Staff Directory

Academic Qualification
- Ph.D in Architecture - Doctor of Philosophy, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)
- Bachelor in Hons. - Bachelor Degree, University of Dundee
- Bachelor in Architecture - Bachelor Degree, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
- Matriculation - Certificate, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
Abdul Razak Bin Sapian (Prof. Ar. Dr.)
Professor
IIUM Gombak Campus
KULLIYYAH OF ARCHITECTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN
Other's position:
Dean, Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design
arazaks@iium.edu.my
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Expert Profile
Ar. Dr. Abdul Razak Sapian is a Professor at Department of Architecture, Kulliyyah of Architecture & Environmental Design. Currently he is the Dean at Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design, IIUM. He graduated his first degree in Housing Building & Planning (Hons.), USM in 1993, majoring in Architecture and graduated his Bachelor of Architecture degree from University of Dundee, UK in 1995. In 2003 he obtained his Ph.D. in Architecture from UTM. Professionally he is a registered Professional Architect with Lembaga Arkitek Malaysia (LAM A/A 154) and Corporate Member of Pertubuhan Arkitek Malaysia (PAM M 2089). His areas of specialization are environmental engineering (natural ventilation & thermal comfort, energy and passive design strategy), Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) and housing (High and low rise residential building).
He has published more than 50 articles in reputable international (ISI and Scopus) and local refereed journal as well as presented in many national and international seminars. He also published a numbers of book in the area of his interest such as in architecture, conservation and heritage. Active in research with novelty ideas and product has lead him in participation and won several awards at university, national and international level research exposition such as in IRIIE (IIUM Research, Invention and Innovation Exhibition), ITEX (International Invention and Technology Exhibition), and SIIF (Seoul International Invention Fair). Currently he is also conducting few researches on his area of specialization, among others are as follows; CFD Investigation on the Potential of Solar Induced Ventilation in Enhancing the Stack Ventilation Performance for Hot and Humid Climate. Thermal Performance of Green Wall in Tropical Climate and Possibility of Using Ventilated Facade in Reducing the Indoor Air Temperature of Malaysian Building. In term of supervision, he has and in progress supervising more than 20 postgraduate and more than 50 undergraduate students in IIUM and also outside IIUM as external supervisory committee.
Being a registered professional architect, he is actively involved in related consultancy under the university business arm. Even prior to his appointment as IIUM academic staff in 1989, he has served few public and private organization such as CIDB (Construction Industry Development Board Malaysia) and Architect firms until he successfully setting up his on private practice namely Dr. Abdul Razak Architect. Currently he is involved with the development of IIUM teaching hospital in Kuantan, few Endowment fund Mahallah projects namely Mahallah Syeikh Humaid and LTAT and preparing comprehensive Bako peninsular master plan for Sarawak government. Other consultancy project that he is involved covers residential, commercials and institutional projects either for private and public clients. Because of his vast experience in academic and practice, he was and currently appointed as Committee, Advisor and Board Member as well as External Examiner in many universities and school of architecture locally and internationally such as university of Punjab, University of Kyoto, UCSI, City U, Geomatica College, USM, UKM, UPM, UTM, USIM and UiTM. In Lembaga Architect Malaysia, he is also one of the accreditation committee members for part 1 and part 2 Architecture programme. Working closely with Standard Malaysia and SIRIM as Technical and Working Group committee since 1999 has given him an opportunity to contribute and develop more than 25 Malaysian Standards that related to energy efficient such as MS 1525:2001/2007/2014 Code of Practice on Energy Efficiency and Use of Renewable Energy for Non-Residential Buildings.
He has published more than 50 articles in reputable international (ISI and Scopus) and local refereed journal as well as presented in many national and international seminars. He also published a numbers of book in the area of his interest such as in architecture, conservation and heritage. Active in research with novelty ideas and product has lead him in participation and won several awards at university, national and international level research exposition such as in IRIIE (IIUM Research, Invention and Innovation Exhibition), ITEX (International Invention and Technology Exhibition), and SIIF (Seoul International Invention Fair). Currently he is also conducting few researches on his area of specialization, among others are as follows; CFD Investigation on the Potential of Solar Induced Ventilation in Enhancing the Stack Ventilation Performance for Hot and Humid Climate. Thermal Performance of Green Wall in Tropical Climate and Possibility of Using Ventilated Facade in Reducing the Indoor Air Temperature of Malaysian Building. In term of supervision, he has and in progress supervising more than 20 postgraduate and more than 50 undergraduate students in IIUM and also outside IIUM as external supervisory committee.
Being a registered professional architect, he is actively involved in related consultancy under the university business arm. Even prior to his appointment as IIUM academic staff in 1989, he has served few public and private organization such as CIDB (Construction Industry Development Board Malaysia) and Architect firms until he successfully setting up his on private practice namely Dr. Abdul Razak Architect. Currently he is involved with the development of IIUM teaching hospital in Kuantan, few Endowment fund Mahallah projects namely Mahallah Syeikh Humaid and LTAT and preparing comprehensive Bako peninsular master plan for Sarawak government. Other consultancy project that he is involved covers residential, commercials and institutional projects either for private and public clients. Because of his vast experience in academic and practice, he was and currently appointed as Committee, Advisor and Board Member as well as External Examiner in many universities and school of architecture locally and internationally such as university of Punjab, University of Kyoto, UCSI, City U, Geomatica College, USM, UKM, UPM, UTM, USIM and UiTM. In Lembaga Architect Malaysia, he is also one of the accreditation committee members for part 1 and part 2 Architecture programme. Working closely with Standard Malaysia and SIRIM as Technical and Working Group committee since 1999 has given him an opportunity to contribute and develop more than 25 Malaysian Standards that related to energy efficient such as MS 1525:2001/2007/2014 Code of Practice on Energy Efficiency and Use of Renewable Energy for Non-Residential Buildings.
Area of Specialisation
- Engineering Tech ~ Applied Sciences And Technologies ~ Urban Planning ~ Planning of Construction (Including Commercial Building, Community Planning, Construction Open Building, Development Models, Environmental Sustainable Habitat, Industrial Building, Seaport and Airport, Residential, Residential and Public Building, Road, Bridge and Highway, Spatial and Physical Planning, Urban Renewal, Integrated Construction,Intelligent Building, Land Reclamation and Land Readjustment, Dam and Irrigation Systems)
- Engineering Tech ~ Applied Sciences And Technologies ~ Landscape Architecture and Planning ~ Landscape Ecology - Sustainable and ecological planning and design of land and building
- Engineering Tech ~ Applied Sciences And Technologies ~ Construction and Project Management ~ Design of Construction (Including of Bridges, Commercial Building, Construction, High Rise Building, Industrial Building, Industrialised Building/Construction System (IBS/ ICS), Port and Airport, Residential, Residential and Public Building, Road and Highway, Seismic and Dynamic Resistant, Structural Design and Assessment, Smart Building, Intelligent Building, Dam and Irrigation Systems) - Using CFD to predict the energy efficiency and conservation in building especially in residential buildings.
- Engineering Tech ~ Applied Sciences And Technologies ~ Urban Planning ~ Planning of Construction (Including Commercial Building, Community Planning, Construction Open Building, Development Models, Environmental Sustainable Habitat, Industrial Building, Seaport and Airport, Residential, Residential and Public Building, Road, Bridge and Highway, Spatial and Physical Planning, Urban Renewal, Integrated Construction,Intelligent Building, Land Reclamation and Land Readjustment, Dam and Irrigation Systems) - Passive design startegy in high and low rise residential building
Research Projects
Completed
2021 - 2023 | Penyediaan pelan pengurusan pemuliharaan (CMP) dan kerja-kerja pendokumentasian yang berkaitan ke atas bangunan warisan kebangsaan - bangunan Sultan Abdul Samad (BSAS Blok A) dan bangunan Pejabat Pos Besar (BSAS Blok B) |
2019 - 2023 | A Green Operation Practices Framework for Small and Medium Chalet Operators at East Peninsular Malaysia Marine Park Islands |
2018 - 2018 | Kajian dan Pembangunan Standard Industri Pembinaan Perumahan Kebangsaan |
2015 - 2018 | Identifying the Minimum Invasive Active Fire Protection Measures for Malaysian Heritage Buildings Towards Better Preservation of the Built Heritage |
2014 - 2018 | Development of Cost Modelling Prediction Tool for Green Home |
2013 - 2016 | Empirical Evaluation of Aesthetics Preferences and Environmental Performance of Sun Shading Devices Using Carving of Malay Traditional Houses |
2013 - 2016 | The Provision of Research Consultancy for Bako Master Plan Study |
2013 - 2017 | Development of Ecological Indicators for Islamic Eco-Campus Environment |
2010 - 2012 | CFD Investigations on the Potential of Solar Induced Ventilation in Enhancing the Stack Ventilation Performance for Hot and Humid Climate. |
2007 - 2011 | Crime Prevention Through Housing Design and Planning: A Study on Terrace Housing Areas in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor |
2007 - 2011 | Emulating the Practice of "Buying Off the Plan" in the Housing Industry in Australia: A Feasibility Study for Malaysia |
2004 - 2010 | The Effect of Wider Frontage of The Terrace House (TH) to Natural Ventilation |
On-Going
2023 - Present | Program Pembangunan Bagi Kajian Sosioekonomi Penduduk Wilayah KETENGAH |
2022 - Present | Kajian Mengoptimumkan Penggunaan Kuarters Guru Tidak Berpenghuni Milik Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia |
2022 - Present | PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT OF LCC (LIFE CYCLE COST) DATABASE REQUIREMENTS FOR SUSTAINABLE FACILITIES MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OF EDUCATIONAL BUILDING |
2022 - Present | Kajian Program Pembangunan Ekopelancongan Menelurusi Sungai Sedili Besar |
2021 - Present | Determining Biophilic Design Model towards Stress Reduction and Productivity Enhancement for a Restorative Indoor Environment |
2019 - Present | Smart Interior Design (SID) Framework as an Integrated Energy Efficiency Approach for Smart Building and IoT-Driven Future. |
2019 - Present | A Novel Method in Nurturing Students? Motivation and Resilience Through a Validated Embedded Multi-Dimensional Student Engagement Framework (Use of Gamification) for Higher Learning Institution |
2019 - Present | Perunding bidang Rekabentuk Bandar bagi Pelan Pengurusan Pembangunan Persisir Pantai Pekan Kuah-Klebang, Langkawi Kedah |
2019 - Present | Air Flow Characteristics and Behaviour Around Openings with Various Types of Shading Elements |
2019 - Present | Seamless contracting and contractual provisions framework to reinforce BIM collaborative and integrative environment in the Malaysian construction industry |
2018 - Present | Kajian Garis Panduan Pembangunan STRATUM dan Kajian Kes |
2016 - Present | Enhancing the Green Building Index (GBI) Malaysia with Biomimicry Life's Principles (BLP) in Alleviating the Urban Heat Island (UHI) Effect for the Built Environment |
2013 - Present | Regenerative Islamic Heritage Research Unit(RIHRU) |
2013 - Present | The Architecture of Australia's Muslim Pioneers |
2012 - Present | IIUM Master Plan (Planning Soft and Hard Scape) |
2012 - Present | Integrated Islamic and Environment Friendly Building: A Sustainable Development Model |
2012 - Present | Asean Project Handbook on Core Competencies and Domestic Regulations in the Architecture Services |
2008 - Present | Environmental Analysis and Virtual Reality Research Unit (EAVRRU) |
2008 - Present | (RU 2011) Configuring the Nature of Colonial Hospital Architecture In Peninsular Malaysia-(Series 1)-Special Studies on the Tuberculosis Ward and Hospital Administration Building Typologies of Kota Bharu Hospital. |
Award & Recognition
17 Aug, 2020 | Best Media Presence - Kulliyyah of Architecture & Enviromental , IIUM | KCDIO |
04 May, 2019 | Silver Medal - 30th International Invention, Innovation & Technology Exhibition 2019 | International |
05 Aug, 2016 | 7th Asia's Education Excellence Award (Education Leadership Award) - CMO Asia | International |
29 Nov, 2012 | Gold Medal - Seoul International Invention Fair 2012 | International |
17 May, 2012 | Bronze Medal - 23rd International Invention, Innovation & Technology Exhibition 2012 (ITEX'12) | International |
17 May, 2012 | Bronze Medal - 23rd International Invention, Innovation & Technology Exhibition 2012 | International |
Publications
Article
Conference or Workshop Item
Book
2013 | Istana Kuala Cegar: nostalgic splendour behind a humble facade. IIUM Press, ISBN: 978-967-418-272-4 |
2013 | Rumah Tok Menteri II: a continuation of generations. IIUM Press, ISBN: 978-967-418-255-7 |
2011 | Tracer study 2011 First Degree and Post Graduates: International Islamic University Malaysia. Alumni and Career Services Division, International Islamic University Malaysia, ISBN: 798-967-10826-1-4 |
Book Section
2016 | Reminiscing traditional masjid architecture in a contemporary world: The making of Masjid Al-Falah. In: Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design, IIUM, ISBN: 978-983-3142-33-0, pp. 199-206 |
2016 | Reminiscing traditional masjid architecture in a contemporary world: The making of Masjid Al-Falah. In: Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design, IIUM, ISBN: 978-983-3142-33-0, pp. 199-206 |