EDUCATION

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology

B.Arch. with Distinction, 1987

REGISTRATION

Board of Architects Malaysia (LAM)

Malaysian Institute of Interior Designers (AIPDM)

GBI Facilitator (GBIAP)

SOCIETY

Architects Institute of Malaysia (PAM)

EXPERIENCE

Latipah Abu, the founder of L.A Architects Sdn. Bhd. trained and worked in Australia before returning to practice in Kuala Lumpur. She graduated with a Bachelor of Architecture (Distinction) from Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) in 1987 and incorporated the practice L. A Architect Sdn. Bhd. in 1994. She is also a GBI Facilitator and an IBS Consultant.

Through her years as an architect she was exposed to various architectural challenges and has over the years been influenced by the notion of function versus aesthetics and deals with this by paying special attention to always developing a concept that fully personifies the aspirations of the Client.

Her work ranges from mass housing to institutional, commercial and mixed developments, sports facilities, recreational centers, institutional, industrial as well as lab facilities. She seeks to develop her designs by integrating new technological developments with sustainable solutions and has several GBI accredited jobs including GBI Gold projects.

Her vast experience in diversified projects has allowed her to possess a strong appreciation of the multitude of complexities involved in the successful implementation of the job. Throughout her practice she has broadened her field experience in the execution of building contracts, ensuring always that the role of the architect is performed with due diligence and integrity. This has ultimately contributed to her enriched sense of professionalism and broadened practice overview.

Her strong belief and conviction in new methods of implementation became the driving force behind the firm’s successful accomplishments in BIM implementation. She recognized not only the potential but more importantly the refinement in the building design process that BIM offers and pursued it until what was deemed impossible became possible when the firm finally became recognized as the first to be a full BIM Architecture practice.