Eco Skyscrapers

Eco Skyscrapers are synonymous with Ken Yeang and his architectural firms T.R. Hamzah & Yeang Sdn. Bhd. in Juala Lumpur and its sister company in London, Llewelyn Davies Yeang. For 35 years Yeang has pioneered the application of ecological principles to passive, low-energy tall buildings, known as 'bioclimatic skyscrapers'. His sustainable design initiatives strive for the ultimate ecological objective of integrating designed systems seamlessly and benignly within the natural environment.

Yeang has completed dozens of signature, deep green built works including the National Library of Singapore, Solaris at one-north (Singapore), the DiGi Technical Operation Centre (Malaysia) and several buildings for the Malaysian IBM franchise, Mesiniaga. He has received numerous awards worldwide including the Aga Khan Award for Architecture (Geneva), the Prinz Claus Award (Netherlands) and the Singapore National Parks Skyrise Greenery Award. He currently has ongoing projects in England, Malaysia, Singapore, India, Hong Kong, Saudi Arabia, China and the United States.

Ken Yean was trained at the Architectural Association School in London. He received a PhD for his research on ecological factors in the design and planning of the built environment from the University of Cambridge (UK). Yeang's Malaysian office, T.R. Hamzah & Yeang Sdn. Bhd. was established in 1976 and currently has offices in Kuala Lumpur and Beijing. Yeang is also the Chairman of the UK architecture and planning firm, Llewelyn Davies Yeang.