THE SPEAKER :
MR RENE TAN, BORN IN TERENGGANU, RAISED IN PENANG AND TRAINED IN THE US, RENE TAN NOW RESIDES AND PRACTICES ARCHITECTURE IN SINGAPORE.
RENE, WHO DESCRIBES HIMSELF AS 'AN ACCIDENTAL ARCHITECT', RECEIVED HIS BA FROM YALE AND MARCH FROM PRINCETON. TODAY AS DIRECTOR AT RT+Q ARCHITECTS (CO-FOUNDED IN 2003 WITH TK QUEK), RENE WORKS WITH A TEAM OF ABOUT 15 INDIVIDUALS. IN 2016, RENE WAS SINGAPORE PRESIDENT’S DESIGN AWARD’S ‘DESIGNER OF THE YEAR’ LAUREATE. HE COUNTS HIMSELF LUCKY AND GRATEFUL TO HAVE A PRACTICE AMIDST CHALLENGES TODAY.
ACTIVE IN ACADEMIA, RENE TEACHES AS WELL. IN RECENT YEARS, HE HAS TAUGHT AT THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE AS PROFESSOR OF PRACTICE. TO FOSTER CONTINUING EDUCATION AND TO DIVERSIFY OFFICE ACTIVITIES, RT+Q RECENTLY INITIATED LC150+ AND EJ120, TWO SELF-SUSTAINING TRAVELING EXHIBITIONS OF LE CORBUSIER MODELS THAT HAD RECENTLY REACHED 4 CONTINENTS AND 51 STOPS.
THE SYNOPSIS :
RENE TAN--WHO DESCRIBES HIMSELF AS AN 'ACCIDENTAL ARCHITECT'--SHARES WORKS THAT HAVE DEFINED RT+Q. FROM SHY HOUSE TO PLAYFUL TOWERS, HE POSTULATES A SERIES OF DESIGN APPROACHES AND 'DISTRACTIONS' THAT HAVE INFECTED HIS OWN THINKING ABOUT, AND FEELING FOR, ARCHITECTURE.
BREAKFAST WILL BE PROVIDED.
Fees |
Early Bird
Before
11th November 2026 |
Normal
After
11th November 2026
|
PAM |
FOC |
RM100.00
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CLOSING DATE : Once seats are fully subscribed
Registration starts : 8:30am
Seminar starts : 9:00am
Registration counter closed by 9:15am, any late comer will not be given cpd points but you may join the seminar
No Show after 10am will be subjected to NON-ATTENDANCE FEE.
NON-ATTENDANCE FEE RM400.00
KINDLY FORWARD US YOUR MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OR REPLY TO OUR EMAIL IF YOU WERE NOT FEELING WELL OR YOU HAD AN EMERGENCY FOR THAT DAY.
**SIGNING OUT
As new rules from Lembaga Arkitek Malaysia (LAM), a QR CODE WILL BE DISPLAYED ON THE MAIN SCREEN ON THE EVENT DAY AND PAM NC WILL NOTIFY WHEN THE SIGNING OUT SESSION NEED TO BE DONE. Every participant will need to scan the qr code and log in into the system to record attendance. It is compulsory by LAM. The QR code will be changed every 30 seconds, as it is for security purposes. No one is allowed to snap photos of the qr code & do it later as the qr code won't be valid after 30 seconds. Those who left the hall during the qr scanning for signing out session, will also not be eligible for the cpd points unless she/he can prove the emergency reason. Failure to complete all required signings (in/out) will result in CPD points not being credited to your account.
Kindly ENSURE:
1. To bring a mobile phone/ handphone that is workable to use the QR Scanning function and sufficient left over battery,
2. Remember your LAM ID and PASSWORD
In the case you don't remember your password, KINDLY before the seminar starts, resolve the issue by clicking the "Forgot Password" and follow the steps/ instructions accordingly.
