Leadership in Youth and the Needy


Abim Outreach Youth Leadership Training Centre calls for an innovative centre for the future leader in multitude aspects of life. Leadership is crucial for oneself, family, community and a nation. In any area of interests, leadership plays important role in bringing the field to greater heights whether in the field of art, science, education, politics, architecture, military and even sports.

The main objective of this project is to look into the needs and the new realities that are facing the leadership for the future especially in the borderless world in term of communication and the liberalisation of the world economy. The brief is designed to ensure students are able to explore spaces and forms based on the programs provided in the centre. The components of the proposed project are mainly accommodation for male and female and staff accommodation as well as supporting facilities.

The facilities of the youth training centre should reflect the environment and the kind of training most relevant to the leadership of the new generation to face their future world. Leadership in sustainability should be expressed in the facility designs as the trainees and guests will be living in the area that fully embodies and appreciates the notion of preserving the environment for the future. Leadership by example or ‘walking-thetalk’ is highlighted in the design.

Projects reviewed in this chapter are based on their boldness in experimenting not only in forms and spatial exploitation but also planning approach towards the site responsiveness.

Wan Srihani Wan Mohamed

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