Honorary Membership in the College of Fellows may be conferred upon any architect ( foreigner) of high and reputable character who, having exceptionally contributed to the advancement of the architectural profession; is nominated by at least thirty (30) UAP Fellows in good standing and approved by the National Board upon recommendation of the Jury of Fellows as Honorary Member of the College of Fellows.

Brief Profile of the Honorary Fellows

LOUISE COX

Following the General Assembly held in Turin, Italy, on 3 – 6 July 2008, Louise Cox succeeded Gaetan Siew as president of the International Union of Architects for the triennial period 2008 – 2011.

Member of the UIA Council since 1996, Louise Cox was Vice-President for Asia and Oceania from 2002 to 2005, and first Vice-President of the UIAfrom 2005 to 2008. She has been actively involved in the UIA structures dedicated to education since 1996, as a member of the UIA Architectural Education commission and the UNESCO-UIA Validation Council for Architectural Education. In this capacity, she contributed greatly to revising the Charter for Architectural Education and drafting the documents that make up the UNESCO-UIA Validation System for Architectural Education. From 2005 to 2008, she also represented UIA region IV (Asia and Oceania) on the joint oversight committee (JOC) for the UIA international continuing professional development programme.

Louise Cox was coordinator of the UIA work programmes on architectural heritage and helped establish closer collaboration with ICOMOS and DoCoMoMo. She also participated in the creation of the UIA website on 20th century architectural heritage and continues to participate in its evolution.

Louise Cox received her architecture degree from the University of Sydney. She has served as president of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects–RAIA, and of the RAIA New South Wales chapter. She has gained a solid professional experience in the areas of architectural programming and construction management, especially in works dealing with the restoration and conservation of heritage buildings.

Louise Cox has placed sustainable professional practices at the heart of her presidential programme and is committed to energetically supporting the international continuing education system. In her own words, Louise Cox “wants to make UIA an inclusive, respectful, tolerant, and visionary organisation, working to ameliorate poverty and homelessness.”

Candidate to the UIA presidency along with Giancarlo Ius, who passed away tragically on the day of the elections, Louise Cox has committed to pursuing, along with her own, the goals elaborated by Giancarlo Ius for the coming triennial period.

Louise Cox is the second woman to serve as UIA president, following Sara Topelson de Grinbergwho held the post from 1996 to 1999.

BARRY WILL

Barry Will is an architect and urban planner educated and trained in Australia. While still at university, he designed and constructed buildings in the remote areas of central Australia and in the difficult and dangerous jungles of New Guinea.

These adverse conditions prepared him for the next difficult mission– teaching. When he arrived at the University of Hong Kong he was not much older than his students and a strong bond developed among these early graduates many of whom are now leaders of the architectural profession in Hong Kong. All through his academic years Barry continued to practice and this combination of the academic and the practical opened many new vistas.

For nearly ten years, he was the Dean of the Faculty of Architecture and he retired to private practice in 1998. He served the Council of the Hong Kong Institute of Architects in many roles for a cumulative total of more than 25 years and in 1999–2000 became its President. He was deeply involved in the evolution of the architectural profession in the People’s Republic of China and was the first foreigner to head a Design Institute. His interest in international affairs led him to ARCASIA during its formative years and in 2003–2004 he became Chairman. His more than 35 years in Asia, teaching, practicing and learning, gave him many wonderful opportunities to expand international contacts and to develop many life–long friendships with architects throughout the ARCASIA region.

DATUK P. KASI

Datuk Palaniappan Kasi, the Tenth ARCASIA CHAIRMAN, is a successful Architect turned Property Developer and Entrepreneur. He is an active practitioner with his own architectural company and is also the co–founder of the MK Land Holdings Group (MK Land) which is one of the larger property companies listed on the Malaysian Stock Exchange and is involved in developing several townships. It owns three resorts and has built and sold about 40,000 houses in the last 12 years. He is recognized for his contributions to the development of architectural profession and the property industry in Malaysia.

A former President of the Pertubuhan Akitek Malaysia (PAM) and former Chairman of the Malaysian Professional Centre (BIM), P. Kasi is also a former Chairman and a prime mover in the establishment of the Building Industry Presidents Council (BIPC) in Malaysia.

P. Kasi sits in the Board of Architects Malaysia (LAM) and on the Construction Industry Development Board (CDIB), and has been a member of the Board of Engineers Malaysia and the Board of Town Planners Malaysia, the country’s statutory registration and regulatory bodies.

The 1999-2000 ARCASIA Chairman has been active in ARCASIA for more than 20 years: He organized the First ARCASIA Student Jamboree in 1986 and was a member of ACAE (1986– 1990) and served as ACAE Chairman for four years (1990–1994) and laid the framework for the subsequent Jamborees by prescribing guidelines.

He was the Honorary Treasurer in 1987–1988, Honorary Secretary in 1995–1996, and Chairman of ARCASIA in 1999–2000. The American Institute of Architects (AIA) honored him with the Presidential Medal for 2001 and Honorary Membership of AIA. Likewise, the United Architects of the Philippines (UAP) made him an Honorary Fellow, UAP in 2006 during its 32nd Annual Convention in Manila, Philippines. P. Kasi has received several awards in Malaysia for entrepreneurship and has been honored by the Malaysian government with the honorific title “Datuk” in 2002.

Datuk P. Kasi showed his academic excellence at an early age and was an outstanding student in college. He has been active in architectural education and he is a recognized speaker and is frequently invited to speak at many national and international conferences.

An achiever and a quiet worker, he has a variety of interests and has contributed 20 years of service to various voluntary, social and professional organizations and society in general. His advice to future ARCASIA officers is to build forward–looking leadership, practice innovativeness in the Council’s professional approach, strengthen and build up systems and train members to reduce time spent on housekeeping issues and communicate better with members.

RONALD POON

Mr. Ronald C. Y. Poon is both an architect and development consultant. Born in Hongkong in 1942, he graduated from the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London and specialized in Tropical Architecture under the mentorship of Dr. Otto Koenigsberger.

He founded Ronald Poon Associates in 1973 and Russell/ Poon Group Partnership with David Russell in 1976. In 1986 the company changed its name to Ronald Poon Consultants Ltd.

Among the various honors and awards that characterized his career are the Hongkong Institute of Architects Design Merit Award in 1986, the Joint Council for the Physically and Mentally Disabled 1994 Design Award, and the Ten Best Designs for the Capital ’95 Award by the Capital City Planning and Construction Committee of China.

His past community and institutional work include the following president of the Hongkong Institute of Architects (HKIA 1981 & 1982), vice president of the Commonwealth Association of Architects (CAA 1981–1983), first chairman, Architects Regional Council Asia (ARCASIA 1981– 1982); president, Hongkong Association for the Advancement of Science & Technology (HKAAST 1987 & 1988); consultant, Shenzhen City Planning Committee (1999–2002); founder and convenor, ARCASIA Forum (1982–1991); Founding Member of the AA Asia; Councilor, Hongkong Urban Council (1991–1995); and chairman, Hongkong Housing Society (1991–1994). He is a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC 1993–2008); founder of China Architectural Forum (1995); advisory professor of South China University of Technology (1993–present); advisory professor of Shenzhen University (1999–present ); honorary professor of Harbin University of Technology (2000–present); vice president of Yuan Ming Yuan Society of China (2004–present), honorary fellow of United Architects of the Philippines; founding president of World Association of Chinese Architects (WACA 2004). He is the author of the book entitled The Dream in Reality, which was published in 1999.

KINGTON LOO

After his graduation in 1953 from Melbourne University, Kington Loo joined Booty and Edwards initially as a graduate architect and later, as full-fledged architect, became one of the partners of the firm. After Independence and in the wake of “Malayanization” and nationalism, Booty Edwards & Partners was renamed BEP, the name it has since carried up to the present.

Right from the start of his practice, Kington Loo believed in a selfimposed code of discipline. As he had said, “ unless one has a strong and orderly framework to practice one’s profession one can never be a professional.”

In 1962, be was elected president of the Federation of Malaya Society of Architects (FMSA). Subsequently FMSA became Pertubuhan Akitek Malaysia (PAM) in 1967, and Kington was its president from 1971 to 1973.

His keen interest in improving the practice of architecture was evident in his involvement in many committees, both at PAM and at the Board of Architects Malaysia (BAM), of which he was an active member since the 1960’s. He chaired the Joint BAM–PAM Practice Committee and BAM’s Disciplinary and Practice Committees, the PAM Standing Advisory Committee, and the Contract Review Committee.

In his desire to see that the profession would always uphold the highest standards of professionalism, he assisted BAM in the revision of the Code of Professional Conduct and the Architect’s Rules.

Devoutedly dedicated to the profession, Kington never said “no” to the many requests for his expert advice, and even went to the extent of spearheading issues relating to the profession and practice of architecture. He continued to enrich and empower the profession through his dedicated involvement in PAM and BAM for four decades.

For his contribution to PAM and the profession, Kington was awarded the Inaugural PAM Gold Medal in 1988, the highest honor that PAM can bestow upon an architect.

A tireless advocate of wildlife and environmental conservation and a patron of the arts, he chaired the Malaysian Zoological Society, was a founding trustee of the World Wide Fund for Nature Malaysia (WWFNM) and chairman of the Malaysian Arts Council. In the international arena, Kington was one of the founding members of ARCASIA and remained as one of its advisers for several years. He was also vice president for Region IV of the International Union of Architects (UIA).

Kington was conferred the title Honorary Fellow of the UAP in 2001 in recognition of his invaluable assistance to the United Architects of the Philippines to be recognized as the National Section of UIA in February 1988 under the Presidency of Rod Hackney. Despite his extensive involvement in the Institute and other architectural organizations, his private practice was able to produce many notable structures such as the Kuala Lumpur Hilton (now Mutiara KL); Regent Hotel; Tanjung Beach Resort; Dewan Tunkun Chancellor, University of Malaya; Dayabumi Complex (together with Akitek MAA); Subang International Airport; Wisma Damansara; Standard Chartered Bank Building; and Wisma Antarabangsa.

DATO IKMAL HISHAM ALBAKRI

One of the first generation Architects of Malayan Independence, Dato’ (Dr) Ikmal Hisham Albakri was looked upon by many members of our profession as a role model. An unassuming Malay gentleman Architect with a jovial outlook in life, he was gregarious and fully dedicated to the profession. He was the epitome of a product of the old school and of his generation.

Dato’ (Dr) Ikmal Hisham Albakri was born in 1930 in Batu Gajah, Perak. Graduated from Sheffield University in 1956 and started work in the City of Sheffield’s Architecture Department. He returned to Malaya in 1957 and joined the Public Works Department (JKR). Dato’ (Dr) Hisham held the distinction of being the first fullyqualified Bumiputra Architect. Whilst in JKR, he led a team of architects to design the National Mosque. In 1961, under a Colombo Plan Fellowship, he pursued a post graduate Diploma in Tropical Architecture at the Architectural Association (AA).

After 7 years, he left JKR at the end of 1964, and together with Victor Chew established the practice of Kumpulan Akitek. The practice grew to be one of the most successful and largest multi-disciplinary practices in the country. Some of the more prestigious and important commissions of the past four decades were undertaken by his practice, where he was a senior partner and an active practitioner. Among the firm’s landmark buildings include the Bank Bumiputra Head Office Building, the Lee Rubber Building, Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC), the National Library, the Pan Pacific Hotel KL, the Concorde Hotel Shah Alam, the Hyatt Hotel Kuantan and the Mutiara Hotel Penang Dato’ (Dr) Hisham was actively involved in institute work and the profession right from the start. From 1958, he was involved with the Federation of Malaya Society of Architects (FMSA), an allied society of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and held the post of Hon Secretary and Hon Treasurer. When FMSA subsequently became Pertubuhan Akitek Malaysia (PAM) in 1967, Dato’ (Dr) Hisham became its first President. Throughout his life, he had been actively involved in PAM, was President twice, (1968-1969 and 1973 1974) and continued to be active in PAM throughout his life.

Whilst he was actively involved in the profession, Dato’ (Dr) Hisham had also dedicated much of his efforts towards activities associated with or allied to the profession. He served on the Board of Architects (LAM), Board of Engineers and also on the Board of Surveyors; was a member of the DBKL Advisory Board for more than 10 years, and member of the KL Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee. For his contributions to PAM and the profession, Dato’ (Dr) Hisham was awarded the “Distinguished Service to the Institute and the Profession of Architecture” in 1978 and the PAM Gold Medal Award in 1992, the most prestigious Architectural Award bestowed on members.

Besides his continuous and active involvement with the development of the architectural profession in Malaysia, he was also active for a long time in the international architectural scene; in the International Union of Architects (UIA), where he was member of Council 1993-1999 and Vice President Region IV 1999-2002; President of the Commonwealth Association of Architects (CAA) 1987-1989; and founding member of the Architects Regional Council Asia (ARCASIA). He was committed to the international development and globalization of the profession and towards promoting better architectural services in the built environment for the benefit of society at large throughout the whole world.

Recognition in the international arena is not easy. It was therefore an honour to PAM and Malaysia that Dato’ (Dr) Hisham was conferred as an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada in 1988; Honorary Fellow of the American Institute of Architects in 1989; Honorary Degree of Doctorate of Letters by the University of Sheffield in 1992 and the first ASEAN Achievement Award from the Board of Philippines in 2001.

Although Dato’ (Dr) Hisham was fully involved with his thriving practice and the profession, he was still able to set time aside for involvement with the founding of the Squash Rackets Association of Malaysia, becoming its first President; and had sat on the Board of Trustees of the National Art Gallery and the Arts Council of Malaysia. He was also appointed a Director of numerous public companies, among which are the old Kwong Yik Bank, Malayan Cement Berhad, Johnson Suisse Sdn Bhd, Proton Sdn Bhd, to name a few. He was also a founding member of the Academy of Sciences Malaysia in 1995. For his contributions to the profession and to society, he was conferred the DPMS by HRH The Sultan of Selangor in 1980, which carried the title “Dato” and was conferred the DPCM by HRH The Sultan of Perak in 1993. Dato’ (Dr) Hisham Albakri was recognized for his total commitment to the architectural profession, both as a practicing architect and as a person dedicated to the promotion and development of architecture in Malaysia. He did so in a distinguished manner and unsurpassed by not many in the history of PAM. He set an exemplary standard and many architects today had looked up to him as a mentor.

SYED ZAIGHAM S. JAFFERY

Currently Advisor to the 17–Asian Nation professional architectural organization for a second term (2005–06 and 2007–08), the Architects Regional Council Asia (ARCASIA), Syed Zaigham S. Jaffery, has served as ARCASIA Chairman (2001–2002), two terms as Deputy Chairman (1993–94 and 1987–98) for Zone A, and ARCASIA Honorary Secretary (1991–92). Ar. Jaffery, a Fellow of the Institute of Architects Pakistan (IAP) is also the recipient of American Institute of Architects’ (AIA) prestigious Presidential Medal bestowed with the lifetime Honorary Membership of the AIA. He is also an Honorary Fellow of the United Architects of the Philippines (UAP), and was awarded the Commonwealth Foundation Fellowship (1993) on the recommendation of the Commonwealth Association of Architects (CAA) and the Institute of Architects Pakistan (IAP). He received his B. S. Architecture from the East Pakistan Engineering University (EPUET, now BUET) Dhaka in 1969. He took his Master in Architecture at the University of Hawaii in 1975. He is a recipient of Certificates in Planning Studies and Environmental Planning from the Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A. He was awarded the AIA’s Certificate of Merit from the Henry Adams Fund for Excellence in Scholastic Achievement in Architecture 1976 upon his post graduation at the University of Hawaii in 1976.

Ar. Jaffery has served as Chairman of Pakistan’s Statutory Professional Registration Council, the Pakistan Council of Architects and Town Planners (PCATP) for two terms (1991–!994), and served IAP in various capacities with distinction since 1970 and is currently Advisor to the largest chapter of the IAP, the Karachi Chapter (2006–2007) previously serving it in various capacities and laying the foundations of some of its most prestigious continuing programs.

Ar. Jaffery is the author of (SAARCH) Declaration of Architects composed of Founder Member Institutes namely Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldive Islands, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. He is the Editor of HABITAT, PAKISTAN since 1986 and is a Correspondent of MIMAR Architecture Magazine published by Aga Khan Foundation from Singapore and London. He is the author, first Convenor, Juror and permanent Advisor of ARCASIA Gold Medal Awards for Architectural Excellence. He is also the author of the R & R’s and the first Convenor of Pakistan’s nationwide IAP Award for Architectural Excellence launched in 2005.

He helped create and was Juror of the Kenneth Brown Asia Pacific Award for Architecture & Culture administered by the Faculty of Architecture, University of Hawaii, USA. He organized and served as Juror for numerous national and international architectural competitions including the prestigious UIA CINTUS Architectural Competitions held in Madrid, Spain under the UIA and the Spanish Institute of Architects.

In Pakistan, he was architect for dozens of public housing (apartments, bungalows and town houses, low income housing schemes) and public building projects (schools, colleges, community centers, mosques, civic centers, office buildings, public health structures, renovation interiors and public parks ), as the Director Design Bureau, Karachi Development Authority–KDA–now the City District Government Karachi (CDGK).

Among his well known projects are the design and construction of 116–acre terraced gardens around the Mausoleum of the Father of Nation, Quaid–e–Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, in Karachi and with which he has been associated continuously since its very inception in 1986 to date. For him, this association has been a labor of love and dedication inspired by the ideals that the Quaid stood for.

VASSILIS SGOUTAS

Born in 1934 in Athens (Greece), Vassilis Sgoutas graduated from the University of Cape Town (UCT- South Africa) in 1957 and has his own practice in Athens.

Projects carried out both in Greece and the Middle East include public buildings, industrial architecture, commercial buildings, hospitals, rehabilitation centres, restoration work and landscape architecture.

Works include office buildings for Ciba-Geigy, Siemens and Novartis, industrial plants for Pfizer, Winthrop, Famar, Union Carbide and Boehringer Ingelheim, the Athens Management and Conference Centre, the Alexander Fleming Basic Biological Research Centre, the University of Crete Faculty of Medicine, the EEC Presidency remodelling of Zappeion Palace, the Greek Pavilion at the 2001 Frankfurt Book Fair, and in collaboration the Athens Concert Hall and the Thessaloniki Concert Hall.

He has won numerous awards in competitions including two of thirty ex-aequo prizes awarded by the Ministry of Public Works for the best buildings of the period 1973-1983 and the Ministry of Environment ex-aequo award for innovative housing.

He has played an active part in the various activities of the Union as a member of the UIA Council between 1985 and 1990, then Vice President for Region II from 1990 to 1993 and Secretary General from 1993 to 1999, and President from 1999 to 2002.

He was President of the Greek Section of the UIA from 1981 to 1993 and has been a representative Council Member of the Technical Chamber of Greece (TEE) since 1984.

He is actively involved in matters related to the environment and the disabled. A member of the EEC Helios Committee for the Handicapped (1989-1993); member of Experts Committee for the "European Manual for an Accessible Built Environment" (1990) and "European Concept for Access" (1995); Board member of the Athens Forest Association and the Greek Spastics Society.

Honorary Fellow of the Member Sections of the UIA in Australia (RAIA), China (ASC), Japan (UIA), Kazakhstan (UAK), Panama (CASPIA), Philippines (UAP), Russia (UAR) and USA (AIA). Bene Merentibus Medal of SARP (Poland), Architecture Award of UAG (Georgia), AIA Presidential Medal, and member of the State Russian Academy of Architecture and Construction Sciences.

CHARLES CORREA

Architect, planner, activist and theoretician, Charles Correa has emerged as a major figure in contemporary architecture world wide. He studied architecture at the University of Michigan and at MIT. In private practice in Bombay since 1958, his work covers a wide range, from the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial at the Sabarmati Ashram, to the Jawahar Kala Kendra in Jaipur, and the State Assembly for madhya Pradesh - as well as townships and public housing project in Delhi, Bombay, Ahmedabad, Bangalore an other cities in India.

Over the last four decades, Correa has done pioneering work on urban issues and low-cost shelter in the Third World. From 1970-75, he was Chief Architect for 'New Bombay' an urban growth center of 2 million people, across the harbor from the existing city. In 1985, Prime Minister Rajiv Ganhi appointed him Chairman of the national Commission on Urbanization.

One of the few contemporary architects whose projects address not only issues of architecture but of low-income housing and urban planning as well, his work has been published in many architectural journals and books, including the 1987 Mirmar and the 1996 Thames & Hudson monographs devoted to his work. He has taught at universities both in India and abroad, including Harvard, Penn, Tulane and Washington Universities, and has been the Sir Banister Fletcher Professor at the University of London, the Albert Bemis Professor at MIT, and the Jawaharlal Nehru Professor at Cambridge.

In 1980 Correa was awarded an Honorary doctorate by the University of Michigan, and in 1984 he received the Gold Medal of the Royal Institute of British Architects, in 1987 the Gold Medal of the Indian Institute of Architecture, in 1990 the Gold Medal of the UIA (International Unin of Architects), in 1994 the Praemium Imperiale from Japan, and in 1998 The Aga Khan Award for Architecture.

RODNEY HACKNEY

English architect. Having studied at the University of Manchester School of Architecture (1961-7), he worked briefly in Montreal, in connection with Expo '67, and in Tripoli, where he was a housing architect for the Libyan government. From 1968 to 1971 he was an assistant to Arne Jacobsen in Copenhagen, for whom he worked on the design of the Kuwait Central Bank (built 1973-6), Kuwait City. His doctoral dissertation (1979) has Jacobsen's work as its subject-matter. In 1972 he formed the practice of Rod Hackney & Associates at Macclesfield, Ches, and soon became known for the refurbishment of several brick-built terrace houses (1972-5) around Black Road in the town. Although intended for demolition, the houses were saved and then improved and altered in accordance with the wishes of the inhabitants. The significant contribution of the residents in determining what alterations were made and assisting in the execution of the work meant that the scheme was subsequently seen as one of the pioneering examples of 'Community architecture', which became increasingly prominent in the 1980s. The practice was involved in similar schemes, for example at Graver Weir Terrace (1981), Macclesfield, and also in some later housing developments where the purchasers could be involved in the building work. A variety of other projects of a community nature, including industrial regeneration schemes in Chesterfield and Burnley, were also undertaken in the 1980s. Hackney was President of the RIBA (1987-9) and of the Union Internationale des Architectes (1988-91), also being significantly involved with bodies that promote community enterprise.

PRINCE RICHARD, DUKE OF GLOUCESTER

Born in 1944, The Duke of Gloucester is the second son of the late Duke of Gloucester and the late Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester. He is a grandson of George V and a first cousin to The Queen. He succeeded his father as Duke of Gloucester in June 1974. In July 1972 Prince Richard (as he was then known) married Birgitte Eva van Deurs from Odense, Denmark at St Andrew's Church, Barnwell, Northamptonshire.

The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester have three children: (Alexander) Earl of Ulster, born in 1974; The Lady Davina Windsor, born in 1977; and The Lady Rose Windsor, born in 1980. The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester both carry out a large number of official engagements each year, individually and together. They undertake visits in regions throughout the United Kingdom and travel abroad on official visits and to support their varied patronages.

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