Cover image courtesy of Malaysian Nature Society (MNS) Text by Ian Hall Applications for this position are now closed Malaysian Nature Society are looking for a volunteer architect or designer to help them with the fit out of their community outreach centre in Gerik, Perak. Start date: 30th Jan 2012. Applicants should contact Arkitrek using our contact form. The volunteer will take the lead in space planning the first floor of the ‘Hokkien Association’ building in Gerik. Work will also include design of furniture,...

The next Arkitrek Camp is Camp2 from 19th March to 20th April 2012, also on Mantanani Island in Sabah. Contact us for a detailed project brief and itinerary. Related posts %RELATEDPOSTS%

Text and Photos by Jamie Ross Two months after applying for an Arkitrek internship I found myself on a plane to Borneo. Having little idea of what was in store other than words of warning about the dangers of rice wine I couldn’t help but feel a little apprehensive about the next 3 months. Fortunately these initial fears soonpassed as I was welcomed into the folds of the Arkitrek and Camps International family. As with Eoghan and Olly before me, my home for the duration was to be Tinangol village and my objective to push...

Text and photos by Ian Hall Our Kindergarten on Mantanani Island has come on a treat these last 4 months thanks to the dedication of our Volunteer Michelle Martin and her team from Camp Borneo and the Mantanani community. We're just about to get the roof superstructure up and here is Michelle posing with a fine set of dwangs on her last day on the island. The next stage is to put the roof on and for this Michelle has risen to the challenge of communicating structural principles of a 'collar rafter' and the relative merits...

The Star, Malaysia Saturday July 16, 2011 Designs that matter By LEONG SIOK HUI Read the original article A team of budding architects and design professionals picks up construction know-how and ruminates on why design matters at a design-and-build camp in Sabah. After seven years of slogging in architecture school, followed by 2½ years of designing building after building, David Thomas Arnott was on the verge of burning out. “You spend so much time in university working on amazing projects. Then you start working...