2006 Lynn S. Beedle Award Winner
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Dr. Ken Yeang  

Dr. Ken Yeang
Llewelyn Davies Yeang
T. R. Hamzah & Yeang
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Ken Yeang is an architect-planner, and one of the foremost ecodesigners, theoreticians, and thinkers in the field of green design.  After having studied architecture at the Architectural Association in London, his work on the green agenda started in the 70s with his doctoral dissertation for the University of Cambridge on ecological design and planning. Yeang is the author of several books on ecological design, including The Skyscraper, Bioclimatically Considered: A Design Primer (1996) published by Wiley-Academy, and The Green Skyscraper: The Basis for Designing Sustainable Intensive Buildings (1999) published by Prestel (Germany). He is the distinguished Plym Professor at the University of Illinois and Adjunct Professor at the University of Malaya and University of Hawaii (at Manoa) and recently received a D.Lit. (Hon) from the University of Sheffield. He is an Honorary FAIA and has served on the RIBA Council. A principal of Llewelyn Davies Yeang (UK) and its sister firm, Hamzah & Yeang (Malaysia), Ken Yeang is well known for designing signature green high-performance buildings and master plans, and for his pursuit of an ecological aesthetic in his designs.
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Menara Mesiniaga EDITT Tower Tokyo-Nara Tower
Menara Mesiniaga
Subang Jaya, Malaysia, 1992
EDITT Tower
Singapore, 1998 Design Competition
Tokyo-Nara Tower
Tokyo, Japan, 1994
Design Proposal

For more information on Dr. Ken Yeang and his work please visit his company website.