Jariyawadee Lekawatana of Architectkidd and Singh Intrachooto of Kasetsart University, both from Thailand were presented with a Global LafargeHolcim Awards Finalist 2015 certificate for Protective Wing: Bird sanctuary as part of the ceremony to hand-over the Awards Silver prize in Ambepussa, Sri Lanka.The certificate was presented by Meisa Batayneh representing the global jury and Bi Yong Chungunco, LafargeHolcim Area Manager for South East Asia, West who represented the sponsor of the Foundation.

Representing the global jury, architect Meisa Batayneh, Founder and Principal Architect at Maisam Architects & Engineers, based in Amman, Jordan praised the project for its sensitive approach to bird conservation. “The project is centered upon supporting endangered bird populations, but also re-values palm waste as a building material as well as accommodating education and eco-tourism,” she said.

Singh Intrachooto explained that the implementation of the project continued with site preparation works. “Our project has first started with landscaping and regarding,” he said.

Jariyawadee Lekawatana and Singh Intrachooto also presented the Silver prize winning project, a community library in rural Sri Lanka some 60km from Colombo, with books on Thai cooking and massage. More than 200 guests from 16 countries attended the ceremony, which was held in the building that had won the Silver prize.