The architect behind provocative designs like The Interlace in Singapore and MahaNakhon in Bangkok answers critics - and talks about how Asia can lead the way in building cities that change the way we interact. He was just 18 when he drained his savings to buy a tiny car in order to drive across Europe, scoping out buildings and spaces while analysing which designs worked and which did not. That...
Architecture
A record number of 139 nominations were received for the President's Design Award this year with the highest honour accorded to designers and design projects. A final thirteen received honours, from fields as diverse as architecture, advertising and product design. The prestigious Designer of the Year award went to four individuals this year for a portfolio of creative works throughout their career. One...
Five restoration projects have been awarded the Urban Redevelopment Authority's Architectural Heritage Award this year. They include The Sultan hotel, NUS' Bukit Timah Campus and Space Asia Hub. They were selected for their exceptional and innovative work in heritage conservation. Visitors to The Sultan hotel along Jalan Sultan are treated to a trip back in time to Singapore's colonial era. Mr Tan Kay...
Developers are turning to renowned foreign architects to add brand cachet to their building projects. Some 12 foreign architects have lent their names to at least 14 new private residential launches and projects under construction. The late Paul Rudolph and Mosche Safdie were among the first foreign architects to enter Singapore's residential market in the mid-80s. They are now joined by more than a...
Good architecture is 'wondrous and fulfils new desires', says Polish-American architect Daniel Libeskind. His first project in Singapore, Reflections at Keppel Bay, meets those criteria. Almost 98 per cent of its 700 released units had been sold as of last month, with prices starting from $2 million. It has a total of 1,129 units. It is not just its location by the waterfront that makes it appealing....
SCDA, Look and WOHA put nation on par with the Netherlands, Italy and Canada at International Architecture Awards 2009 IN ROBERT Powell's book, Singapore Houses, the author says: 'Architects in Singapore are producing work with a level of refinement and sophistication that is comparable with the best in the world, and one would be hard pressed to find a nation of similar size with such an abundance of...