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Event

Venue| Kuala Lumpur VIPs| Member of Parliament YB Ahmad Fahmi bin Mohd Fadzil; Minister of Energy, Science,
Convention Centre, Malaysia Technology, Environment and Climate Change Malaysia YB Yeo Bee Yin; Minister of Works
Malaysia YB Tuan Baru Bian; KLAF 2019 Director Dr Tan Loke Mun; President of the Malaysian
吉隆坡会展中心，马来西亚 Institute of Architects Lillian Tay; TAK Group of Companies Chairman Teo Ah Khing

马来西亚国会议员YB法米法兹、马来西亚能源、科学、科技、环境及气候变化部长YB杨美盈、马来西亚工程部

部长巴鲁比安、2019吉隆坡建筑节总裁陈乐文博士、马来西亚建筑师公会主席郑惠芬、TAK集团主席张祖德

建筑的力量

The Power Of Architecture

TA K 集团董 事主 席 张祖德 以 建 筑师 身 份 登 上 20 19吉隆 坡 建 筑 节之国 际 建 筑
及设计论坛的舞台，成为该论坛的主讲嘉宾之一。

Text| KHIM VOON 文| 温丽琴 Photography By TAN YOKE SEAM

Chairman of the TAK Group of audience with various presentations revolving
Companies, Teo Ah Khing, was one around the theme of “TOMORROW”.
of the keynote speakers at the recent Twelve years ago, Teo presented the plan for the
DATUM:KL International Conference Meydan Racecourse and Grandstand in Dubai at
held in conjunction with the Kuala Lumpur DATUM ahead of its construction. The remarkable
Architecture Festival 2019 (KLAF 2019). and gigantic idea headlined the conference, although
A leading international architecture event – this many had thought to be too avant-garde. Nonetheless,
year’s edition attracted a turnout of 40,000 he had successfully built his masterpiece. Completed
participants – the two key events of KLAF 2019, the in 2010, Meydan Racecourse is home to the Dubai
International Architecture and Design Conference World Cup, the world’s richest horse race, and is one
(DATUM:KL) and the International Architecture, of the most iconic landmarks in Dubai.
Interior Design and Building Exhibition Dur ing his ta lk at DAT U M:K L 2019, Teo
(ARCHIDEX), were held at the Kuala Lumpur introduced his next great project that symbolises
Convention Centre. ‘Tomorrow’ – Saint Lucia’s Pearl of the Caribbean
DATUM:KL is an international annual conference Integrated Development to an audience of more
that is now in its 17th year. This year, 16 renowned than 2,000 people. The USD5.8 billion project spans
architects from all over the world took to the stage approximately 1,000acres, and is expected to be
during the three-day conference to inspire the completed in phases over 15 to 20 years. It has been

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