Malaysia’s Premier Architecture Festival KLAF Returns

19 JANUARY 2020

MALAYSIA’S PREMIER ARCHITECTURE FESTIVAL KLAF RETURNS

Malaysia’s Premier Architecture Festival KLAF Returns

Pertubuhan Akitek Malaysia (PAM), the professional body for Malaysian architects is pleased to announce that the Kuala Lumpur Architecture Festival (KLAF) is back and will be held from February 15 to August 16, 2020. 

Open to the public, the annual festival is the premier event in Malaysia’s architectural calendar that explores extremes in aspects of art and architecture. According to Director of KLAF2020 Ar. Dr Tan Loke Mun, the event is organised annually to inspire Malaysian architects with ideas and help stimulate the architecture industry in the country. 

Malaysia’s Premier Architecture Festival KLAF Returns

KLAF2020 will be launched in conjunction with PAM’s Chinese New Year Open House in Kuala Lumpur on February 15, 2020. The public can expect a spectacular acrobatic lion dance performance by the world’s most-awarded troupe Kun Seng Keng and there will be a tour around PAM’s green building as well as a carnival sale of pre-loved items with more than 50 stalls at APW, Bangsar as part of its sustainability and recycling promotion. 

The KLAF2020 Beyond Heritage Conservation Launch will be held on February 16, 2020 at REXKL, Jalan Sultan, Kuala Lumpur from 9am to 2pm. Talks on heritage conservation will be conducted by Dr Dalila ElKerdany, Professor of Architecture & Urban Design at Cairo University, Egypt and PAM’s 2019 Gold Medallist Ar. Laurence Loh Kwong Yu. Following the talks, there will also be a walkabout tour to various buildings, among them are Chocha, Lantern Hotel and Mingle Hostel + Cafe in Petaling Street which are open to the public.

Malaysia’s Premier Architecture Festival KLAF Returns

The programme will include an Urban Sketching session with 50 participants from the Kuala Lumpur Urban Sketchers community.

Those who are keen to be part of KLAF2020 can learn more about the events and register their participation via the KLAF app that can be downloaded via Playstore or App Store. Further details are also available on KLAF2020’s facebook page.


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