09 KL and the Urban Brains Bamboo Pavilion slowly taking shape. World Urban Forum 09 Kuala Lumpur runs from the 7th through to the 13th of February 2018.
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2 weeks to WUF09 KL and we’re testing a mock-up of bamboo rings on frames at the workshop for Urban Brains Bamboo Pavilion. World Urban Forum 09 Kuala Lumpur runs from the 7th through to the 13th of February 2018.
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We are pleased to announce that we are working on the “Urban Brain” pavilion, a bamboo installation designed by us in collaboration with UN-HABITAT (represented by architects Carmelo Ignaccolo and Anastasia Ignatova) for the World Urban Forum 9 Kuala Lumpur running from the 7 through to 13 February 2018. More details will be available soon.
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The Sri Rampai Pedestrian Bridge spans across a busy dual-carriageway in a thriving residential and business neighbourhood of Wangsa Maju, to the east of Kuala Lumpur. It forms part of a wider redevelopment of the area that turned it into a vibrant self-contained township featuring housing, malls, shops and offices. This 110-meter-long bridge provides a safe pedestrian crossing between the main commercial areas and the LRT (light rapid train) station. Read further on designboom
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We have recently completed a new studio designed by ourselves in Cyberjaya where spaces are conceived as a series of dark and light zones to suggest quiet and livelier collaborative working environments. The main working studio has a layout that is light-filled and open, allowing everyone in the EJA family to sit together in a single tall space, creating a vibrant and efficient communicative environment. https://ej-architect.com/portfolio/eja-studios/
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Eleena will be serving on the judging panel for Inde Awards 2018. INDE Awards are an annual industry recognised awards program for the architecture and design industry in the Asia Pacific region. https://www.indeawards.com/
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Eleena will be speaking at the SIA Conference@ArchXpo running during Archifest 2017 Singapore. The conference will be held on 4 OCT, 9.30AM-6.00PM @ ArchXpo, Marina Bay Sands Singapore, Halls B & C. http://archifest.sg/2017/
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Eleena will be delivering a lecture at the Department of Architecture, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS) Surabaya in Indonesia on the 16th of September 2017 where she is also serving on a jury panel for the architectural competition titled Kompetisi Nasional Tugas Akhir. Other jury members include Zenin Adrian (MA-RU) and Andra Matin (Andra Matin Architects) https://www.events-arch-its.org/
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EJA has been shortlisted for the 2017 Firm of the Year Award for Sustainable Architecture by the American Architecture Prize Awards Program. Link to AAP Awards site can be found here.
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Eleena provides a local’s guide for the city of Kuala Lumpur in the May 2017 issue of Virgin Australia’s inflight magazine Voyeur . See full article here
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Our Meranti Pavilion is now at the AIA Conference of Architecture 2017 which runs from the 27th through to the 29th of April 2017.
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Pleased with the efficient ‘mock’ assembly of timber modules at the workshop, the Meranti Pavilion is now ready to be disassembled and shipped to Orlando for the AIA Conference on Architecture 2017. The pavilion will be placed at the expo hall booth 1147: Malaysian Timber Council.
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We are pleased to have been selected to design Meranti Pavilion for Malaysian Timber Council at the AIA Conference on Architecture in Orlando, Florida running between April 27th and 29th 2017.
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Together with SABD Taylor’s University, EJA will be at Ruang by Thinkcity on the 25th of November, 3 pm to talk about the building process and construction details of the Shadow Garden Pavilion.
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The Bamboo Playhouse receives honourable mention in “Installation & Structures’ category at the American Architecture Prize 2016.
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Video captures the building process of the pavilion by SABD Taylor’s University & EJA teams for SGFA Gallery
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Ida and Yusri of EJA at our newly completed ‘Shadow Garden Pavilion’ at Shalini Ganendra Fine Art Gallery after labouring away for the past month together with Taylor’s University students to complete in time for the opening. Thank you! More details of the pavilion will be available soon
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Our bamboo pavilion in Kuala Lumpur has been shortlisted for the LEAF Awards 2016 (Leading Architecture Forum Award 2016) in the Best Sustainable Development category. Winners will be announced at the LEAF Awards Gala Dinner in London on the 14th October 2016.
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Click here to read article featured in ‘architecture malaysia’ Vol 28 Issue 2/April 2016
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Click here to go to awards page
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An update of one of our current projects working in collaboration with SGFA Gallery and SABD Taylor’s University. A workshop was held at the Timber Lab at Taylor’s recently with participating students to test the pavilion’s connection details based on traditional wood working methods.
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Eleena will be speaking at LIVING MONSOON Design Talk 03 in Cochin India on the 23rd of April 2016. The talk is organised by the Indian Institute of Architects – Cochin Centre and will be held at the Gateway Hotel, Marine Drive, Cochin. The Theme: ‘LIVING MONSOON’ is a curated series of design talks with the objective of igniting deliberations on authentic culture of architecture and urbanism appropriate to the climes, environs and socio – cultural dynamics of regions with […]
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We are pleased to see the playhouse being used as it was intended for – a flexible space for the public to enjoy. A colouring competition was held there recently, with children using the space in numerous ways. A traditional dance performance also took place at the pavilion, with each dancer occupying an individual deck.
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We have recently completed a pedestrian bridge spanning across a busy road in Wangsa Maju area of Kuala Lumpur. The bridge allows pedestrians to safely cross from a large retail/business park to a light rapid transit (LRT) train station nearby. Click here to learn more about the project. Photo by Pixelaw.
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Sepang House has been featured in Singapore based D+A Magazine issue 089 2015/2016. Click here to read article.
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Sepang House is defined by a large sheltering roof with deep overhangs and shaded terraces. Using a combination of material such as concrete, wood and bricks, it develops a material language that echoes its tropical setting. For further details, click here.
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