Alexander Wong of Alexander Wong Architects (Hong Kong), is the recipient of Asia’s Most Influential Designer Award (AMIDA) during the 13th Designer Of The Year (DOTY) Awards held at PARKROYAL COLLECTION, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Thursday 27th April 2023.
DOTY (Designer Of The Year)is an annual designer event to promote and elevate the standards of design in both residential and commercial in the interior category in Malaysia ( www.doty.com.my ). Every year, outstanding designers who have contributed significantly to the design industry on a global level will be honoured. DOTY works in partnership with online/offline magazines such as Designer Concept, Metropolitan Home and Asia Design and www.designspeak.asia. Apart from winning designers from Malaysia, influential designers from all over the world are also honoured.
Previous honorees who have received Asia’s Most Influential Designer Award (AMIDA) include :-
2021
Ar Vo Trong Nghia, Vietnam – VTN Architects
2020
Dr Tan Loke Mun, Malaysia – DTML
Lai Siew Hong, Malaysia – Bluwater
2019
Sussanne Khan, India – The Charcoal Project + Yoo House
Katharine Pooley, UK – Katharine Pooley Interior
Duangrit Bunnag, Thailand – Duangrit Bunnag Architect Limited
Philippe Starck, France – STARCK – Lifetime Achievement Award
2018
Kelly Hoppen, UK – Kelly Hoppen Interior
Mr Ong, SG – Ong & Ong
Penny Hsieh, Taiwan – Penny Hsieh Interior
2017
Lyndon Neri & Rossana Hu, China – Neri & Hu
Paolo Cucchi, SG & Italy – Paolo Cucchi Architecture
Steve Leung, HK – Steve Leung Designer + Yoo House
Alexander Wong of Alexander Wong Architects is only the second award recipient from Hong Kong to receive the prestigious Asia’s Most Influential Designer Award (AMIDA) since its inception in 2017.
Winner of over 75 International Awards, Alexander Wong has been selected as the recipient of Asia’s Most Influential Designer Award (AMIDA) at the 13th Designer Of The Year (DOTY) Awards 2022 to be held at Kuala Lumpur Malaysia on 27th April 2023. Past recipients include world famous designers like Philippe Starck of France (2019), Kelly Hoppen of UK (2018) and Steve Leung of Hong Kong (2017), making Alexander Wong only the second recipient from Hong Kong to receive this award since Steve Leung.
The selection was made based on the highest votes from the Judging Panel for several notable and successful projects designed by Alexander Wong Architects including :
- Star City, Chengdu China
- Star X, Xinjiang China
- Cinema Exotica, Cinema City Shanghai
Bamboo Futura at Star City, Chengdu ‧ Star X, Urumqi, Xinjiang ‧ Cinema Exotica, Cinema City Shanghai China
Alexander Wong, Director & Founder of Alexander Wong Architects, reacts to the gala event, “I wish to thank everyone at DOTY for this great honour. We are so pleased to have our original designs recognized by the Judging Panel and will continue to raise the bar with all our future design endeavours in Asia and beyond.”
This International Award reaffirms Alexander Wong Architects’ leading position in the International field of Architecture & Interior Design.
Alexander Wong wins ‘Asia’s Most Influential Designer Award’ AMIDA Award at DOTY Gala Event held at PARKROYAL COLLECTION Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA on Thursday 27th April 2023 This year has been an amazing year for Alexander Wong. Just a little history … In December 2016, Alexander Wong Architects won the Global Top Award with “World’s Best Interior Design” at the International Property Awards held at the Savoy Hotel in London. Then, just after 6 years, in February 2023, Alexander Wong Architects made history by winning “World’s Best Interior Design” Award at International Property Awards for the second time with WM Hotel in Sai Kung, Hong Kong; thus making Alexander Wong Architects the only company who has ever won two times in the category of “World’s Best Awards” from International Property Awards.