For a country's architecture and quality built environment to progress there must be constant innovation. The role of the MAP must be to encourage innovation and research in:

• design
• construction methods
• materials
• building environmental engineering systems process
• Impact and application of VT in architecture

12 Urban and Civic Design

Architecture exists in the greater context of its urban environment and city context. The MAP in creating a quality built environment in the greater urban and city planning contexts should involve in the:

• preparation of Urban Design Guidelines for all new town centres (e.g. over 10 acres)
• creation of civic spaces in Malaysian towns and cities
• creation of pedestrian-friendly cities
• formulation of planning policies, building and planning legislations

13 Conservation

MAP must also encompass the existing built environment, the architectural heritage and the natural environment It must encourage the conservation of:

• the architectural heritage
• traditional construction techniques
• the natural environment