Archinect - News 2024-05-05T21:54:17-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/149939289/the-anti-starchitect-approach-of-malaysia-s-veritas-design-group The anti-starchitect approach of Malaysia's Veritas Design Group Amelia Taylor-Hochberg 2016-04-08T17:56:00-04:00 >2024-01-23T15:01:08-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/54/54b84cecedc7fda0099af50289222301?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>the firm founded by Harvard-trained David Mizan Hashim has made a name over three decades as a stalwart of the Malaysian architecture scene [...] It is now the country&rsquo;s second-largest architecture firm, with 330 staffers led by 14 architect principals; 5 of them head Veritas offices overseas. [...] &ldquo;I purposely don&rsquo;t want all decisions to come from me,&rdquo; [Hashim] says ... &ldquo;My strategy is planned obsolescence.&rdquo;</p></em><br /><br /><p>Related on Archinect:</p><ul><li><a title="Do western architects disrespect eastern architecture?" href="http://archinect.com/news/article/53711995/do-western-architects-disrespect-eastern-architecture" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Do western architects disrespect eastern architecture?</a></li><li><a title="Looking to start your own practice? Keep this in mind..." href="http://archinect.com/news/article/149935885/looking-to-start-your-own-practice-keep-this-in-mind" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Looking to start your own practice? Keep this in mind...</a></li><li><a title='60 Minutes profiles Bjarke Ingels, the "Starchitect"' href="http://archinect.com/news/article/149934618/60-minutes-profiles-bjarke-ingels-the-starchitect" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">60 Minutes profiles Bjarke Ingels, the "Starchitect"</a></li><li><a title='"Stepping Out" &ndash; the personal preface to starting your own practice, on Archinect Sessions #44' href="http://archinect.com/news/article/142529093/stepping-out-the-personal-preface-to-starting-your-own-practice-on-archinect-sessions-44" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Stepping Out" &ndash; the personal preface to starting your own practice, on Archinect Sessions #44</a></li></ul>