The home of architecture and design in Asia-Pacific

Get the latest design news direct to your inbox!

SIA Architectural Design Awards Winners

Project highlights from this year’s awards in Singapore, including Building of the Year.

SIA Architectural Design Awards Winners


BY

June 8th, 2011


A total of 29 recipients were honoured at the recent 11th SIA Architectural Design Awards in Singapore.

The prestigious award, conferred by Singapore Institute of Architects (SIA), aims to recognise works by its members that exemplify excellence in architecture.

There were 160 submissions this year. Projects are evaluated based on attributes such as originality and innovation, sensitivity to context, sustainability, response to climate, response to users’ needs and elegance of construction and detail.

SIA Architectural Design Awards

Industrial, Transport & Infrastructure category (Honourable Mention): The Helix Bridge, Architects 61 Pte Ltd in association with Cox Architecture

This year’s judging panel of industry professionals included Mr Ashvinkumar (President, Singapore Institute of Architects); Ar Boon Che Wee (President, Pertubuhan Akitek Malaysia); Prof Wong Yunn Chii (Head, NUS Department of Architecture); and Tay Suan Chiang (Correspondent for The Straits Times – Life! And Lifestyle, Singapore Press Holdings).

SIA Architectural Design Awards

Commercial category (Honourable Mention): ION Orchard, RSP Architects Planners & Engineers (Pte) Ltd in association with Benoy

SIA Architectural Design Awards

Residential category (Design Award): Pinnacle @ Duxton, Arc Studio Architecture + Urbanism in association with RSP Architects Planners & Engineers (Pte) Ltd

There were 6 categories – Residential, Commercial, Institutional, Industrial, Transport & Infrastructure, Interior Architecture, and a Special category. From these emerged 9 Design Awards recipients and 19 Honourable Mentions, with the much anticipated “Building Of The Year” going to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital – by CPG Consultants Pte Ltd in association with RMJM Hillier.

SIA Architectural Design Awards

Commercial category (Honourable Mention): Aman New Delhi, Kerry Hill Architects Pte Ltd in association with Design Plus Architecture

SIA Architectural Design Awards

Commercial category (Honourable Mention): Alila Villas Soori, SCDA Architects Pte Ltd

SIA Architectural Design Awards

Residential category (Design Award): Botanika, SCDA Architects Pte Ltd

SIA has also announced that starting this year, the biennial awards will be held every year.

“Design works by SIA Members are increasingly being sought after and recognised internationally. We decided on the annual awards to take the opportunity to recognise these projects more frequently than before,” says SIA President, Mr Ashvinkumar.

SIA Architectural Design Awards

Industrial, Transport & Infrastructure category (Honourable Mention): Solaris, CPG Consultants Pte Ltd in association with T.R. Hamzah & Yeang Sdn Bhd

Hero Image: Building of The Year, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, CPG Consultants Pte Ltd in association with RMJM Hillier / Institutional category (Design Award)

SIA
sia.org.sg

INDESIGN is on instagram

Follow @indesignlive


The Indesign Collection

A searchable and comprehensive guide for specifying leading products and their suppliers


Indesign Our Partners

Keep up to date with the latest and greatest from our industry BFF's!

Related Stories


While you were sleeping

The internet never sleeps! Here's the stuff you might have missed