“We believe the accepted model of capitalism that necessitates endless growth and deserves the blame for the destruction of nature must be displaced”Yvon Chouinard, from his book ‘Let My People Go Surfing’ Arkitrek wants to operate as a successful business and generate profit, but how that profit is used, and the motivation for making that profit is driven by social, rather than capitalist objectives. How we define our social objectives and how we measure the success of these though, has been the subject of much research...

Ian Hall, founder of Arkitrek talks to BFM presenter Freda Lui about the Arkitrek Camp and his philosophy of working responsibly in Malaysia's natural areas and building capacity for rural communities in Borneo to implement a sustainable design.

Photos by Calvin Ng, courtesy of Borneo Nature Tours. One year after completing the renovation of the Main Lodge at Borneo Rainforest Lodge, here's what it looks like. To see what it looked like during renovation check out these earlier blog posts. BRL Renovation - Demolitions BRL Renovation - Update We gutted the old place and turned everything around and uplifted it. Two big themes in the design were to improve the feeling of connection to nature and to make the public areas more welcoming The bar is now in the heart...

Arkitrek Camp2 4th January - 4th February 2012, Mantanani Island, Sabah. The Arkitrek Camp is for students, graduates and professionals in the construction industry. For students it is a chance to experience the construction process first hand and to learn that what you design must actually be build-able. For professionals perhaps it is a chance to refresh your enthusiasm for your profession and commitment to sustainable use of natural resources “This truly has changed my perception of architecture. I didn't think it would,...

Arkitrek Camp - Blog series by Richard Nelson Sokial (Part 5 of 5) Original post can be found at the Sabah Architectural Heritage Blog Just a typical morning on Mantanani island... We had two days left to finish the MCP Learning Centre (the official name for Albi's Chicken House). It was crunch time - we knew it and everyone had their pokerface on as we silently ate our breakfast. The Arkitrekkers had put up the roof the night before. Today, we had to finish the bottle wall, slanting bamboo wall elevation, floors and the massive...