Curriculum Vitae
Academic Qualifications
B. Arch (Hons). University of New South Wales, Australia.
M. Arch. University of New South Wales, Australia.
Awards, Academy, Lecture and Publications:
2023
Winner of Gold for PAM (Pertubuhan Arkitek Malaysia) Award Category: Single Residential Project
2018
Winner of Gold for PAM (Pertubuhan Arkitek Malaysia) Award Category: Single Residential Project
Winner of Silver for MIID (Malaysian Institute of Interior Design) Award Category: Exhibition Spaces
2015
Edge Dream Homes Silver Winner.
2014
PAM Gold Medal 2014 Jury Member.
2013
CONVENOR for PAM (Pertubuhan Akitek Malaysia) Award 2013.
2013 - 2015
Ahli MAPSM (Majlis Akreditasi dan Pendidikan Senibina Malaysia)
MALAYSIAN COUNCIL OF ARCHITECTURAL ACCREDITATION AND EDUCATION.
2012
Winner of Gold Medal Architects Regional Council of Asia (ARCASIA).
Works exhibition at Putra Architectural Exhibition (PAX) Universiti Putra Malaysia.
2011
Winner of Gold Medal Architects Regional Council of Asia (ARCASIA).
Heaven/The Edge My Dream Home 2011 Award Gold Winner.
2010
Invited to participate in the Venice Biennale.
Talk on 'Embodying Architectural Ideas' at Universiti Malaya.
PAM 2010 Awards for Excellence in Architecture Winner.
PAM 2010 Awards for Excellence in Architecture Honorary Mention.
Heaven/The Edge My Dream Home 2010 Awards Gold Winner.
2009
Speaker at MTIB forum on 'Beauty of Timber'.
Speaker at PAM (Northern Chapter) on 'Encountering the Tropics'.
2008
Appointed as Adjunct professor to Universiti Putra Malaysia.
Appointed as Master Jury for PAM Award 2008.
2007
Speaker at World Architecture Congress in Singapore. (International Architecture Convention)
PAM Award for Excellence in Architecture for Interior Design Category. (Honorable Mention)
Haven Dream Home Silver. (Joint Winner)
2006
Appointed as The Convener for PAM International Awards 2006.
Cityscape Architectural Review Award 2006 (Dubai), Runner-up in Residential (Built) category.
2005
Speaker at Datum KL 2005 (International Architectural Forum)
2004
PAM (Malaysian Institute of Architects) Awards for Excellence in Architecture for Single Residential Buildings (Honorable Mention).
2000 to 2003
Invited as external critic / assessor at Universiti Malaya, Universiti Putera Malaysia and Universiti Islam Antarabangsa.
Member of organising committee for World Conference on Timber Engineering (WCTE) 2002.
Speaker at Conference on Forestry and Forest Product Research (CFFPR) 2003.
Publications:
Architecture Malaysia (2003, 2004, 2006), Architecture Asia (2005), Malaysian Timber Council, 25 Tropical houses in Singapore and Malaysia (2006) by Patrick Bingham Hall (Periplus Publisher), New Malaysian House (2007) by Robert Powell. Malaysian Wood - Timeless Living (2007) published by Malaysian Timber Council (MTC), Recent Malaysian Architecture (Pesoro & PAM 2008), ReThink (MPH-MTC2012), The Sustainable Asian House (Tuttle 2013).
Professional Experience
September 1996 until now
Principal Wooi Architect.
Project involvement: Bungalows, Non-speculative Office and Mixed Development and Master Planning.
March 1996-August 1996
Director of CSL Design S/B Malaysia.
Project involvement: Resorts, luxury Condominium Hospital, Bank Corporate HQ, Offices, Bungalows.
1991-1995
Senior Architect
CSL Design S/B Malaysia
Project involvement: Project Architect for 25 Storey High-rise Corporate Office, Resorts, Bungalows and Renovation.
1989-1991
Architect: Hoffer Reid and Coombs Architects, Sydney, Australia.
1987-1989
Architect Assistant: H. Stossel and Partners, Sydney, Australia.
Issues of housing the low income group in Urban Areas in Peninsular Malaysia. (1991)
Corporate member of Pertubuhan Arkitek Malaysia. (Malaysian Institute of Architects)
Corporate member of IPDM. (Malaysian Institute of Interior Designers)
Institute Post:
Chairman of Timber Interest Group (Pertubuhan Arkitek Malaysia) 2002-2003.
Chairman of MTIB special committee for Specifying Timber for Building Construction on behalf of PAM in 2003.
PAM representative to FRIM. (Forest Research Institute of Malaysia)
National Committee on Use of Timber in Construction (NCUTC) 2002-2003.
PAM representative to MTIB (Malaysian Timber Industry Board) 2004-2008.
Malaysian Standard Working Groups 2009-2010.