The Golden Award for Global Contribution to Architecture, a lifetime award was presented to Archt. C. Anjalendran recently in New Delhi.
The award was presented by the “The Architecture+Design & Spectrum Foundation” formed ten years ago to applaud creativity and excellence in architecture. The jury for the awards this year – the ninth cycle – comprised 27 eminent architects of India and South-East Asia and these awards stand out for their unbiased approach to recognize intelligent architecture.
The annual architecture awards have been made annually for different typologies in architecture. “The Golden Award for Global Contribution in Architecture” is for creative, sensitive architectural evolvement and contribution for the communication of architecture and design through various mediums. The citation accompanying the award to Archt. Anjalendran recognizes his contribution to architecture thus: “….the immense dedication and a continued pursuance in bringing a close rapport and cohesion between architecture of the different countries is well established. Apart from his rich contribution to Sri Lankan architecture, he being a professional with diverse talents has dealt with a creative and contextualized approach.”