Ar. (Dr) Mohd Zulhemlee An

Upon graduation in 1988, Ar. Mohd Zulhemlee bin An joined Mangold Buttram and Associates (MBA), in Rogers, Arkansas, a small practice in the Northwest Arkansas area. In his short stint as an intern architect with MBA, he was involved in the design of a few bungalows, renovation to existing bungalows, and in an extension of a school block, before returning home to Malaysia in 1990.

In Malaysia he started his career in architecture with Arkitek Kitas Sdn in 1990. He was involved in myriad types of projects from single to repetitive housing, commercial buildings, offices, industrial and institutional projects for the Government and private developers. Ar. Mohd Zulhemlee An also had the opportunity to be involved in the design of several medical, education and religious buildings in Minnesota, U.S.A, through a collaboration exercise between Arkitek Kitas Sdn and BWBR Architects, an architectural practice based in St.Paul, Minnesota, specializing in hospital and airport design.

Ar. Mohd Zulhemlee bin An joined W&W Architects in 2003 and was promoted as a partner in 2004. As the team leader for all projects in W&W Architects, Ar. Mohd Zulhemlee An is responsible for the overall design and the implementation of all the projects being undertaken by the office. He had also conducted preliminary studies of the potential to turn historical Kuala Kangsar, Sungai Lembing, and Pekan, Pahang into heritage tourism destinations.

Ar. Mohd Zulhemlee An is an active member of the Pertubuhan Akitek Malaysia (PAM), having served as the Council Member from year 2004 until to date. He served two terms as the PAM President from 2015 until 2017. He had chaired several critical committees at PAM including the Education Committee, Membership Committee, CPD Committee and the Conservation and Heritage Committee and has been the member of PAM’s numerous committees since 1998. Ar Mohd Zulhemlee An had represented PAM to the Asean Architect Council, to the ARCASIA Education Committee, and also to the UIA Region IV Working Group on Architectural Heritage.