Theorizing Architecture

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Name: Architect Melvyn Joachim Kanny

Company: MJKanny architect, established since 2002

Experience: 20 year experience in construction and property development industry

Philosophy:             Designing sustainable development within the context of the tropics

 

                                Pushing the boundaries of design trends and the constant search for the ‘Malaysian Identity’ in local                                         architecture.

 

                                Experimenting with the dichotomy between local cultural traditions and modernity in architecture.

 

                                Using technology in new construction methods, new building materials, and engineering innovation to                                       express architecture as a constantly evolving art.

 

                                Encouraging client’s input in the art of creating, searching, questioning, imagining and finally conceiving                                   the built form as the ultimate expression of both the architect and the client.

 

Services that the company provides: Architecture, Master planning concepts, Interiors, Project management.

Age: Late 40’s

Family status: Married, with 2 children

Interest: Particularly interested in Arts

“I don’t believe in styles for architecture, I believe that the building should be designed based on the site context.” – Quoted by Ar. MJ Kanny.