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The DesignSingapore Council speaks to beneficiaries of the SkillsFuture Study Award in Design, to find out more about their projects and pursuits. Ian Tan’s interest in Architectural Conservation began a very long time ago through observing things around him. “As…

Ms Nur Hidayah Abu Bakar is dean of Faculty of Design, LASALLE College of the Arts. She graduated with BA Design (Advertising Design) from Curtin University of Technology, and Master of Arts in Design for Communication from University of Central…

What can the first-ever housing block built in Tiong Bahru tell us about our past and future? By Ruthe Kee     |     27 Jan 2017 Block 55 is the first of 20 blocks built by the Singapore…

Rene Tan is the quintessential Renaissance man. He is an architect steeped in the intricacies of his craft, and yet equally fluent in other disciplines. Born in Malaysia, he earned his Bachelor of Arts in Music and Architecture from Yale,…

Dr Hossein Rezai was awarded a PhD in 1985 for his work on reinforced and pre-stressed concrete structure and proceeded to pursue his research interest in a post-doctorate research programme. He founded Web Structure in August 1996 to practise his…

DesignSingapore scholar 2016 Lu Ruizhi Joyce will pursue a MBA in Design Strategy, and a MFA in Design at California College of the Arts, USA. In this interview, she shares with us a passionate project; her opinion on an excellent…

Architect Sou Fujimoto completed his tour of duty as juror of the President’s Design Award 2016 with a public forum. He presented to a full-house audience, mostly architecture practitioners, at The URA Centre on 27 July. His perspectives on the…

DesignSingapore scholar 2016 Lim Qi Xuan is pursuing a Master of Arts in Information Design at Design Academy Eindhoven, the Netherlands. In this interview, she speaks about a passionate project; her view on the importance of design narratives; and her…