What are we looking for in the Architectural Category?

Chief Architecturalist & Managing Director, [SA]²
Past President, Malaysia Green Building Confederation (MGBC)
Member of Pertubuhan Arkitek Malaysia

"Throughout my judging journey, it’s has been giving me a lot of learning and experience where I can meet a lot of young and talented people in the industry, to see what’s design coming up to the industry and even some of the participants were work together with me as a colleagues, and this is really meaningful to me. I would like to encourage students to join AYDA even if you don’t think that you are a good designer like there is a say, you are the sum of 10 people around you, by mixing with people who are better than you or creative than you, it will push you further. That is why it is important to be a sort of a competition so that you can benchmark yourself and look at this a self-reflective by look through yourself where you are and where you heading to."

Principal, ADJ Architecture Sdn. Bhd.
Past Honorary Secretary, ARCASIA
Vice President of Pertubuhan Arkitek Malaysia

Member of PAM
Past President, Pertubuhan Arkitek Malaysia (PAM)
Principal Arkitek Daya Seni Sdn. Bhd. 2018/19

"Year after year, I can see many participants put in a lot of effort and do a very good work in their joint projects; the design talent shown nowadays have improved, the designs have become better today and I think this is a good sign for the design industry. For judges, we are able to see more young talented designers coming into the market; we are able to influence them through this competition, for students, they are given an opportunity to expose themselves to the industry and showcase their design talent to the industry professionals. I am here to encourage the young designers; competition is a bridge for you to upgrade your design thinking, get the recognition, to advance yourself before you start work in the design industry. Grab the opportunity and prepare yourself to become better in the future."

Principal, PI Architect
Member of PAM
Past President and Advisor of Architects Regional Council Asia (ARCASIA)

Principal, Arkitek JazSidhu
CEO, DesignWerkz Asia
Editor, Designscape
President, Association of Consulting Architects Malaysia (ACA:M)

Principal Lecturer, TARUC
Editor-in-Chief, Architecture Asia
Member, GBI Accreditation Panel

"From judging, I learn a lot from looking on student's work and learn from each other on how we should access student's work. It show us that the level of student from different university and even for my teaching career, I will know where and how I should teach my students to which level. AYDA has been a rewarding experience for me in able to keep up-to-date on standard of design from various student around Malaysia also learning for myself as a feedback. I would like to tell students to see the opportunity and grab to participate. Surely not blindly take part and participate, learn from winning participates and compare your design with winning entry, find out your shortfall and where you can learn from so you can see how you can improve and how actually you can perhaps, see how your next submission could be improve and get closer to winning entry level and standard."

Principal Director, Hijjas Kasturi Associates Sdn.
Member of LAM
Member of PAM
Vice President, Malaysia Green Building Confederation (MGBC)

"Asia Young Designers Award or AYDA gives the opportunity for young designers to challenge and express their design at an International level.This design award is unique in that it's not just a competition to evoke futuristic and sustainable design but with AYDA there is a cross-boundary platform to exchange ideas and the opportunity for these ideas to take flight."

Senior Manager Property Development, IJM Land Berhad

"AYDA is a platform that brings all the designers together. Look to an event we cultivate with great architectural, great design, great innovation and we are looking at something very good for the future. Basically design and innovation doesn’t come prestige and I think nowadays the students and young designers are actually showing a lot of potential from their design’s work, as a year progress, it’s become something that people are looking forward to, this is a celebration of excellent design.

Every year I see something new and different, something that shock my mind and it helps also judges, broaden out our mind and sensor, it is a two way learning process. I always tell the young designers that your mind is always your only boundary, design is boundless so go out there and try it out and enjoy yourselves and make a different."