Ar. Sarly Adre Sarkum is an architecture futurist, sustainability proponent and design activist. Currently he helms the hybrid architectural design firm SA or Sarly Adre Sarkum Architecture Sdn. Bhd. He is the Immediate Past President of the Malaysia Green Building Confederation which is Malaysia's Green Building Council under the auspices of the

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. He is also currently an elected council member of Pertubuhan Akitek Malaysia (The Malaysian Institute of Architects). He was one of the five directors of the GBI Green Rating Tool and served as GBI Accreditation Panel as well. In 2010 he also developed the Seascraper for the Evolo Skyscraper Competition in 2010.

Early life and education

Sarly Adre was born in 1975 at the Hospital Besar Kuala Lumpur. His primary education was at Sekolah Kebangsaaan Tengku Raudzah in

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, Kedah, Wellesley Primary School in

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and King George V Primary School in

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. Despite his personal struggle with dyslexia his excellent performance in the primary year 5 National Standardised Assessment Exam earned him a place in the premier school Malay College Kuala Kangsar. He later did his 'A' Levels in Mara Science College Kuala Lumpur (MSMKL - Maktab Sains Mara Kuala Lumpur) in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur in 1993 he won the nationwide science essay writing competition by BP ( British Petroleum) Malaysia with his essay entitled "

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Resources for a

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" which he became Malaysia's representative for the 35th London International Youth Science Forum under BP's full sponsorship. He continued his architectural preparatory studies at

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. He subsequently obtained his Bachelor of Arts in Architecture with Honours from the

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. After returning to Malaysia he spent a year out for practical experience and to complete a family project after which he pursued a post graduate degree at Universiti Sains Malaysia. He was conferred the Bachelor of Architecture ( Honours). He was also awarded the 'Gold Medal' for being the best student in Architecture at the university in 2001. His graduating Project Neo Tamingsari - Cynosural Nexus For Cyber Technetronic Defence was chosen to represent Malaysia in the first Archiprix International in

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as one of the world's best graduating project. The project was supervised by Dr Ku Azhar Ku Hassan, Dr Kenneth Yeang and Mr. Azmiluddin. At the Archprix International Workshop he led the team consisting of Japanese architects Maya Nishikori and Tsuyoshi Noguchi, under the supervision of Kamiel Klaasse with Michel Schreinemachers to collaborate on a project named Phat House. The Phat House is a house that transforms itself in accordance with the users tendencies and whims with reference to the emerging 'hip hop' culture in Hoogvliet, Rotterdam.

Career

2001-2005

Sarly Adre started work with Penang's largest firm at the time Azza Associate Architect (Penang)

2005-2008

Sarly Adre then became a Senior Architect at FAA Architect in Kuala Lumpur

2008-2009

Sarly Adre became Associate Director at Aza Project Consultancy Sdn Bhd

2009-2013

Upon obtaining his Part 3 Professional Architecture License from the Board or Architects Malaysia. He became a partner at BDA Architects Sdn Bhd and led the Kuala Lumpur office of the Architectural Firm.

2013-current

After relinquishing all shares of BDA Architects Sdn. Bhd.in 2013 Sarly Adre then founded and led A� or Sarly Adre Sarkum Architecture Sdn. Bhd. which epitomised his belief in a new form of architectural practice which uses disruptive technologies at its very core to generate more efficiency and facilitate better design.

2019 - current

He has been appointed Associate Professor (Industry) by the University of Malaya at the Department of Architecture, Faculty of Built Environment.

Exhibitions

* 12th

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(2010) - Representing Malaysia * 13th

(2012) - Representing Malaysia He design the Malaysian Pavilion display to hold all the other exhibits, the polymorhic form was dubbed 'The Armature' was constructed out of steel. * 14th

(2014)- He played a pivotal role in the representing

in the 14th

as co-curator of the Malaysian Pavilion. The Malaysian pavilion had a theme of "Sufficiency" which promotes the idea to satisfy the need rather than the want. The theme resonated well with the overall exhibition theme of 'Fundamentals" which was directed and curated by

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. As a firm he submitted a piece of work titled "3D Printed Neighbourhood" as a response to the overwhelming need for housing in the coming century. * Malaysia Pavilion - After the successful showing of the Malaysian Pavilion in the

(2014), the whole Malaysian Pavilion was reconstructed and showcased at Taylor's University Lakeside Campus in January 2015 for the benefit of the Malaysian Public. * 30 Under 40: Revisited 2015 - Exhibition highlighting selected works of architects showcased in the 30 under 40 : Emerging Architects book after nearly five years the book has been published.

Publications and media

Appearance in books

* 30 under 40 - Emerging Malaysian Architects - - Publisher: PAM Pertubuhan Akitek Malaysia (Malaysian Institute of Architects) - Year Published: 2013 - Pages 133 pgs * Cities of Tomorrow - Envisioning The Future of Urban Habitat - Edited by: Carlo Aiello - - Publisher: Evolo Press - Year Published: 2013 - Pages: 122 pgs * Schwimmende Wohnbauten: Grundlagen (German) (Floating Residential Buildings: Basics) - Authors: Horst Stopp and Peter Strangfeld - - Publisher: Beuth Praxis Year Published: 2012 - Pages: 194 pgs

Appearance in other media

* Culturetrip Article "10 Inspirational Malaysian Activists Who Changed The Nation" by Michelle Leong published 25 March 2018

External links

Website of Sarly Adre Sarkum Architecture

References

{{authority control 21st-century architects Malaysian architects People from Kuala Lumpur 1975 births Living people Malaysian people of Malay descent Malaysian Muslims Universiti Sains Malaysia alumni Alumni of the University of Liverpool