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Kevin Mark Low and Naziaty Mohd Yaacob both sees Malaysian architecture education as deeply flawed, producing graduates who are technically competent but philosophically and ethically underprepared. Discussion on these sub-topics / key points are found in this episode:

1. Systemic failures and "dumbing down"

2. Critique on formalism and form-first approaches

3. Need for critical inquiry and balanced models

4. Relevance to Malaysian / Tropical context 

5. Shift towards practice and real-world gaps

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