AIA Intl Southeast Asia Symposium - AIA Fellows Panel - Celebrating the Journey to Elevation and Design Excellence
When: Friday 11 August 2023 @ 06:00 (Eastern US Time)/ 18:00 (Singapore time)
Where: d’Doubles, 211 Henderson Rd #01-01A, Singapore 159552/ ONLINE
CES Credits - Estimated 1.0 LU for AIA Members
Speakers
Angela Lee, FAIA, ACHA, EDEC, LEED AP, Regional Managing Director, Asia Pacific, HKS, Singapore
Dr Erik L’Heureux, FAIA, LEED AP BD+C, Dean's Chair Associate Professor, Dept of Architecture, CDE, National University of Singapore
Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Ar. Haji Esa Mohamed, Hon. FAIA, FRAIA, RIBA, PAM, Founder and Managing Director, Akitek Jururangcang (MY) Sdn Bhd, 2014 - 2019 President, UIA, 1993 - 1995 President, PAM.
Yolanda Reyes, Hon. FAIA, FUAP, PIEP, Principal, Reye Design + Planning + Architecture, Philippines, 2014 - 2017 Vice-President, UIA Region IV, 2005 – 2006 Chairperson, ARCASIA, 1998 - 2000 President, UAP
Sathirut Nui Tandanand, Hon. FAIA, Hon. JIA, Hon.KIRA, ASA; Managing Director, Dhevanand Co. Ltd, Thailand, 2015 - 2016 President, ARCASIA, 2009 - 2012 Vice-President, ASA.
Datuk Ar. Tan Pei Ing, Hon. FAIA, FPAM, FMIID, LFRAIA, Hon. KIRA, Hon. ASA, Hon. FCARM; Founder, PI Architect, Malaysia, 2021 - 2023 Secretary General, UIA, 2013 - 2014 President, ARCASIA, 2001 -2002 President, PAM.
Moderator: Yew Kee Cheong, FAIA, MSIA, Founding Principal, 2B Architects, Singapore, 2024-2025 President-Elect, AIA International
Description
AIA Fellows are recognized with AIA’s highest membership honor for their exceptional work and contributions to architecture and society. This roundtable discussion brings together 2 FAIAs and 4 Honorary FAIAs to the same table. Firstly, to get insight into the criteria and experience of each panellist’s journey towards elevation, and secondly, to share the ‘ripple effect’ of their efforts beyond attaining fellowship, by aligning with AIA’s key issues of Sustainability, Climate Action, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion and Community Engagement.
The panel discussion will be followed by a word from our Event Partner, Jason Kurek of Allegion.
Please register to join the session. Note: you only need to register once for the Welcome and the AIA Fellows Panel.
With several doctors in the family, Angela Lee has always been comfortable in healthcare settings. When she decided on architecture as a profession, healthcare design seemed the obvious path. She knows that successful design is the result of the harmonious relationship and balance between the patient and user experience, form and function, budget and schedule, sustainability and sound business principles.
As Managing Director of Asia Pacific at HKS, Angela has 29 years of healthcare planning experience and participating in the design and planning of over 1.6 million square meters of healthcare projects worldwide. Her projects have been honored with design awards from both the American Institute of Architects and Modern Healthcare. She has been recognized in publications such as Healthcare Design, Health Facilities Management, Healthcare Design Ideas and Medical Construction and Design. Most recently, Angela was elevated to the 2022 American Institute of Architects College of Fellows for her contributions to healthcare.
Dr. Erik L’Heureux is a Dean’s Chair Associate Professor in the Department of Architecture at the National University of Singapore (NUS), a Fellow of the AIA and the founder of Pencil Office.
His pioneering integration of academic research into mid-20th-century equatorial architecture and its relationship to the urban environment, climate and atmosphere in Indonesia, Malaysia, India, Ghana and Brazil with his creative practice earned him a Harvard University GSD Wheelwright Prize in 2015. He has completed more than 40 projects, including the “simple” series (A Simple Headquarters, A Simple Terrace House, A Simple Factory Building) and such other built work as An Equatorial School of Architecture, Hut House, Stereoscopic House and the 1000 Singapores exhibition for the Venice Biennale.
L’Heureux’s projects have received design awards from the AIA, the Society of American Registered Architects (SARA), INDE Design and the World Architecture Festival (WAF), and have been featured in nearly 100 professional and design periodicals, including Oculus, Icon, InDesign, Design+Architecture, Architecture Asia, Detail, and Archinesia among others.
Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Ar. Esa, an Architect and Planner had his education and training at the University of Newcastle, Australia in Architecture where he obtained a First-Class Honours and the University Gold Medal Award in Bachelor of Architecture in 1973 and Master in Town and Country Planning from University of Sydney in 1976.
He is the founder and the Managing Director of Akitek Jururancang (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (AJM), a well-established architectural and planning firm, which was responsible for several prestigious planning and architectural projects in Malaysia such as Subang Jaya Township, Kuala Lumpur Master Plan, University Malaysia Pahang (UMP), the Putrajaya Administrative Capital City Master Plan and also involved in several major works in China, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia.
Other architectural works that he was involved in included; the KLIA, leading the Malaysian Japanese Airport Consortium, the Langkawi International Airport Airport, Datai Bay Resort Langkawi, Mid Valley City, Sunway Pyramid, Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Sg Buloh Hospital and Training College, University Malaysia Pahang, Pekan and Pagoh Education Hub, Johor.
Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Ar. Esa was the President of Pertubuhan Akitek Malaysia for 1993-1995 and is still a member of its council. He was a Co-Chairman of NAPSEC (National Professional Services Export Council) under MATRADE. He is also a member of the Board of Architects Malaysia and is in charge of International Affairs that also includes as the Chairman of the Monitoring Committees of APEC and ASEAN Architect; and a prominent panel of Disciplinary Committee.
At the international level, Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Ar. Esa was the President of International Union of Architects (UIA) for 2014-2017 and the Chairman of ARCASIA (Architects Regional Council of Asia which comprises Presidents of the Institute of Architects from 16 countries as members) for 1995 and 1996. He is a member of the APEC Architect Central Council (AACC), also was the 1st Chairman of the ASEAN Architect Council (AAC) from 2009 to 2011 and is the Chairman of the Malaysian Monitoring Committees of AACC and ACC.
He obtained several prestigious international awards for his works such as Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 2001, the Construction Industry Player of the Year Award by Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) in 2002, and the Institution of Surveyors Malaysia (ISM) Excellence Award 2003 for his Outstanding Contribution to the Property and Construction Industry and the Professional Excellence Award in Engineering, Construction and Property from BIM in 2013. For his contribution to the advancement of architecture and the country’s development, Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Ar Esa was conferred the Honorary Doctor of Architecture by the University of Newcastle NSW, Australia on 20th April 2005.
He was also awarded the Australian Distinguished Alumni Award 2014. He was also awarded the Honorary Membership of Korean Institute of Registered Architects (KIRA) in recognition of his significant contribution with active involvement in ARCASIA and UIA toward strengthening relationship among international organisations and KIRA on 20th November 2014. He was also awarded the Honorary Fellow of the American Institute of Architects in June 2019 and the President’s Medal by Royal Architectural Institute of Canada on June 2015.
He was also awarded the title of DSAP in 1995, SIMP in 2002 and SSAP in 2009 by KDYMM Sultan Ahmad Shah, Pahang and PSM in 2014 by the Yang diPertuan Agong Tuanku Abdul Halim Muádzam Shah that carries the honorific title “Tan Sri”.
The professional life of Yolanda David Reyes is such a phenomenal journey. With distinguished careers as a private practitioner, academician, philanthropist, public official and international leader spanning almost five decades in the areas of architecture and planning practice, public policy and governance. She is a proud representation of a well-rounded professional who has dedicated her life in the service of her profession and social responsibilities both in the local and international communities
Reyes specializes in architectural design and facility planning. She obtained her BS in Architecture and Master in Architecture from the University of Santo Tomas (UST), College of Architecture and Fine Arts (CAFA) and the UST Graduate School. She completed her PhD academic units at the School of Urban and Regional Planning of the University of the Philippines (UP).
She became Dean of UST CAFA and served as Chairman or President of international organizations such as the Architects Regional Council Asia (Arcasia), APEC Architects Central Council (AACC), Asean Archtects Central Committee for Monitoring (AACCM) , Eastern Regional Organization for Planning and Human Settlements(EAROPH) and numerous stewardship in local organizations including the United Architects of the Philippines. She was also Council Member and Vice President Region IV of the Union Internationale des Architectes (UIA).
She was appointed member of the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) Professional Regulatory Board of Architecture, and later promoted as PRC Commissioner to take charge of the regulation and licensing of the 46 regulated professions in the Philippines.
She, together with her husband Romulo, runs an architectural office RLR77 and YDR Architectural Design Consultants with local and international projects.
She founded the YDR Scholarship Foundation where many students were able to access education and completed their chosen academic degrees.
Reyes is a multi awarded professional with local and international recognitions from the academe, professional organizations and government.
Sathirut Tandanand is a practicing architect and urban planner based in Bangkok, Thailand.
He graduated from University of Minnesota with a Bachelor of Environmental Design and Architecture Design in 1979. He furthered his architecture studies and graduated from Columbia University with a Master of Science in Architecture and Urban Design in 1984.
In 2015- 2016 Sathirut was elected to be the President of Architects Regional Council Asia (ARCASIA).
He is an Honorary Member of: Korea Institute of Registered Architects (Hon. KIRA); Japan Institute of Architects (Hon. JIA); And American Institute of Architects (Hon. FAIA).
Architect Datuk Tan Pei Ing started her own practice, PI Architect, in 1989. Her firm has undertaken a wide range of projects including shopping malls, hotels, commercial and residential developments etc.
Pei Ing is very active in her professional involvement as follows:
Past President of the Malaysian Institute of Architects
Member of the Board of Architects Malaysia
Past President and Advisor of ARCASIA
UIA Region IV council member (2017-2021)
Member of UIA PPC and Chair of sub-committee on Gender Equity in Architecture
Member of Melbourne University Asia Advisory Board.
Pei Ing has received a number of prestigious awards, including:
‘The MCEIA ‘Construction Leading Lady award 2015’
‘Distinguished Australian Alumni Award 2016’
Board of Architects Malaysia President’s Award 2017
Malaysian Institute of Architects Gold Medal for Service 2019.
This symposium is brought to you with the generous support of our Event Partners.
