Hosted by Naziaty Mohd Yaacob, Ph.D. Malaysian Architect | Universal Design & Accessibility Expert (MS 1184 Specialist) | Former Associate Professor (28+ years) | Advocate for Inclusive Spaces & Women in Architecture Launched in April 2020, Talk Architecture delivers intimate, reflective conversations on architecture education, practice, and human impact—hosted solely by Naziaty Mohd Yaacob. Rooted in Malaysia yet resonating globally, the podcast connects local insights with universal challenges…
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Send us Fan Mail Malaysia is debating the repeal of the Universities and University Colleges Act 1971, and I want to go further: abolish AUKU, and abolish the MQA with it. Speaking as a former academic who felt the injustice of that Act first-hand, I don't see the equity in a law with the power to suspend students and force out staff — or the need for a qualifications agency layered on top of…
Send us Fan Mail Most buildings and workplaces are built around one narrow prototype of how a person should communicate, learn and behave — and that choice stops looking like a choice once it becomes the standard. Drawing on Eva Redford's research-based essay How Society Excludes Autistic People by Design , this episode traces how institutions turn neurological difference into disadvantage without…
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Naziaty shares deep concerns about the future of architecture education, drawing from the Substack article and recent discussions on AI literacy. They critique the International Union of Architects’ vision, which shifts schools away from foundational manual drafting, observation, and problem-finding toward AI prompt crafting, systems logic, and positioning…
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Naziaty unpacks the triangle that drives her accessibility startup: business, governance, and grassroots working together to fix what Malaysia's legislation still won't. We trace the gap at the heart of the problem — a toothless Persons with Disabilities Act 2008, a CRPD ratification that was never harmonized into domestic law, and a UBBL 34A that only governs…
Send us Fan Mail A follow up from an earlier podcast but the real title is based on a blog post - "Designing for Every Citizen: What a Wheelchair, a Bus Ramp, and a Fence Taught Me About Malaysia’s Streets". It also explains that UBBL34A under the Streets, Drainage and Building Act with the MS1184:2014 is not enough to solve problems with the Built Environment. In this episode, Naziaty shares what…
Send us Fan Mail In this reflective “filler” episode of Talk Architecture, host Naziaty opens up about a personal contradiction: as a teenager scared of maths, yet fell in love with architecture — the technical details, the design work, the very things built on mathematics. Also the fascination with Christopher Alexander's concepts and theory. That tension becomes the starting point for a warm…
Send us Fan Mail Host Naziaty, a disability activist from 1998 to 2024, opens this first episode by tracing the deep, two-way relationship between disability and architecture in the Malaysian context — a story that likely mirrors struggles in your own country. From streets unusable by wheelchair users to bus stop ramps that dangerously spill into traffic, shows how access is too often treated as…
Send us Fan Mail In Part 3 and final episode of the Stop Spoon-Feeding Architecture Students series on the Talk Architecture Podcast, host Naziaty explores why many students and graduates remain trapped in their self-imposed comfort zones. Drawing from insights on unprocessed emotions and fear of failure or judgment, this episode examines how reluctance to make decisions leads tutors to default to…
Send us Fan Mail Are we creating architecture graduates who can’t think for themselves? In this episode of Talk Architecture, host Naziaty explores the dangers of spoon-feeding in design studios — from ready-made notes and tutor suggestions to declining curiosity and weakened problem-solving skills. Drawing from Dr. Abijit Shatterji’s insights, we examine how convenience is quietly undermining the…
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Talk Architecture Podcast, we dive deep into a heartfelt reply to a 2nd-year architecture student asking what needs to change in architecture education. The core issue? Too many graduates lack confidence when entering the profession — a direct result of being spoon-fed throughout their studies. Instead of nurturing independent decision-making through studio…