Choltis confirmed that AUN-ADERA will be given tremendous support and that he wishes for their success in their future endeavors. Choltis Dhirathiti, the AUN Executive Director, conveyed his support to AUN-ADERA as this first gathering shows the significance of new bilateral and multilateral ties among a group of people who are passionate and interested in the future of Architectural Design Education and Research which are important for the region. Tan Eng Chye, the President of NUS, who stressed the importance of setting up such a network as a regional platform to raise public awareness of modern heritage conservation and to collaborate with academics in order to find solutions in modern heritage conservation through research and education.ĭr.

Wong Yunn Chii, one of the Co-Conveners of AUN-ADERA, greeted all of the participants from 7 countries in Southeast Asia and gave a brief introduction about AUN-ADERA. This Inaugural Meeting & Symposium was conducted virtually under the theme “Modern Heritage Conservation in SEAsia: Education, Design, and Research.” The meeting was formally commenced when Prof.

It was the first time that the members of the network gathered together following its establishment during the 10th AUN Rectors’ Meeting and 34th AUN Board of Trustees Meeting in Brunei Darussalam in 2018. The Department of Architecture of the National University of Singapore (NUS) and the Secretariat of the AUN Architectural Design Education and Research in ASEAN (AUN-ADERA) thematic network held their Inaugural Meeting & Symposium on 27-28 July 2020.

By Erika Marie Santelices and Fimma Putri Noviandrarini, AUN Interns

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