2024-04-27T09:42:52-04:00 https://archinect.com/features/article/150125574/a-conversation-with-pamela-tan-the-architectural-designer-challenging-malaysia-s-design-perspective Katherine Guimapang 2019-05-28T12:59:00-04:00 >2019-05-28T12:59:44-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/e3/e3775f3144531610450e54c55fe2d8df.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Studying architecture is a challenging yet rewarding transdisciplinary nature, according to <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/733543/malaysia" target="_blank">Malaysian</a> architectural designer <a href="http://www.pamelatan.com/profile" target="_blank">Pamela Tan</a>. Through her work, she explores architecture as a celebration of diversity and narrative. After receiving her architectural education from <a href="https://archinect.com/schools/cover/65186392/taylor-s-university" target="_blank">Taylor's University</a> and the <a href="https://archinect.com/schools/cover/3644330/university-of-greenwich" target="_blank">University of Greenwich</a>, Tan set out to explore various ways the discipline of architecture can intertwine within other disciplines such as art, philosophy, social science, literature, and poetry. Blending the speculative with ethereality, movement, and patterns, Tan has used her multi-dimensional approach to design in ways that highlight community and alternative perspectives.&nbsp;</p> <p>Challenging Malaysia's perspectives on the importance of art, architecture, and design culture, Tan has pursued these interests by merging these fields in order to recreate opportunities for architectural narratives in Southeast Asia. This week Archinect chats with Tan for an in-depth interview discussing influ...</p>