14th Asia Young Designer Awards (AYDA) 2021 in Malaysia sees Muhd Afzal Hasmi from International Islamic University Malaysia bagged the winning prize for the architectural category with his project named “Sejahtera Community Centre”.
Meanwhile, Amirah Afiqah Abdullah emerged as the winner for the interior design (ID) category with her winning project named “Bakau”.
Organised by Nippon Paint Malaysia Group in collaboration with longstanding partner IJM Land Bhd, AYDA 2021 garnered a total of 1,276 entries for both the architecture and ID categories.
The theme for this year, FORWARD: Amplifying Empathy Through Design challenges the next generation of designers to grow beyond designing one-dimensional space and incorporate the evolving demands of consumers while factoring in sustainability and environmental care.
“Today’s design demands the need for increased levels of emotional understanding. Designers are now required to make essential decisions in maximising commercial value while protecting the aspects of nature and human emotions,” Nippon Paint MD Yaw Seng Heng said in a statement.
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Meanwhile, Amirah Afiqah Abdullah emerged as the winner for the interior design (ID) category with her winning project named “Bakau”.
Organised by Nippon Paint Malaysia Group in collaboration with longstanding partner IJM Land Bhd, AYDA 2021 garnered a total of 1,276 entries for both the architecture and ID categories.
The theme for this year, FORWARD: Amplifying Empathy Through Design challenges the next generation of designers to grow beyond designing one-dimensional space and incorporate the evolving demands of consumers while factoring in sustainability and environmental care.
“Today’s design demands the need for increased levels of emotional understanding. Designers are now required to make essential decisions in maximising commercial value while protecting the aspects of nature and human emotions,” Nippon Paint MD Yaw Seng Heng said in a statement.
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The AYDA Awards is part of Nippon Paint’s vision to nurture the next generation of Architectural and Interior Design talents. It serves as a platform to inspire students of these disciplines to develop their skills through cross-learning.