An architect of distinction

There are many architects in our region who have made a lasting impact on the built environment, but David Teh stands apart. An architect, leader, author and educator, Teh has spent more than four decades shaping architecture across Malaysia and Australia.Born in Hong Kong to a Chinese Malaysian family, Teh moved to Kuala Lumpur at a young age and was educated at the Anglo-Chinese School in Ipoh before boarding in Australia at Geelong Grammar School. He went on to study architecture at the Unive