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The School of HBP, established in 1972, is one
of the few building construction-based educational centres in Malaysia that
is multi-disciplinary in nature. The School was modelled after the concept
introduced by Professor Koenigsberger and Markus that aimed to produce
multi-disciplinary graduates to meet the needs of a developing country.
However, over the years, the School has slowly evolved to cater for the
industry needs to have traditional trade professionals such as architects,
planners, quantity surveyors and project managers.
Currently, the School has over 50 full-time
academic staff, including 3 professors and 14 associate professors. At
present the School offers six disciplines at the undergraduate level. These
are Town Planning, Architecture, Building Technology, Construction
Management, Interior Design and Quantity Surveying. The School also offers
postgraduate programme in Building Technology, Landscape Architecture,
Project Management and Housing. Both taught and research post-graduate
programmes help to strengthen the School’s forte in research and also
professional consultancies.
HBP is located in the Universiti Sains Malaysia
(USM) Penang campus
half-way between the Penang International Airport to the south of Penang
Island and the City of George Town to the north.
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