Special Awards

The Pudu Creative Hub has agenda and economic mutuality of creative industries and tourism attraction: Pudu Prison that molded into new theory of creative tourism. The project contributes significantly to the rethinking of future development by exploring interrelation of existing architecture and new design. As the primary time focus will be the past, present and future; this creative project is designed to serve as an engine for economic growth as it is mainly focused on innovation, creativity and high value-added activities to attractlocal inventors, artistic entrepreneurs small business start-ups. They create jobs and attract new businesses, residents and visitors from around the city and beyond. By incorporating available technology and modular design construction strategies, this project created a new opportunity to expand in the future. Pudu Creative Hub is an economic incubator with spirit of creativity injected into the 121 years old abandoned Pudu Prison while retaining its distinctive landmark and identity.

A concert hall is one of the cultural buildings which is designed to serve as performance venue and became a stylised urban monument that leads to intensified architectural development for a world class theatre. Today, the concert hall demands a variety of stage types for different performances and recognised as a symbol of the cultural spirit in a city. A new image of auditorium, Angkasapuri Symphony Arena was dedicated in 1961 to RTM orchestra, the first orchestra in Malaysia developed by Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) and located in Angkasapuri Complex, Bukit Putra. Situated in Bangsar, a vibrant city with modern lifestyle. The symphony arena appreciaties the RTM orchestra and becomes a medium to promote the state’s performing arts sector especially for symphony orchestra. It is seen as a key element to the identity and vitality of the city. The Angkasapuri Symphony Arena could become a new social and cultural centre for Bangsar residents and international culturally interested public at large. This project focused on enhancing the diversity of human experiences to the site sensitivity and local identity through the performance arts. The programming of this symphony arena will strengthen community engagement through RTM’s activities.

 

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