ArchiFest Exhibition
6 – 24 Oct 08 . 10am – 9 pm daily (with 24 Oct closing at 6pm) . The Plaza, National Library
A collection of exhibitions will be held at the Plaza of the National Library, featuring award-winning works from various architectural competitions as well as internationally acclaimed urban designs.

4x8x12x10x12: National University of Singapore (NUS) Department of Architecture
14-24 Oct .The Plaza, National Library
The first project for the Year 2 programme, 4x8x12x10x12, intended for students to encounter with the limit of material and design architecture through such limit. Provided with ten sheets of plywood (4 feet x 8 feet x 12 mm) each, twelve groups of students cut, curved, spliced, burned and jointed them while being tortured back by their stubbornness and fragility. Although being surprised with the unexpected nature of the plywood, students straightaway turned it to a strategy for construction. The structures that emerged through such process should embody profound expression of architecture rather than reiterate neat formalism.

ECO House
15–31 Oct . Singapore Science Centre . Free admission
The ECO House, an EcOasis, was built with the intention to raise awareness on the issues surrounding sustainability in our built environment, in particular, the ecology of our buildings. The ECO House is the result of active youth involvement, as the emphasis is to educate the youths to make more informed choices in the way we want to live. Come explore the ECO House at Singapore Science Centre and learn from the youth ambassadors as they introduce interesting ecological concepts.

Tropical Architecture – Current Studies by MKPL Architects
From 16 Oct, 6.30 pm – 20 Oct . MKPL Architects.
Since the firm’s inception in 1995, MKPL Architects’ works have always been fascinated in the exploration of the polarities in the physical, mental and spiritual aspects and how it is translated into the firm’s studies in tropical architecture. This in turn has become a driving force in the firm’s architectural design approach and philosophy which is visible in all of their works.

Tropical Architecture: Current Studies by MKPL Architects aims to give visitors an insight into the firm’s rigorous and creative exploratory process towards an efficacy in their tropical architectural endeavor.

The exhibition will showcase a retrospective of some key projects created by the firm encompassing the firm’s past and present studies.

The Man+Environment Students Workshop
18 Oct . 9.30 am – 12 pm . Singapore Polytechnic . attendance by registration
A workshop crafted with students in mind, the objectives of the Man+Environment Students Workshop is to create an opportunity for an up-close and personal interaction between students and ArchiFest Forum speakers, and allow students to better draw references on issues beyond those presented during the Forum (16&17 Oct, Drama Centre).

Students are encouraged to think about this topic before the workshop and information about the speakers works should also be referenced for more fruitful discussion. Attendance by registration, extended to Forum student delegates only.

ArchiFest presents Outdoor Screening: e2 Design Series
18 & 19 Oct (Sat & Sun). 7–9pm . The Plaza, National Library

Showing 18 Oct (Sat):

• Deeper Shades of Green
• Melbourne Reborn
• The Art & Science of Renzo Piano
• New Orleans: The Water Line
• Super Use

Showing 19 Oct (Sun):

• Deeper Shades of Green
• A Garden in Cairo
• The Village Architect
• Melbourne Reborn
• The Art & Science of Renzo Piano

Click here for details on the Episode Synopsis

Architecture Photography Exhibition by Mr Albert Lim
21-31 Oct (till 3 pm) . Promenade Level 8, National Library . Free admission
Albert Lim Koon Seng is an architectural photographer based in Singapore whose images have been published extensively in architectural journals such as A + U, MIMAR, Singapore Architect, World Architecture, SPACE and Monument. His photographs havel also illustrated numerous books, including Modern Tropical Architecture and Singapore: Architecture of a Global City. His work has illustrated exhibitions at the Venice Biennale and Aedes East, Berlin. This exhibition held as part of the ArchiFest showcases a selection of works showcasing fine examples of man’s appreciation of the built environment, through his lenses.

Architecture:  In Our Image
22 oct.  suntec city ballroom III. ticketed event.
Moshe Safdie will speak about ethics of the profession, megascale, and present recent works in the context of these issues. He will reflect on the values a society expresses through its built environment.
Safdie has been the recipient of numerous awards, honorary degrees, and civil honors, including the Companion Order of Canada and the Gold Medal of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada.

6 CPD points will be accredited to attendees.
Please contact Ms Jasmine Chan of Singapore Institute of Architects (SIA) at Tel +65 6226 2668.