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afiqnadzir
Feb 24, 2012, 7:56 PM
KL INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL DISTRICT

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1MDB ties up with Abu Dhabi
By Vasantha Ganesan
Published: 2010/05/21
The Abu Dhabi government will invest an estimated US$2 billion (RM6.5 billion) to develop the Kuala Lumpur International Financial District (KLIFD) in the Malaysian capital, sources say.

The investment, to be made through Mubadala Development Co, will go towards a mixed development project on 34.4 hectares near Jalan Tun Razak.

The Malaysian government has handed over the site, popularly referred to as Dataran Perdana, to 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), a company wholly owned by the government.

"A joint-venture company will be set up for a mixed development to include finance, banking, residences and retail," a source said.

"The project will start very soon," another source told Business Times.
Invitations to witness what has been touted as "The birth of the world's newest financial district" have been sent out by 1MDB.

The event on May 29 will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and General Sheikh Mohammed Zayed Al Nahyan, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Armed Forces.

The deal with Abu Dhabi is the second that 1MDB is signing in the span of just two weeks.

Last week, it entered a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA). The latter has proposed to invest US$5 billion (RM16 billion) in Malaysia.

The MOU provides a framework for facilitating investment cooperation between the two to explore, evaluate and implement investment opportunities in Malaysia.

It was reported that the Sg Besi site of the Royal Malaysian Air Force base would be transferred to 1MDB for development and that QIA might be involved in the project.

Read more: 1MDB ties up with Abu Dhabi http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_New...#ixzz0oVZmHIFU

afiqnadzir
Feb 24, 2012, 7:57 PM
Best KLIFD design contest
Friday February 24, 2012
http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story...6&sec=business

PETALING JAYA: A global design competition open to architects worldwide is underway to pick the best architectural design for a signature tower in the Kuala Lumpur International Financial District (KLIFD).

Organised by the Malaysian Institute of Architects (PAM) under the auspices of the International Union of Architects (UIA), the competition is to seek the best architectural solution that reflect the aspiration for the signature tower to serve as the centrepiece building in a prime location within the KLIFD.

1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) is the master developer of KLIFD.

A joint press release issued by 1MDB and PAM yesterday said the competition aimed to attract collaboration between local and world-renowned architects to reap cutting edge innovation and creativity on a global level in the designing of the signature tower.

“The participation of PAM and UIA as organisers will ensure that the competition is governed by the best global practices,” it added.
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afiqnadzir
Feb 27, 2012, 6:44 AM
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Best KLIFD design contest
Friday February 24, 2012
http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story...6&sec=business

PETALING JAYA: A global design competition open to architects worldwide is underway to pick the best architectural design for a signature tower in the Kuala Lumpur International Financial District (KLIFD).

Organised by the Malaysian Institute of Architects (PAM) under the auspices of the International Union of Architects (UIA), the competition is to seek the best architectural solution that reflect the aspiration for the signature tower to serve as the centrepiece building in a prime location within the KLIFD.

1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) is the master developer of KLIFD.

A joint press release issued by 1MDB and PAM yesterday said the competition aimed to attract collaboration between local and world-renowned architects to reap cutting edge innovation and creativity on a global level in the designing of the signature tower.

“The participation of PAM and UIA as organisers will ensure that the competition is governed by the best global practices,” it added.

afiqnadzir
Feb 27, 2012, 6:44 AM
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afiqnadzir
Mar 5, 2012, 3:20 PM
KUALA LUMPUR EXCHANGE (KLX)
http://www.thinkscapegroup.com/proje...e=architecture
CONTEXT

A major mixed development and urban renewal that is planned in the heart of downtown Kuala Lumpur, where it is to be a business, commercial and shopping district seamlessly connected to the existing city. It will be a “park integrated with architecture”, with cultural spaces within a forest envelope.


CHALLENGE
The client requested a comprehensive foundation to the entire project, from the brand idea, visual identity and naming to an architectural master plan concept befitting an international city.


ARCHITECTURAL SOLUTION

Based on the brand idea that the Kuala Lumpur Exchange (KLX) would be Malaysia's new global city - a nexus for the convergence of people, nature, urbanism and opportunities - the physical manifest then will be local in reference. The proposed architecture concept is inspired by the shapes and forms from the tropical habitat. The design also takes into consideration the uneven protrusion of the form - thus creating not only overhangs and shades, but also enabling visual interaction between neighbouring inhabitants in the same building.

afiqnadzir
Mar 5, 2012, 3:21 PM
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