Suhardi (fourth from right) poses for a group photo with the winning team after presenting Alila2 by Landart Design Sdn Bhd with the Project of the Year award.
PENANG: The Malaysia Landscape Architecture Awards (MLAA) gala night saw 57 awards presented to deserving winners along with seven Institute of Landscape Architecture Malaysia (Ilam) awards.
Officiated by Penang chief minister Chow Kon Yeow alongside Ilam president assoc prof Suhardi Maulan, brand new categories were introduced this year like the CSR and the professional categories.
All Excellence award winners were also competing for the Project of the Year and President awards. The awards ceremony, held in conjunction with World Landscape Architecture Month, is keyed towards environmentally sound, sustainable strategies.
As one of the most prestigious awards for the landscape architecture industry in Southeast Asia, MLAA aims to inspire new design trends and recognise the contributions of those in the landscape architecture industry.
MLAA is part of a wide array of activities where ILAM aims to introduce the landscape architect profession to a larger audience through various activities such as conferences, awards and public awareness campaigns.
MLAA12 Winners’ List
ILAM Lifetime Achievement Awards
- Datuk Ismail Ngah
Wajah ILAM Award
- Mukhlis Mohamed Nor
- Datuk Zainalabidin Mohamed
Project of the Year
- Alila2 - Landart Design Sdn Bhd
President Award
- The Habitat Penang Hill - Flagstaff Holdings Sdn Bhd
Young Landscape Architect Awards
- Fong Jeng Jong
- Anith Ahmad Rosli
Landscape Design Awards (Malaysia)
Excellence
- Alila2 - Landart Design Sdn Bhd
Honours
- Utama Rainforest, Bandar Utama - Morphosis Design Sdn Bhd
- WWII Memorial Peace Park, Kuala Lumpur - Malik Lip and Associates Sdn Bhd
- Ujana Perbandaran, Sungai Petani - Morphosis Design Sdn Bhd
- Green Acres Retirement Village, Ipoh - Just Right Design Sdn Bhd
- Irama Wangsa, Wangsa Maju - Convergence by Design (M) Sdn Bhd
- Velocity Park, Sunway Velocity - PTA Design Sdn Bhd
- Laman MBPJ, Petaling Jaya - MDLA Design Sdn Bhd
- Suria Residence, Bukit Jelutong - Verona Design Sdn Bhd
- Residensi Vogue 1, KL Eco City - Pentago Landscape Sdn Bhd
- Arcoris, Mont Kiara - PTA Design Sdn Bhd
- Kanvas SOHO, Cyberjaya - Pentago Landscape Sdn Bhd
- Birch, Bukit Damansara - Idris Studio Sdn Bhd
- Cyperus and Dianthus Serviced Residences, Tropicana Gardens - WDI Design Sdn Bhd
Landscape Analysis and Study Awards (Malaysia)
Excellence
- Elmina Sport Park - MDLA Design Sdn Bhd
Honours
- TRX Public Realm and Streetscape Enhancement- Landart Design Sdn Bhd
- Gapam Green Resort Community - MDLA Design Sdn Bhd
- Arco Park: An Apologue of Batu Kawan- Landart Design Sdn Bhd
- The Living Canal- Veritas Landscape Sdn Bhd
Landscape Design Awards (International)
Honours
- Reef Island, Bahrain - Pentago Landscape Sdn Bhd
Landscape Development Awards
Excellence
- Essex Gardens, Setia Eco Templer - Setia Eco Templer Sdn Bhd
Honours
- Irama Wangsa, Wangsa Maju - World Finder Resources Sdn Bhd
- Ardence Labs, Eco Ardence - Eco Ardence Sdn Bhd
- Velocity Park, Sunway Velocity - Sunway Integrated Properties Sdn Bhd
- Tri Pinnacle, Tanjung Tokong - Aspen Vision Ventures Sdn Bhd
- Residensi Vogue 1, KL Eco City - KL Eco City Sdn Bhd
Landscape Master Plan Awards
Excellence
- Setia EcoHill 2 Master Plan - Setia Ecohill 2 Sdn Bhd
Honours
- Horizon Hills - Gamuda Land Sdn Bhd
- City of Elmina Master Plan - Sime Darby Property Berhad
- Eco Majestic Township - Eco Majestic Sdn Bhd
- The Leaf, Landscape Master Plan - Sime Darby Property (Serenia City) Sdn Bhd
Landscape Construction Awards (Contractors)
Excellence
- Tamarind Square, Cyberjaya - Greenville Landscape Sdn Bhd
Honours
- Henge Residence, Kepong - Eco Footprint Sdn Bhd
- Westside 3, Desa Parkcity - Lee Landscape Sdn Bhd
- Third Avenue, Cyberjaya - SK Landscape Sdn Bhd
Green Initiatives Awards (Government)
Excellence
- Penang International Paddy Festival - Pusat Khidmat ADUN Penanti
Honours
- Taman Jajar Sungai Ara, Penang - Jabatan Landskap, Majlis Bandaraya Pulau Pinang
- Pantai Cunang Eco Beach - Majlis Daerah Kuala Langat (Majlis Perbandaran Kuala Langat)
- Perdana Botanical Garden - Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur
- 1 Rumah, 1 Kebun (1R1K) - Majlis Perbandaran Kuantan (Majlis Bandaraya Kuantan)
- Perintis Hijau Shah Alam - Jabatan Landskap, Majlis Bandaraya Shah Alam
- Galactic Greenovators Putrajaya Chapter - Perbadanan Putrajaya
Merit
- Data Is King - Majlis Daerah Hulu Selangor (Majlis Perbandaran Hulu Selangor)
Green Initiatives Awards (CSR)
Excellence
- Batu Patong Kelabit Eco Village - Gamuda Bhd
- Honours
- Secret Garden @ Garden In The Sky - Bandar Utama City Centre Sdn Bhd
- Aspiring Seberang Perai Photography Awards 2016-2020 - Spirit Of Perai Sdn Bhd
- Plastic City - Plasticity Theatre Troupe
Student Design Awards
Honours
- Tugu Forest: Urban Woodland Park - Irfan Abd Razak (UIA)
- A New Civic Landscape Of Sentul West, Kuala Lumpur - Nurul Nadhirah Mohd Anuar (UiTM)
- Exploring Harmonic Entity of Vernacular Landscape - Nur Atila Iqmar Zakaria (UiTM)
- Smart Recreational Park - Adzlily Zuhaira Mohd Yunus (UiTM)
- The Living Eco-Cultural Kg Permatang Keriang - Nurul Haziqah Kamarul Ariffin (UiTM)
- In The Same Breath With Malacca River - Quake Huay Tin (UPM)
ILAM Academic Awards
- Muhammad Shabir bin Azahar - Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
- Muhammad Amirul Hanis bin Md Nazir - International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)
- Zalikha binti Mohd Kamal - Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
- Pradipta Khairani - Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)
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