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[ATSA001]

Originally Posted by rizalhakim

from ATSA

KLIFD Signature Tower
ATSA Architects Sdn Bhd in colaboration with Perkins & Wills (USA) have been shortlisted to proceed to Stage 2 of the PAM + UIA + 1MDB International Design Competition for KLIFD Signature Tower Project Kuala Lumpur. Proudly to announce, we (ATSA Architects) are the 12 out of 63 nos of Architectural Company being shortlisted. The Competition is organized by Pertubuhan Akitek Malaysia (PAM) in collaboration with International Union of Architects (UIA) and promoted by 1MDB Real Estate Sdn Bhd (1MDB RE). The closing date for Stage 2 will be on 24th May 2012 and tentative announcement of winners and presentation of awards will be in June 2012.


[img]http://www.atsa.com.my/eatsa/eAtsa%2038%202012%20-

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Just to clarify, the image is not ATSA /Perkins+Will submission for the competition. It's a default image. We will show it when the time is right and permitted.

[nazrey]

Welcome stuff from Atsa to Forum Pencakar Langit Malaysia !!?

[patchay]

Welcome ATSA to Skyscrapercity Forum Malaysia.

Hopefully more architect firms will interact with the public concerned in this manner.

[XNeo]

dan bersedia dengan komen2 dari juri2 rekabentuk di sini

[archilover]

[Brannix]

public can expect a launch around 2 weeks time

[UjaiDidida]

hopefully its the real atsa

[rizalhakim]

Originally Posted by ATSA001

Just to correct your quote on your statement published in the thread. The building image shown is not ATSA /Perkins+Will design and it is not a "tiru" It is a default image and example used by KLIFD. The stage 3 selection has not been made and that ATSA/ Perkins+Will has not shown their design submission to the public. Hopefully, when the time is right, all 12 submissions for the competition will be shown.

found dat image from ATSA monthly bulletin....from ATSA website....

http://www.atsa.com.my/eatsa/eAtsa%2...Issue%206.html

[patchay]

KL International Financial Distict to ground break in less than 2 weeks from now?

Kuala Lumpur is already the world's largest Islamic finance center today. Having one of Asia's largest pension funds and regional mega-financial institutions in the making, such as Maybank, CIMB Group, RHB-OSK Group and Public Bank, Kuala Lumpur is set to emerge as a new contender of finance.

With its recent liberalisation of the banking and financial sectors, Kuala Lumpur is poised to better compete with Singapore, Hong Kong and Dubai in the areas of regional banking, investment banking, fund raising and capital market activities, asset management, insurance, treasury and transactional services, offshore capital markets, securities and brokerage, and Islamic sukuk, finance and takaful.



With a gross development value of more than 26 billion ringgit, this will become Southeast Asia's single largest real estate project launched this year.

Let us all witness the birth of the world's newest international financial district.

KLIFD Incentives
Excerpt from the 2012 BUDGET Speech by Prime Minister, YAB Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib Tun Abdul Razak

FIRST FOCUS: ACCELERATING INVESTMENT
To accelerate the development of Kuala Lumpur International Financial District (KLIFD), the Government proposes the following incentive package:

First : Income tax exemption of 100% for a period of 10 years and stamp duty exemption on loan and service agreements for KLIFD status companies;
Second : Industrial Building Allowance and Accelerated Capital Allowance for KLIFD Marquee Status Companies; and
Third : Income tax exemption of 70% for a period of 5 years for property developers in KLIFD.

Abu Dhabi to take part in MYR26b KL International Financial District

Recap: Top 12 architectural teams for KLIFD Signature Tower design competition:

- GDP Architects Sdn Bhd, in collaboration with Foster+Partners Ltd, UK

- T R Hamzah & Yeang Sdn Bhd, in collaboration with Llewelyn Davies Yeang, UK

- Hijjas Kasturi Associates Sdn Bhd, Malaysia

- Veritas Architects Sdn Bhd, in collaboration with Skidmore, Owings & Merril LLP, US

- Pakatan Reka Arkitek Sdn Bhd, in collaboration with COX Architecture, Australia

- D P Architects Sdn Bhd, in collaboration with REX Architecture PC, US

- Aqidea Architects Sdn Bhd, in collaboration with Coop Himmelblau, Austria

- Kumpulan Senireka Sdn Bhd, in collaboration with Bjarkelngels Group (BIG), Denmark

- Arkitek KDI Sdn Bhd, in collaboration with Bates Smart Pty Ltd, Australia

- Atsa Architects Sdn Bhd, in collaboration with Perkins+Will, US

- GSD Architect, in collaboration with Arquitectonica, US

- RSP Architects Sdn Bhd, in collaboration with Adrian Smith+Gordon Gill Architecture LLP, US

[guy4versa]

yeah..high hopes on this project,please wow the world !

[XNeo]

a supertall that have international looks, green building with local elements. financial icon.

[archilover]

is it a crane on the site?
image hosted on flickr

20120718_163929 by atifnadzir, on Flickr

[dengilo]

That looks like the MRT station site!

[D_Y2k.2^]

Originally Posted by dengilo

That looks like the MRT station site!

Yes. Its confirmed a MRT site. Couldn't get closer as the roads are being blocked

[D_Y2k.2^]

Demolish works on going:

[emptydot]

Galeri marketing pameran sementara? Isn't there a showroom on the site already?

[guy4versa]

the model will be shown there..cant wait!

[XNeo]

PM will launch KLIFD on Monday next week .

[davidwsk]

KLIFD Set To Reshape Malaysia's Financial Landscape
27-July-2012


KUALA LUMPUR, July 27 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur International Financial District (KLIFD) is set to reshape Malaysia's financial landscape in the region, as well as on the global front, with state-of-the-art infrastructure and technology.


The KLIFD, was one of the early Entry Point Projects (EPPs) under Malaysia's Economic Transformation Programme (ETP), a national roadmap to more than double Malaysia's per capita income to RM48,000 in 2020, while propelling the nation to a high-income economy.

The project will house a physical clustering of the right mix of key international institutions and support services, while estimated to grow to three times its current size by 2020.


Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak is scheduled to launch the KLIFD on Monday.

The RM26 billion project also looks to deliver on the aspirations for Greater KL to drive rapid growth in parallel with upgrading the city's liveability ranking to the top 20 in the world.

There would be strong emphasis on quality of life, appealing to the talent needed to support Greater KL.

"We plan KLIFD to be a space like no other, and this is our forte as urban planners. Buildings can always be good, but we want to emphasise that this project will resolve itself in the public realm," Jorge Silvetti, Principal, Machado and Silvetti Associates, the Master Planner for KLIFD said.

Machado Silvetti and Associates and its Malaysian partner, Akitek Jururancang (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, are the master planners for KLIFD.

The 28.3-hectare (70 acre) project will also spearhead a greener Greater KL with green spaces, sustainable buildings, limited motor vehicle usage, large tranquil parks coupled with rooftop gardens and a solid waste management eco-system.

"The allocation of 30 per cent of the site for greenery might not be very different, but the way we are deploying it, the idea of creating the topography that not only hides cars, makes it more beautiful and pedestrian.

"It also allows for a water management programme that is going to be unique for a project of this scale," said Silvetti.

Unlike ordinary projects, KLIFD's core focus is sustainability with guidelines embedded from the master planning stage.

KLIFD's green areas, for example, are highly functional, not just for beauty, but also encourages the creation of community, by making public spaces viable, and is vital for its water management system.

With the right ingredients for a world-class city, KLIFD is no doubt expected to attract top global companies to create a catalytic pool of world-class players.


Announced late 2010, work on the project by 1Malaysia Development Bhd (IMDB) has been on the fast track, endorsing the importance of the development in transforming the country into a financial hub.


Work on the project literally started on the day the plan was announced, but the journey was not easy given its magnitude. It sparked off not only tremendous interest among financial, construction and investment circles but also criticism.


1MDB Chief Executive Officer, Datuk Shahrol Halmi has been very clear from the beginning that the organisation would let its actions speak louder than words.


"We want the development to be on an orderly basis and ensure that there are marketing benefits," he said.

Preliminary work started on July 1, 2012, with the first phase of the project expected to be operational in 2016.

Relocation, which started in early 2011, is now at the tail end. There were hurdles, but 1MDB fared considerably well, after reaching out to the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) and political parties to help ease the process, and managed to solve disagreements amicably.

1MDB has successfully relocated most occupants and businesses from the site and the rest are expected to move out soon to make way for construction works.

Shahrol also said: "KLIFD is all about building the nucleus for talent and innovation, which is also in line with the government's aim under the ETP.

"What KLIFD will create is the clustering effect to promote innovation, as that is what happens when institutions are grouped together, side by side."

KLIFD also aims to further reinforce Malaysia's position as a leader in global Islamic finance. It is a key component in Greater KL, which is identified as a National Key Economic Area (NKEA), to move Malaysia's capital city up the value chain in the global economy.


The government, acknowledging the importance of the project, announced incentives for KLIFD in the 2012 Budget, including a 100 per cent income tax exemption for a period of 10 years, and stamp duty exemption on loan and service agreements for KLIFD status companies.


The rigorous process, interest and government support only goes to show that KLIFD is set to make a mark for itself in the global financial field.


-- BERNAMA
http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v6/ne....php?id=683609

[nazrey]

Putting KL on world finance map
Published: 2012/07/28
http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_New...20055/Article/