Placemaking: Antara Hulu dan Hilir
dialogues by Bilqis Hijjas, Janet Pillai & Teoh Chee Keong
11am - 1pm
25NOV - 4DEC 2022
about the event
Rather than a final destination, Old Klang Road is a place in between, defined by transit, transition and transience. Its community was once united by the common experience of living by the river, but it now may be divided by the breadth of a multilane highway. How can we map the layers of this complex urban landscape, what the community wishes to conserve, and what it aspires to? What does conservation mean in a young city accustomed to rapid change? How do we encourage richer diversity in this urban zone, and why do we even want to try?
In this dialogue, arts educator and cultural sustainability consultant Janet Pillai and architect and urban historian Teoh Chee Keong will bring their different expertise to bear on critical issues to consider for the future of Old Klang Road. We invite the local community, people interested in urban planning and heritage, and the general audience to be a part of this conversation.
about the ARTIST
Moderator: Bilqis Hijjas (Director, Rimbun Dahan)
Bilqis Hijjas works as a creative producer and critic in contemporary dance, and manages private arts residency Rimbun Dahan. She believes in embracing diversity within the Malaysian dance community, encouraging women to be arts leaders, bringing dance to audiences outside the theatre, and allowing everyone to have a critical voice.
Speaker: Janet Pillai (Arts Educator / Cultural Sustainability Consultant)
Janet Pillai is an independent consultant and resource person advocating for cultural sustainability. Her field of specialization includes cultural heritage education and cultural mapping. She trains as well as partners with local agencies, institutions, professionals, students and community workers in the region on cultural planning and education.
Speaker: Teoh Chee Keong (Lecturer, UCSI University)
Teoh is an Assistant Professor at School of Architecture & Built Environment, UCSI University. He obtained his Master of Architecture from CYCU, Taiwan in 2005. Teoh is a member of ICOMOS and specializes in Building Conservation. He is involved in historical building restorations works in Malaysia and Taiwan, including Taiping Market, Taiping Shuntak Ancestral Hall, Taichung Railway Station, National Monument- Taipei Guest House, among others.
His teaching and research focus on cooperative learning and community engagement. He conducted several design and build community projects, such as Kuala Sepetang ‘Kaktao46’ Community Library, Sungai Buloh Leprosy Story Gallery, Garden Library at Kebun Komunity Rumah Pangsa AU2 etc. As a writer, Teoh has contributed over 200 articles for various media including Sin Chew Daily, MalaysiaKini, Asiaweek, Architecture Malaysia etc on architecture and cultural conservation. Teoh has co-founded a few cultural-based organisations, and is currently Vice-President of KongsiKL (Persatuan Seni Klang Lama) as well as Vice President of Persatuan Sahabat Komuniti Mampan Selagor & KL.
