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www.b-i.biz PUBLISHER B & I Worldwide Sdn Bhd EDITOR Eric Tan EDITOR’SNOTE While Brexit – Britain’s pull-out from EU – may have shaken financial markets across the globe, initial worries in the Asian region may have been an over-reaction. Moving into the second half of 2016, fresh data indicates ADVERTISING Josephine Lim that several countries are picking up the pace, particularly the Philippines, EDITORIAL CONSULTANTS Chandra Perumal Pete Wong expected to be the top performers in 2016, with expansion rates of 7 percent RESEARCH & ADMINISTRATION Jennifer Lau Mohamad Azhar Kasim CIRCULATION Tan Wee Aik Ronald Foo HONORARY ADVISORS Datuk Merlyn Kasimir Dato’ Dr Ken Yeang Datuk Ar Tan Pei Ing Ar Chan Seong Aun OFFICE Suite 201, Block A Mentari Business Park Jalan PJS 8/5, Bandar Sunway 46150 Petaling Jaya, Malaysia Tel: [phone] (Hunting line) Fax: [phone] E-mail: [email protected] PRINTER Superior Press Sdn Bhd Lot 2063A Jalan Kusta Sungai Buloh Kawasan Industri Taman Jaya 47000 Sungai Buluh Selangor Darul Ehsan ENDORSED/SUPPORTED BY Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) Thailand and Vietnam. Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia, in that order, are also and higher. The building and construction sector continues to progress with Bangkok seeing the completion and launch of its tallest building in the country – the MahaNakhon Tower, this year (pg 9). Over in Malaysia, Archidex 16 (pg 32), the country’s largest trade exhibition for the architecture, interior design and building industry just concluded with record attendance. In conjunction with the event, the Malaysian Institute of Architects honoured outstanding architectural and interior designs with its PAM Awards 2016 (pg 6) and you can see the list of winning entries in this issue. Featured in this issue’s front cover is 338 UThant, one of the silver award winners (multiple residential). In our Design Feature section, we showcase: Studios 18 (pg 54), a housing project in India; a re-make of the 1970s design style at Southwood, London (pg 56); the transformation of Joliette art museum (pg 58) in Montréal; the introduction of Fairmont’s “The Owner’s Suite Collection” in Vancouver (pg 60); an architect’s take on a Terra Cotta Studio in Vietnam (pg 62); and Anyway Doors’ unique 360° pivoting design (pg 64). Meanwhile, if you have suggestions to offer, projects to highlight or events that you would like us to cover, do kindly drop us a note. Happy reading! ERIC TAN, Editor [email protected] Malaysian Institute of Architects (PAM) Architects Regional Council of Asia (ARCASIA) Building Materials Distributors Association of Malaysia (BMDAM) Malaysian Green Building Confederation (MGBC) Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE) 4 Building & Investment | www.b-i.biz This magazine and its contents are provided “as is” and “as available”, without warranty of any kind, implied, express or statutory. The Publisher does not warrant the accuracy, adequacy or completeness of the contents and expressly disclaims liability for errors or omissions in the contents. The content available in the magazine and its website represents the opinions and judgments of the respective information provider.