Awards for Malaysia’s busiest architecture firms

Malaysia’s 10 most-active architecture firms were presented awards on 23 June 2009 by BCI Asia, the region’s construction information provider. The portfolios of these elite architecture firms contain USD 3.9 billion worth of properties scheduled to start construction in Malaysia this year.

The BCI Asia Top 10 Awards for 2009 were presented to Aesthetics Akipraktis, Arkitek MAA Sdn Bhd, BEP Akitek Sdn Bhd, DP Architects Sdn Bhd, East Design Architect Sdn Bhd, Kumpulan Senireka Sdn Bhd, NRY Architects Sdn Bhd, Regional Development Consortium Arkitek, SA Architects Sdn Bhd and VERITAS Architects Sdn Bhd. The awards were sponsored by Assa Abloy Singapore Pte Ltd, Autodesk Asia Pte Ltd, Philips Electronics Singapore Pte Ltd and TAK Products & Services Pte Ltd.

BCI Asia Managing Director, Thor Kerr, said: “The top 10 architecture firms turn the corporate objectives of clients into buildings that work for today’s environment. These firms deliver projects efficiently while accounting for rapidly changing economic circumstances and consumer preferences. In this year’s portfolios, we see a shift towards green building design.”

The BCI Asia Top 10 Green Design Award 2009 was awarded to SA Architects Sdn Bhd for the design of Tambun International Hotspring and Jungle Resort, Ipoh, Malaysia. The award, sponsored by Tandus Asia Pte Ltd was judged by an international jury of green building experts.

The exclusive awards ceremony, held at the Sime Darby Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur, was attended by 140 senior representatives of the building and property development industries. This is the fifth annual BCI Asia Top 10 Awards to celebrate the achievements of architecture firms in Hong Kong SAR, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

Malaysia TOP 10 winners rrom left to right : Mr Thor Kerr (BCI Asia), Mr Azril Amir Jaafar (VERITAS Architects Sdn Bhd), Mr Alex Lye (SA Architects Sdn Bhd), Mr Siew Chen Fu (Regional Development Consortium Arkitek), Mr Tan Ching Kee (NRY Architects Sdn Bhd), Mr Mohd Farid Apandi (Kumpulan Senireka Sdn Bhd), Mr James Pan (BEP Akitek Sdn Bhd), Mr Lucas Sin (Arkitek MAA Sdn Bhd), Dato’ Chan Chee Yoong (Akipraktis), Mr Kelvin Yong (BCI Asia).

Media contact for this event:
Kelvin Yong
Country Manager
Email: k.yong@bciasia.com
Mobile: +60 12 361 9322