Speaker Spotlight: Dato Dr. Ken Yeang

Skyscrapers towering overhead, with roof gardens and greenery covering walls to stairs, built with self-sufficient water recycling systems and sunshade louvers forming the most majestic shapes. Buildings which are ecocities in themselves. That is the future of skyscrapers.

Considered one of the founding fathers of sustainable architecture, Dato Ken Yeang specialises in bioclimatic skyscrapers and is also a widely published author in the subject matter. Some of his books and articles pioneering ‘vertical green urbanism’ and passive low-energy skyscrapers such as "Design with Nature", "The Skyscrpaer: Bioclimatically Considered" and "The Green Skyscraper: The Basis of Deigning Ecological Sustainable Buildings" are widely read and studied.

Born in Malaysia in 1948, Dato Ken Yeang’s sensitive and delicate melding of bioclimatic techniques and daring vertical landscaping can be seen in buildings designed by Hamzah & Yeang, his firm based in Kuala Lumpur, all over the world. He studied Architecture at the Architectural Association School (AA) in London, earned his master’s degree in Wolfson College, Cambridge and received his PhD in ecological design and planning from Cambridge University Department of Architecture. He now wears the hat of Managing Director at Ken Yeang Design International Ltd, UK, Hamzah & Yeang, Malaysia and North Hamzah Yeang Architectural and Engineering Company, China and has also served as the President of the Malaysian Institute of Architects.

Hamzah & Yeang is best known for their innovative signature green buildings which blend with surrounding landscapes and their imaginative and extensive masterplans. Their key projects can be found in Europe, USA and Asia, including Singapore’s Solaris and National Library Board, the 40-storey Eco-tower at Elephant & Castle and the 15-storey Mesiniaga Building in Malaysia. Their palette of current masterplan projects include the astounding Jabal Omar Towers in Mecca, Saudi Arabia and SOMA in Bangalore, India. The firm also serves as a member of the Council on Tall buildings and Urban habitat (USA) and has received more than 20 awards for their work, including the Aga Khan Award for Architecture and the RAIA International Award.

Join Dato Dr. Ken Yeang, Managing Director of Ken Yeang Design International Ltd, UK, Hamzah & Yeang, Malaysia and North Hamzah Yeang Architectural and Engineering Company, China at iCities Conference today!

About Dato Dr. Ken Yeang