UIA President
Malaysian architect and town-planner Esa Mohamed has
been elected UIA President during the UIA General Assembly,
which took place in Durban, South Africa from 7 to 9 August
2014. Esa Mohamed will undertake the presidency of the
International Union of Architects for the triennial period 20142017. He succeeds French architect Albert Dubler.
He is the founder and director of Akitek Jururancang (Malaysia)
Sdn Bhd (AJM), an architectural and planning firm in Kuala
Lumpur. He is the author of prestigious architectural projects in
Malaysia, such as the Subang Jaya township, the masterplans
for the city of Kuala Lumpur and for the administrative capital
of Putrajaya. He has also launched large-scale works in China,
Pakistan, India, Australia and Saudi Arabia. Esa Mohamed
received numerous awards among them The Aga Khan Award
for Architeture in 2001 for the Datai Resort, Langkawi.
Between 2008 and 2011, Esa Mohamed has been a UIA
Council member, and then Vice-President of the Union from
2011 to 2014. He is a member of the UIA Commission for
Professional Practice. He was president of the Malaysian
Institute of Architects (PAM) between 1993-1995 and of
the Architects Regional Council Asia (ARCASIA) from 1995
to 1996.
COLLEGE OF FELLOWS - HONORARY FELLOW
Esa Mohamed
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