Singapore Architect

TSA’s Ar. Kenneth Koh brings us through the sensitive natural and urban ecologies of Henning Larsen’s Rifle Range Nature Park, examining how its various paths for movement, water, and fauna overlap and intersect. 

In this review, Ar. Felicia Toh examines up-close the design for Gaia@NTU – Asia’s largest Mass Engineered Timber (MET) building designed by Toyo Ito and RSP Architects – exploring its many technical challenges and innovations. 

Over the last eighteen months, we've had the pleasure of observing the evolution of "Le Corbusier: An Exhibition Over Space and Time" What began with a display of 45 models in Singapore has now transformed into a worldwide cultural phenomenon, encompassing nearly 200 models and connecting cities across different continents.

In the first of a special collaboration with Singapore Institute of Architects (SIA), we tour a captivating corner house nestled in West Coast Grove, Singapore. Designed by HYLA Architects this architectural gem stands out with a distinct facade that respond to the surrounding environment and views.

This week, we tour the Raumplan House, a living embodiment of Adolf Loo's revolutionary architectural concept of spaitial planning from the 1920s. The property's design put nature at its core, inviting the outdoors in through by merging the garden with the house. One of the biggest themes of the home was to bring light into sensation of being outside, even when indoors.

In this week's episode, we delve into the architectural marvel known as " Outside In." This home embodies a core concept of Singaporean housing- the creation of outdoor spaces that offer shelter from both rain and sun while mainainig privacy.

In this guest column, design writer Justin Zhuang raises pertinent questions on “greenwashing” that architects and other built environment professionals in our community must ethically confront address. The mere act of constructing a new building – even if it is certified “green” – adds significantly to our carbon footprint, with ramifications for the climate crisis affecting all of us. Photo credits: Marvin Tang

Ar. Chu Hwai Lim  in conversation with: Ar. Razvan I Ghilic-Micu, Chief Editor, The Singapore Architect