NS BlueScope Hosts ASEAN Award Winners On Australian Knowledge Tour
KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 (Bernama) -- Leading architects from the five winning firms in the inaugural BlueScope Steel Architectural Awards ASEAN visited Australia last month to celebrate design excellence and foster professional exchange.
NS BlueScope in a statement said delegates on the trip included representatives from Malaysia’s Arkiskape Sdn Bhd, MJ Kanny Architect, and Razin Architects Sdn Bhd, and Ar Naksit Wisetmora and Studio Sifah from Thailand.
Malaysian architect Ar Melvyn J Kanny was among those on the visit and highlighted the tour’s impact on building cross-border networks.
“This tour was the perfect opportunity to learn from the Australian and global architectural communities and to share information on some of the great work happening in ASEAN," he said.
The delegation toured some of Australia’s most striking modern steelwork developments in Sydney and Brisbane, including the Darling Quarter precinct and Australian National Maritime Museum, Kangaroo Point Bridge, Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre and UQ Sustainability Walk at the University of Queensland.
Many of these projects use BlueScope steel products such as COLORBOND and XLERPLATE steels that deliver on durability, versatility and aesthetic appeal, helping great architectural designs come to life. Renowned firms fjcstudio and Cox Architecture led the tours, offering insights into their design processes.
In addition to site visits and dialogues with leading practices, the delegation also attended the Australian Architecture Conference 2025 at the Sydney Opera House, engaging in global dialogues from artificial intelligence and decarbonising design to tall buildings and the future of urban centres.
The awards were run by NS BlueScope in partnership with industry bodies across Southeast Asia, including the Association of Siamese Architects under Royal Patronage (Thailand), Ikatan Arsitek Indonesia (Indonesia), the University of Architecture Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam), ACG Media Group (Malaysia), and AustCham Singapore.
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