Thai Landscape Architecture Award (TALA) 2015

We preview the Thai Landscape Architecture Award (TALA) 2015. The Thai Association of Landscape Architects (TALA) is a group that, according to its own objectives, “aims to raise the standards of landscape architecture and to promote the fellowship of ethics and honor.” One way the association is doing this is through the TALA Awards, which are aimed at honoring the excellence of Thailand’s landscape architects with hopes of promoting the many landscape innovations within Thailand’s landscape and architectural design industries while inspiring the next generation of Thailand’s landscape architects. Each nominated project stands out for its innovation in lighting, planting design, and overall beauty and functionality in the space. Each project also represents the landscape of Thailand and aims to promote environmental responsibility and awareness to the people that use and enjoy them.

Thai Landscape Architecture Award

On behalf of TALA, Landscape Architects Network (LAN) would like to announce the nominees for the TALA awards. The following list of finalists represents the best in landscape architecture. They are honored in eight categories — each category will have one award for excellence and one to three honor awards. 1. Private Residences Project The projects in this category include stunning pools and breathtaking lighting schemes mixed in with lush plantings. Landscape Architects 49 is nominated three times in this category for three separate projects, all located in Bangkok. They are the Baan Sukhumvit 16, the Baan Krung Thep Kritha, and the Baan Ladprao. LOKOH= is nominated for the T. Residence, also in Bangkok.

2. General Design – Residential Complex Project Not to be confused with master planning, these projects include detailed designs for large residential complexes. SHMA is nominated for 23 Estate Khao Yai in Khao Yai and Sanitas Studio is nominated for Baan San Kraam in Phetchaburi. Finally, Landscape Architects 49 holds the last two nominations, with Parkland Srinakarin and Domus Condominium, both in Bangkok. 3. General Design – Commercial Project Commercial spaces are often some of the most viewed and oftentimes overlooked spaces in a city, but these nominated spaces would never be overlooked. This category includes Park Venture Ecoplex by P Landscape in Bangkok; Central Plaza Chaing Rai by SHMA in Chaing Rai; Siam Square One by LANDPROCESS in Bangkok; and Kenkoon Showroom Tonglor 10 by Ms. Amornrat Jintanavilas, also in Bangkok. 4. Design – Hospitality Project The hotels and resorts in this category are both inviting and luxurious. P Landscape is nominated for 137 Pillars House in Chiang Mai. Landscape Architects 49 is nominated for the Renaissance Phuket Hotel in Phuket; PL.Design for Amari HauHin & Amari Residence Hau Hin in HauHin; and Ixora Design for Montis Resort Maehongson in Maehongson. 5. Institutional Project Office buildings do not have to be boring, and these designs show just how spectacular they can be. The nominees include the following projects, all of which are located in Bangkok: Thai Public Broadcasting Service (Thai PBS) Headquarters and the Thai Health Center Head Office by XSITE DESIGN STUDIO; the Bang Sue Environmental Education and Conservation Center Project by Group Three Design and, finally, the PTT Eco Forest Rayong Wanarom Learning Center by KV ART&DESIGN. 6. General Design – Public Space Project The nominees in this group are more than just gathering places; they are also educational spaces and thoughtful memorials to a past that the country cannot forget. This group includes Suan Mingmongkol Saraburi in Saraburi by Landscape Architects 49; Suanluang Square in Bangkok by LANDPROCESS; Kamala Beach Renovation – Tsunami Memorial Park and Evacuation Route in Phuket by Group Three Design; and Siree Ruckhachat Nature Learning Park in Nakhornphathom by Axis Landscape. Related Article Featuring Projects in Thailand:

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7. Master Planning & Design Guidelines The greatest projects start out with a great plan, and this category showcases the plans for the projects. Landscape Planning is nominated for the Sirindhorn International Environmental Park อทุยานสงิ่แวดล้อมนานาชาติสริินธร in Phetchaburi and Shma with Thai Health Promotion Foundation, UddC, CUURP and Department of Architecture, Silpakorn University are nominated for the Yannawa Riverfront of Bangkok ริมนา้ยานนาวา in Bangkok. Next, Landscape Architects 49 is nominated for Vidyasirimedhi Institute Of Science and Technology and Kamnoetvidya Science Academy (VISTEC & KVIS) in Rayong and Ixora Design for Lat Kra Bang Master Planning in Bangkok. 8. Community Service / Workshop Project This final category includes projects that are centered on community involvement and betterment. Projects include Smart Makkasan – Creative Space Workshop 2013 by TCDC by Shma and Arsom Silp Institute of art, Thai Health Promotion Foundation, OHMPPS in Bangkok; Buddhadasa Indapanno Archives (Suan Mokkh Bangko-BIA) in Bangkok by XSiTE Design Studio Co., Ltd.; LANKILA PAT1 at Khlong Chan Housing Community in Bangkok by ShmaSoEn; and, finally, Elephant Kingdom in Surin by PL. Design. –

Thai Landscape Architecture Award Announcement

The award ceremony will be held from 3 to 9 p.m. March 21 at the Bangkok Art and Cultural Centre in Bangkok. The winners will also be announced here, on Landscape Architects Network. Recommended Reading:

• Urban Design by Alex Krieger
• The Urban Design Handbook: Techniques and Working Methods (Second Edition) by Urban Design Associates

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