Academic leadership in Southeast Asia

University of Malaya · Limkokwing University · Universiti Putra Malaysia

At a glance

Role: Senior Lecturer · Senior/Principal Lecturer and Programme Leader
Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
University of Malaya: Senior Lecturer, Architecture and Urban Design (2014–2016); now Adjunct Research Faculty
Limkokwing University of Creative Technologies: Senior/Principal Lecturer (2011–2014); Programme Leader for the BArch, BSc Architecture and Diploma in Architecture (2010–2011)
Universiti Putra Malaysia: Design critic (2009–2010), where he completed his MArch and PhD

The story

Foundations

Before New Zealand, Amir built his academic leadership in Malaysia: leading architecture degree programmes, teaching design studios at three universities, and building the international research profile that took him into the world's top 2%.

Lasting links

He remains connected to the region as Adjunct Research Faculty at the University of Malaya and as an examiner for Malaysian universities, and GDI2027 takes his conference series to Kuala Lumpur.

Evidence