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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Speakers & Curators
Choo Gim Wah
Choo Gim Wah Architect, Malaysia
The principal, Choo Gim Wah, holds an Architecture Master's Degree from Miami University and is a member of the Malaysia Institute of Architects (PAM) and Lembaga Arkitek Malaysia (LAM).
With over 20 years of experience in the industry, Choo is an accomplished architect with extensive design experience in private residential, commercial, and mixed-use developments. He has particular expertise in designing homes on steep slopes with minimum disturbance to the natural landscape.
In 2021, Choo won a silver medal in the PAM Awards 2021 in the Single Residential Category for a private home built on a steep slope in a beautiful forest in Malaysia.
Choo is an active speaker at the Malaysian Institute of Architects (PAM) and other institutions. He has conducted many design workshops for these institutions, including workshops on design requirements for disabled people.
Events
No event available.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.
Events
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.
Events
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.
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