Recognition and Awards
His innovative work led his firm, T. R. Hamzah and Yeang to be cited in the US magazine, Fast Company (March 2011) as among the top 8 most innovative architect firms in the world. The UK Guardian newspaper (January 2008) lists Yeang as '..one of the 50 People who could save the Planet..’,
Yeang's design and built work have been recognised by the many awards received since 1989 (over 40) that include the Aga Khan Award for Architecture (for the Menara Mesiniaga, an IBM franchise), the Prince Claus Award (Netherlands), the UIA (International Union of Architects) August Perret Award, the Malaysian Institute of Architects Gold Medal (2011) and its design awards, the WACA (World Association of Chinese Architects) Gold Medals (for the Solaris Building, 2011 and for the National Library Singapore), the Government of Malaysia’s ‘Darjah Mulia Pangkuan Negen (DMPN) award that carries the official title of ‘Dato’ (2003, generally regarded as the Malaysian equivalent of the UK’s OBE), The Lynn S. Beedle Lifetime Achievement Award from the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, the Holcim Regional Award for Sustainability (Switzerland) (for the Putrajaya Phase 2C5 building, Malaysia, 2011), the Merdeka Award (for the 'environment' category, 2011), an award from the Malaysian government regarded as its national equivalent of the Nobel prize.
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