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Imprisoned CreotivitiesMeor Mohammad Fared Meor Razali

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The Pudu Creative Hub has agendaand economic mutuality of creativeindustries and tourism attraction:Pudu Prison that molded into newtheory of creative tourism. Theproject contributes significantly tothe rethinking of future developmentby exploring interrelation of existingarchitecture and new design. As theprimary time focus will be the past,present and future; this creative projectis designed to serve as an enginefor economic growth as it is mainlyfocused on innovation, creativity andhigh value-added activities to attract

local inventors, artistic entrepreneurssmall business start-ups. They createjobs and attract new businesses,residents and visitors from around thecity and beyond. By incorporatingavailable technology and modulardesign construction strategies, thisproject created a new opportunit~ toexpand in the future. Pudu CreativeHub is an economic incubator withspirit of creativity injected into the 121years old abandoned Pudu Prisonwhile retaining its distinctive landmarkand identity.

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