Title & Author:

Contemporaneous architecture / curated by Erwin Viray ; editors, Teng Joo Chong, Serene Tng, Damien Woon ; book design, concept & direction, Theseus Chan.

Publication:

Singapore : Urban Redevelopment Authority, 2019.

Description:

312 pages : color illustrations, plans, portraits ; 31 cm

Notes:
"The book is a collaboration between the Urban Redevelopment Authority, curator Professor Erwin Viray, Head of Pillar, Architecture and Sustainable Design, Singapore University of Technology and Design and Theseus Chan, founder of creative design company WORK."
Air in Singapore and contemporary architecture -- Architects, projects, typology, chronology -- Commercial buildings -- Commercial buildings with private residences -- Public housing -- Private residences -- Privates houses -- Business parks -- Industrial buildings -- Healthcare facilities -- Parks and open spaces -- Cultural and community buildings -- Education facilities -- Sports facilities -- Religious buildings -- Transportation facilities -- A conversation with Singaporean architects & foreign design consultants on Singaporean architecture identity -- How can we appreciate contemporary architecture in Singapore? -- The making of this book.

Summary:

"Contemporary architecture in Singapore has not only created social, sustainable and delightful spaces but has adapted to an evolving environment, offering a new kind of tropical urbanism while creating possibilities for the future and adding to national identity. Contemporaneous Architecture celebrates 70 architectural projects that have shaped Singapore's landscape in the last 15 years. The selection includes works by renowned home-grown architects and President*s Design Award winners such as WOHA Architects Pte Ltd, DP Architects Pte Ltd and SCDA Architects Pte Ltd, as well as works from emerging practices including Linghao Architects, Chang Architects, ip:li Architects, FARM Architects Pte Ltd, Red Bean Architects and Lekker Architects Pte Ltd." Homepage, Board of Architects Singapore

ISBN:

9789811406584
9811406588

Subject:

Architecture Singapore History.
Architecture, Modern 21st century Singapore.
Architecture and society Singapore History 21st century.
Sustainable architecture Singapore History 21st century.
Architecture and society Singapore 21st century.
Sustainable architecture Singapore 21st century.
Architecture Singapour 21e siècle.
Architecture et société Singapour 21e siècle.
Architecture durable Singapour 21e siècle.
Architecture Singapour Histoire.
Architecture et société Singapour Histoire 21e siècle.
Architecture durable Singapour Histoire 21e siècle.
Architecture, Modern
Architecture
Architecture and society
Sustainable architecture
Singapore

Form/genre:

History

Added entries:

Viray, Erwin, organizer.
Teng, Joo Chong, editor.
Tng, Serene, editor.
Woon, Damien, editor.
Chan, Theseus, book designer.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 306804
Call No.: BIB 252353
Status: Available