Raised in Southeast Asia, he spent nine years in the United States before returning to Malaysia with a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture and a Minor in Art History from the University of Oregon (1988), and a Master’s degree in Architecture from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1991). He worked ten years at GDP Architects in Kuala Lumpur upon return, running the research and special projects division, and made a decision to reclaim old dreams of sole practice in 2002. Since then, he has been invited to teach and lecture at Institutes of Architecture and Universities in South Asia, Europe, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.