FUTURE CULTURE
KUALA LUMPUR ARCHITECTURE FESTIVAL 2026
The future cannot exist without the culture that grounds it. Future Culture is about reimagining how we live, build, and connect – carrying forward our roots while embracing the possibilities ahead.
Kuala Lumpur was born at the rivers — a confluence of people, culture, and trade. The future of our architecture must flow from these origins, weaving heritage into innovation and grounding progress in identity.
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Arthur Mamou Mani
Mamou-Mani, United Kingdom
Arthur Mamou-Mani is a Franco-British architect and director of Mamou-Mani Architects, known for pioneering digitally designed and fabricated architecture with a strong focus on sustainability and “eco-parametric” design. He is also a lecturer at the University of Westminster and founder of Fab.Pub, a collaborative platform exploring large-scale 3D printing and bio-based materials. Arthur has received numerous international recognitions, including the RIBA Rising Star Award and the Pierre Cardin Prize for Architecture, and is widely recognised for advancing innovative, circular and digitally fabricated approaches to architecture.
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No event available.Stefaan Lamberghts
Grant Associates, United Kingdom
Stefaan Lamberghts is a senior landscape architect at Grant Associates, bringing a multidisciplinary background shaped by architecture, urbanism, and landscape design. He began his career in Belgium as an architect and urban planner before moving to London to pursue an MA in Housing and Urbanism at the Architectural Association. There, he transitioned fully into landscape, driven by a growing commitment to environmental design.
After more than a decade delivering complex public realm projects in London, Stefaan joined Grant Associates’ Singapore studio in 2014, contributing to its regional growth and leading diverse projects across Asia. His work is defined by the seamless integration of architecture and landscape, grounded in strong site-based narratives.
Events
No event available.Sajjapong Lekuthai
Land Process, Thailand
Sajjapongs Lekuthai is a landscape architect specialising in the strategic delivery of large-scale landscape and urban resilience projects. His work focuses on translating climate adaptation strategies such as water-sensitive design, flood mitigation and ecological restoration into buildable public landscapes and infrastructure. Through his multidisciplinary approach that combines design leadership with project feasibility and environmental planning, he contributes to shaping climate-responsive and socially vibrant urban environments across Southeast Asia.
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No event available.LAr. Nga Tuan Yap
Praxcis Design, Malaysia
LAr. Yap Nga Tuan is a registered Landscape Architect and Director of Praxcis Design Sdn Bhd, a Kuala Lumpur–based, award-winning landscape practice established in 1996. Educated at the University of New South Wales and registered with the Institute of Landscape Architects Malaysia (ILAM), she leads projects spanning landscape and urban design. Under her direction, Praxcis Design advances a sustainable, thematic approach that balances biophilic principles with technical rigour in both soft and hard landscaping. Her work fosters meaningful interaction between nature and community, shaping socially vibrant and ecologically responsible environments across diverse urban contexts.
Events
No event available.Lucas ter Hall
Studio RAP, Netherland
Lucas ter Hall is a Dutch architect and co-founder of Studio RAP, a practice known for pioneering the integration of computational design, robotics and digital fabrication in architecture. A graduate of the Delft University of Technology with a Master of Science in Architecture, Urbanism and Building Sciences, he specialised in Robotics in Architecture. Together with co-founder Wessel van Beerendonk, Lucas leads innovative projects such as Ceramic House, New Delft Blue and The Float, advancing a new architectural language that merges algorithmic design with advanced manufacturing technologies. Their work has been widely featured in international design platforms including Dezeen, ArchDaily and Designboom.
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