Main Events

IFLA2020 Opening Ceremony & Keynote Address
Malaysia Time Zone: (GMT+8)
18 AUGUST 2021 (WED)
LIVE FROM HIN BUS DEPOT, GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA

IFLA2020 OPENING CEREMONY Online Free View
11:45am
Online arrival and login in

12:00pm-12:30pm
  • National Anthem & Doa Recital
  • Remarks by Assoc. Prof. LAr. Dr. Suhardi bin Maulan, IFLA2020 Organising Chairman
  • Remarks by Mr. James Hayter, International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA) President
  • Welcome to Malaysia Showcase - “Amazing”
12:30pm-12:45pm
  • SDG Remarks by YBhg. Dato’ Seri Paduka Maimunah binti Mohd Sharif
    Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN‐Habitat)
  • Sponsor Showcase 1: Gamuda Land
12:45pm-1:25pm
  • Welcoming Speech by YAB Tuan Chow Kon Yeow, Penang Chief Minister
  • Sponsor Showcase 2 : The Habitat, Penang Hill
  • Officiating Speech by YAB Tan Sri Dato’ Haji Muhyiddin bin Haji Mohd. Yassin, Caretaker Prime Minister
1:25pm-1:35pm
  • Opening Performance: Merbau’s Fable
    A performance by Plasticity Theatre Troupe & Dr. Mustafa Kamal Mohd Shariff
1:35pm-2:30pm
  • Presentation of IFLA President Award
  • Presentation of IFLA Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe Award
  • Sponsor Showcase 3 : Batek-Lah
2:30pm
  • End of Opening Ceremony
IFLA2020 STUDENT DESIGN COMPETITION WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT Online Free View
2:30pm-3:00pm

IFLA2020 Student Design Competition Winner Announcement

Sponsor Showcase 4: Group Han

IFLA2020 OPENING THEME KEYNOTE Online
3:00pm

Live Theme Keynote Session
Moderator: Assoc Prof. LAr. Dr. Khalilah Zakariya

3.00PM-3.30PM

Theme Keynote “Future Tense”


Frederick Steiner
(USA)

3.30PM-4.00PM

Keynote 1
“Finite Resources”



Hajjah Rotina Mohd Daik
(Malaysia)

4.00PM-4.30PM

Keynote 2
“Transient Living”



Adam White
(United Kingdom)

4.30PM-5.00PM

Keynote 3
“Homogenous Culture & Diverse Population”


Kongjian Yu
(China)

5.00PM-5.30PM

Keynote 4
“Natural Disaster- Expect the Unexpected”


Kotchakorn Voraakhom
(Thailand)

5:30pm - 5:45pm
Wrap Up, Online Quiz & Winner Announcement
End of Day1

IFLA2020 TRADE EXHIBITION
18-22 AUGUST 2021 (WED-SUN)
9:00am-6:00pm
Online Trade Exhibition & Store
ON DEMAND VIDEOS
18 AUGUST 2021 (WED) UNTIL 30 SEPT 2021
1:00pm onwards
IFLA2020 International Student Design Competition

Video Exhibition

IFLA2020 International Student Charrette

Pre-recorded Video

Kopitiam Open Studio

Showcasing 12 selected landscape consultancy firms in Malaysia

Open Studio Partners

IFLA2020 Satellite Hub 1
“Transient Living”
Malaysia Time Zone: (GMT+8)
19 AUGUST 2021 (THU)
LIVE FROM HIN BUS DEPOT, GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA

IFLA2020 SATELLITE HUB 1 Online
2:00pm-3:00pm
IFLA2020 Showcase


3:00pm
Live Panel Session 1
Theme: Transient Living
Moderator: Dr. Haza Hanurhaza Md Jani

3:00pm-3:40pm

Yongjun Jo

CA Landscape
(Korea)

3:40pm-4:20pm

Andrew Grant

Grant Associates
(UK)

4.20pm-5.00pm

Sofia Castelo

Think City
(Malaysia)

5:00pm-5:40pm

Prof. Dr. Stephen M. Ervin

Harvard Graduate School of Design
(USA)

5:40pm-6:20pm
LAr. Phua Chin Eng

Landart Design
(Malaysia)

6:20pm - 6:45pm
Wrap Up
Online Quiz & Winner Announcement
End of Day 2


7:00pm -8:30pm
IFLA2020 Forum
Climate Emergency from All Continents: Landscape Architects in Action
Hosted by: IFLA Climate Change Working Group

Chaired by:

Kotchakorn Voraakhom

Chairwomen of Climate Change IFLA World

Panelists:
1. Sunday Abuje (IFLA Africa)
2. Farimah Sadat Jamali Representative of (IFLA Middle East)
3. Raquel Penalosa (IFLA Americas)
4. Claire Martin (IFLA Asia-Pacific)
5. Tony Williams (IFLA Europe)

IFLA2020 TRADE EXHIBITION
18-22 AUGUST 2021 (WED-SUN)
9:00am-6:00pm
Online Trade Exhibition & Store
ON DEMAND VIDEOS
18 AUGUST 2021 (WED) UNTIL 30 SEPT 2021
1:00pm onwards
On Demand Videos (from Paper and Video Submissions)

Theme: Transient Living

Technical Visit Videos

Video 1:
Malaysia a Sustainable Garden City

Video 2:
Penang’s Heritage Past - George Town

IFLA2020 Satellite Hub 2
“Homogenous Culture & Diverse Population”
Malaysia Time Zone: (GMT+8)
20 AUGUST 2021 (FRI)
LIVE FROM HIN BUS DEPOT, GEORGE TOWN, PENANG, MALAYSIA

IFLA2020 SATELLITE HUB 2 Online
2:00pm-3:00pm
IFLA2020 Showcase


3:00pm
Live Panel Session 2
Theme: Homogenous Culture & Diverse Population
Moderator: LAr. Teng Pe Yang

3:00pm-3:40pm
Assoc Prof Dr Adel Bakheet Alzahrani

Faculty of Architecture and Planning, King Abdulaziz University
(Saudi Arabia)

3:40pm-4:20pm
Assoc Prof LAr Dr Nor Atiah Ismail

Faculty of Design and Architecture, Universiti Putra Malaysia
(Malaysia)

4.20pm-5.00pm
Stuart Glen


Greeninc
(South Africa)

5:00pm-5:40pm

Patricia O’ Donnell


The Cultural Landscape Foundation
(USA)

5:40pm-6:20pm

Prof Dr Sue Ann Ware


School of Architecture and Built Environment, The University of Newcastle
(Australia)

6:20pm - 6:45pm
Wrap Up
Online Quiz & Winner Announcement
End of Day 3

IFLA2020 TRADE EXHIBITION
18-22 AUGUST 2021 (WED-SUN)
9:00am-6:00pm
Online Trade Exhibition & Store
ON DEMAND VIDEOS
18 AUGUST 2021 (WED) UNTIL 30 SEPT 2021
1:00pm onwards
On Demand Videos (from Paper and Video Submissions)

Theme: Homogenous Culture & Diverse Population

Technical Visit Videos

Video 3:
Balik Pulau Heritage Trade

Video 4:
Seberang Perai Cultural Discovery - Kampung Terus

IFLA2020 Satellite Hub 3
“Finite Resources”
Malaysia Time Zone: (GMT+8)
21 AUGUST 2021 (SAT)
LIVE FROM THE HABITAT PENANG HILLS, PENANG, MALAYSIA

IFLA2020 SATELLITE HUB 3 Online
2:00pm-3:00pm
IFLA2020 Showcase


3:00pm
Live Panel Session 3
Theme: Finite Resources
Moderator: Dr. Siti Nur Hannah Ismail

3:00pm-3:40pm
Prof. Dr. Laila ElMasry Stino

Sites International
(Egypt)

3:40pm-4:20pm
Helen Smith Yeo


STX
(Singapore)

4.20pm-5.00pm
Allen Tan


The Habitat Foundation
(Malaysia)

5:00pm-5:40pm
Prof. Emeritus Dr. Richard C. Smardon

State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry
(USA)

5:40pm-6:20pm
Jack Campbell Clause


Kounkuey Design Initiative
(Kenya)

5:40pm-6:20pm
Wrap Up
Online Quiz & Winner Announcement
End of Day 4

IFLA2020 TRADE EXHIBITION
18-22 AUGUST 2021 (WED-SUN)
9:00am-6:00pm
Online Trade Exhibition & Store
ON DEMAND VIDEOS
18 AUGUST 2021 (WED) UNTIL 30 SEPT 2021
1:00pm onwards
On Demand Videos (from Paper and Video Submissions)

Theme: Finite Resources

Technical Visit Videos

Video 5:
Teluk Bahang Eco Tourism Belt - Tropical Spice Garden

Video 3:
Hidden Gems of Merbok River, Kedah

IFLA2020 Satellite Hub 4
“Natural Disaster: Expect the Unexpected”
Malaysia Time Zone: (GMT+8)
22 AUGUST 2021 (SUN)
LIVE FROM THE HABITAT PENANG HILLS, PENANG, MALAYSIA

IFLA2020 SATELLITE HUB 4 Online
1:00pm-2:00pm
IFLA2020 Showcase


Sponsor Showcase:
Live Panel Session 4
Theme: Natural Disaster: Expect the Unexpected
Moderator: LAr. Ainol Najwa

2:00pm-2:40pm
Prof. Dr. Stephen Sheppard

University of British Columbia
(Canada)

2:40pm-3:20pm
Isaku Okuyama


PREC Institute Inc.
(Japan)

3.20pm-4.00pm
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kristina Hill

College Of Environmental Design, University Of California, Berkeley
(USA)

4:00pm-4:40pm
Yossapon Boonsoom


SHMA Limited
(Thailand)

4:40pm-5:20pm
Prof. Martha Schwartz


Harvard Graduate School of Design
(USA

5:20pm - 5:30pm
Wrap Up
Online Quiz & Winner Announcement

IFLA2020 CLOSING CEREMONY Online Free View
5:30pm-5:40pm
IFLA2020 Special Awards

5:40pm-5:50pm
  • Thank you speech by Assoc. Prof. LAr. Dr. Suhardi bin Maulan,
    President of Institute of Landscape Architects Malaysia (ILAM)
  • Concluding Remarks Mr. James Hayter, International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA) President
5:50pm-6:10pm
  • Closing Speech by YB Yeoh Soon Hin,
    Penang State EXCO Office for Tourism and Creative Economy (PETACE)
  • IFLA2020, Our Journey
  • IFLA Flag Handover Ceremony
  • IFLA2022 World Congress Promotional Video
6:15pm

End of IFLA2020 World Congress
and World Landscape Architects Summit

IFLA2020 TRADE EXHIBITION
18-22 AUGUST 2021 (WED-SUN)
9:00am-6:00pm
Online Trade Exhibition & Store
ON DEMAND VIDEOS
18 AUGUST 2021 (WED) UNTIL 30 SEPT 2021
1:00pm onwards
On Demand Videos (from Paper and Video Submissions)

Theme: Natural Disaster: Expect the Unexpected

Technical Visit Videos

Video 7:
Seberang Perai Cultural Discovery - Pekan Lama Rehabilitation

Fringe EventsMarch – July 2021
  • International Student Design Competition March – July 2021 Online Judging Online 18 August Onwards Online Exhibition & Video ShowcaseOn Demand
  • International Student Charrette 28-29 July 2021 Group Activities Online 30 July 2021 Student Presentation Free View

PRE-Congress15-17 August 2021
  • IFLA World Council Meeting 16-17 August 2021 Online
  • Kopitiam Open Studio 17 August - 30 September 2021 On Demand

Main Congress 18-22 August 2021
  • IFLA2020
    World Landscape Architects Summit 18 August 2021 Hybrid Online Free View Hin Bus Depot
  • IFLA2020 Satellite Hub 1 :
    Transient Living 19 August 2021 Showcase Online Panel Session Hub 1 Online Exhibition & Online StoreOnline 19 August - 30 September 2021 Paper Submission Videos On Demand Technical Visits On Demand
  • IFLA2020 Satellite Hub 2 :
    Homogenous Culture & Diverse Population 20 August 2021 Showcase Online Panel Session Hub 2 Online Exhibition & Online Store Online 20 August - 30 September 2021 Paper Submission Videos On Demand Technical Visits On Demand
  • IFLA2020 Satellite Hub 3 :
    Finite Resources 21 August 2021 Showcase Online Panel Session Hub 3 Online Exhibition & Online Store Online 21 August - 30 September 2021 Paper Submission Videos On Demand Technical Visits On Demand
  • IFLA2020 Satellite Hub 4 :
    Natural Disaster, Expect the Unexpected 22 August 2021 Panel Session Hub 4 Online Exhibition & Online Store Online Closing Remarks & Flag Handover Ceremony Online 22 August - 30 September 2021 Paper Submission Videos On Demand Technical Visits On Demand

POST-CONGRESS 16 August 2020 onwards
  • IFLA2020
    Post Congress Discovery Tours (optional) 16 August 2020 onwards Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, Melaka, Johor and many more

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