Nippon Paint (Coatings) Philippines recently revealed the first winners of its prestigious design competition, Asia Young Designer Awar...
Nippon Paint (Coatings)
Philippines recently revealed the first winners of its prestigious design
competition, Asia Young Designer Award (A.Y.D.A) during the awarding ceremony
held at Edsa Shangri-La Hotel. Nippon Paint executives together with industry
professionals, competition judges and guests attended the event to witness the
gold winners of the Architecture and Interior Design category who will be
representing the country in the regional grand competition slated early next
year in Jogyakarta, Indonesia.
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Gold winners of the Asia Young Designer Award.
Maria Rebecca Plaza from National University, Gold winner in the Architecture
category
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| Gold winners of the Asia Young Designer Award. Noelle Samantha Bernardo from De La Salle University - College of St. Benilde, Gold winner in the Interior Design category |
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| Gladys Goh, Nippon Paint Malaysia Group General Manager made her opening remarks as she welcomed the guests and students who continuously supported the design competition and shared her positive impression on the successful turnout of entries this year in the Philippines |
A.Y.D.A,
formerly known as Nippon Paint Young Designer Award was re-launched this year
to reflect its widening reach and its increasing significance to the design
scene in Asia. From its debut with 87 entries solely from Malaysia, the
competition has grown to collect over 3,500 entries from last year across 12
different countries, namely the Philippines, Singapore, Bangladesh, Thailand, Pakistan,
Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Vietnam, China, Japan, Hong Kong its place of
origin Malaysia. This year, AYDA was extended to three additional
countries, namely Sri Lanka, India and Taiwan. The design tilt was first opened in the
Philippines in 2014.
This year, the combined number of entries for both Architecture
and Interior Design totalled to
over 1,200 submissions coming from 27 major institutions all over the country. With
the theme “Be Bold. Be Free. Be You”, the young designers are challenged to produce new and refreshing concepts or
designs that encapsulate boldness, freedom and originality.
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Photo shows (leftmost) Ms. Gladys
Goh, Nippon Paint Malaysia Group General Manager and (rightmost) Mr. Yaw Seng Heng, Nippon Paint Malaysia Group Managing Director with Asia Young
Designer Award supporting partners from United Architects of the Philippines,
Philippine Institute of Interior Designers, Council of Interior Design
Educators, Council of Deans & Heads of Architecture Schools in the
Philippines
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The judges in the annual competition are reputable and renowned architects and interior designers in the industry, who keenly filtered through each submission to select the most creative and innovative designs for each category, while also providing participants necessary feedback and advice. The judges for the Architecture Category are Ar. Nina Bailon Arce, Ar. Consuelo Buencamino, Ar. and IDr. Eduardo Calma, Ar. Jose Ramon Carunungan, Ar. Chona Elvas-Ponce, Ar. Maria Benita Regala, and Ar. Abelardo M. Tolentino, Jr. Meanwhile, judges for the Interior Design Category are IDr. Marichie Costelo, IDr. Jose Maria Hubilla, IDr. Wilfrid Nicholo Magcase, IDr. Belen Morey, IDr. Michael Pizarro, IDr. Mel Reyes, and IDr. Vincent Louie Tan.
The gold winner
for the Architecture category was bagged by Maria Rebecca Plaza from the
National University for her work, “Project Noah”, while Noelle Samantha
Bernardo from De La Salle – College of St. Benilde received the gold prize for
the Interior Design category for her winning design “Modern Farmland”.
AYDA grand prize
winners received P50,000 cash prize, as well as a 6-month internship with top
architectural firm Aidea, Inc. and top interior design firm Lor Calma &
Partners. They will also be given the opportunity to learn from experts in the
field of design, network with like-minded peers, and attend the once-in-a-lifetime
learning experience in Bali, Indonesia organized by Nippon Paint.
AYDA
2016 is supported by the Council of Interior Design Educators, the Council of
Deans and Heads of Architectural Schools in the Philippines (CODHASP), Lor
Calma & Partners, Aidea Inc., the Philippine Institute of Interior
Designers, the United Architects of the Philippines, LBC, and SM Development
Corporation.
