20 Aug (Thu), 3 Sep (Thu) and 18 Sep (Fri) Cancelled
7pm - 9pm (Registration starts at 6.30pm)
SIA Theatrette, Singapore Institute of Architects [Map]
Ticket prices: SIA members - $50 for; BOA members - $75; non-members - $100; Students - $10
The Designers Forum provides an exciting buildup to the ArchiFest ’09 Forum. The speakers at the four Designers Forum events are all PUSH Awards recipients, or their nominated representatives. The PUSH Awards are an initiative of the newly established Singapore Design Alliance (SDA) – a collaboration of eight design-related organisations brought together by DesignSingapore Council’s Industry Development Panel. The PUSH Awards were launched this year to acknowledge and recognise award winners of the various SDA member institutes/associations.
The SDA includes Singapore Institute of Architects, Singapore Institute of Planners, Interior Design Confederation (Singapore), Singapore Institute of Landscape Architects, Designers Association Singapore, Textile and Fashion Federation of Singapore, Association of Accredited Advertising Agents Singapore, and Singapore Furniture Industries Council.
Download Flyer & Registration forms: Designer Forum: The Office Designer Forum: At Home
Session 1
20 August – theme: The Office
Colin Seah, Ministry of Design (PUSH Award Recipient)
Presentation on New Bridge Project
Architecturally trained in the US, Colin Seah honed his sensibilities working for the likes of Rem Koolhaas and Daniel Libeskind. He also spent 4 years at the National University of Singapore’s Department of Architecture researching design pedagogy and serving as design critic.
As MOD’s Founder & Director of Design, Colin is a two-time recipient of Singapore’s highest design accolade, the PRESIDENT’S DESIGN AWARD. He was also a Grand Prize Winner of the GOLD KEY AWARD, the highest international hospitality accolade. In 2008, he was named Hong Kong Perspective’s ‘40 UNDER 40’ ARCHITECTS. The year before, Colin was nominated for the MARCUS CORPORATION FOUNDATION PRIZE 2007 as an ‘emerging architect with potential for greatness’. The same year, he was recognized as an ARENA + LOUIS VUITTON BLACK COLLAR MAN OF THE YEAR for his contributions as an architect and spatial designer.
Khoo Poh Bin, DCA Architects (PUSH Award Recipient)
Presentation on One George Street
Mr Khoo Poh Bin holds a BA Honors degree in Architecture and RIBA Pt II Post Graduate Diploma obtained in 1992. After his studies, he worked in the London before settling down in Singapore in 1994. He joined DCA Architects in 1996 and was made Director in 2002.
He is a registered Architect with the Board of Architects in Singapore since 2000 and also a member of the Singapore Institute of Architects with over 15 years experience in design, design development and overseeing a diversity of projects in Commercial, High-rise Residential, Institutional, Retail and Master Planning both locally and abroad.
Judges Citation on One George Street: The choice of locating a void at the 5th level is a fantastic idea; it provides a commanding view of the Singapore river. This sky terrace reflected the “blue and green” from the river in its artful integration of indoor and outdoor landscape. The ground landscaping follows the same synergy, excelling in its attempt to relate to Hong Lim Green. This building makes a bold statement in the Singapore skyline. The judges particularly like the landscape design which avoided conventional rectangular geometry to feature smooth flowing lines. To be able to get that much landscape into a cubic building signifies a great use of space. Good use of water gel in the soil to keep it moist in the dry condition of the higher elevations.
Session 2
3 September – theme: At Home
Jeffery Ho, Surbana International Consultants
Project - Zayed Global City (Best Overseas Planning Award and Best Urban Design Award)
With over 28 years of management and professional experiences in architecture, urban planning and urban design, Jeffrey Ho is currently the Executive Vice-President of Surbana Urban Planning Group at Surbana International Consultants. The Group consists of a multi-disciplinary and cultural team with a portfolio of numerous first-mover and award winning projects across the world.
Jeffrey’s urban planning and design philosophy is largely influenced by his architectural background, which branded his planning approach as a ‘fusion of art and geometry’. His brand is notably recognizable in some of his recent masterplans in the ME and Africa. His other professional involvements include serving as an expert panel member in government agencies, an external examiner in NUS Masters Program in urban design, an architect mentor to NUS architecture students, and a city planning advisor to the City of Jinjiang in Fujian Province.
In 2009, Jeffrey received two PUSH Awards by the Design Singapore Council for his relentless effort to ‘push’ design excellence to achieve new heights and frontiers beyond Singapore’s boundaries.
Chan Ee Mun, WOHA Architects
Project - Newton Suites (Best Skyrise Greenery Award)
Chan Ee Mun is a senior associate of WOHA, a regional design practice based in Singapore. He has been associated with WOHA for the past 10 years as project leader for key residential, commercial, institutional and hospitality projects.
Graduating from the National University of Singapore, Ee Mun has returned to his alumni as a visiting design tutor at the Department of Architecture.
Judges Citation on Newton Suites: This scheme made good use of landscape in a fairly tight site (e.g. green walls on the exterior of condo, residential block, exterior of car park and pool side). The provision of greenery in communal space (i.e. skyrise gardens) contributes to the lush environment. The green walls surrounding the car park structure soften an otherwise harsh façade to its neighbours while the vertical greenery that extends 30 floors up the building adds a dramatic touch to the building. Maintenance of the greenery is taken into consideration, where the green wall can be accessed via the escape staircase landing on every floor. It is a commendable effort for Newton Suites to achieve a green area which is 130% of its site area.
Yu Ri Kim, Philips Electronic
Project - Rubber Rolling Pots (Young Designer’s Award)
Yu Ri Kim was born and lived in Seoul. She studied in industrial design and fine art at Seoul National University of Technology and had interned and engaged in part time design work for design offices in both Korea and Canada. Yu Ri did project base work for LG and Samsung as well, focused on consumer electronic products. She is also interested in home accessories which she has been awarded the PUSH Award 2008/2009 for “Rubber Rolling Pots”. Currently she has been working as a product designer in Philips design Singapore since 2008.
Session 3 Cancelled
18 September – theme: For Leisure & Pursuing Knowledge
Danny Hinde, AWP
Project - Marina @ Keppel Bay (Best Hunter Douglas Award)
AWP Pte Ltd operate in a large number of building typology sectors throughout South-East Asia and the Middle East. As an Associate Director of AWP, Danny Hinde’s role within the firm encompasses the design of ‘lifestyle’ projects including hotels, resorts, residential villas and marinas. It is within this final category that AWP were fortunate enough to be awarded the 2008 SIA Hunter Douglas Award for Marina @ Keppel Bay, a boutique clubhouse and berthing development located on Pulau Keppel. The design of Marina @ Keppel Bay radiates a ‘relaxed freshness’ and provides both the necessary facilities for the global boater and iconic architectural design demanded by the strategic site on Singapore’s waterfront.
In addition to marina’s, AWP’s current ‘lifestyle portfolio’ includes a 5 star resort hotel in the Seychelles, a luxury villa and hotel resort in Phuket, Thailand, bungalows at Sentosa Cove and in Kuala Lumpur and two prestigious apartment complexes in Vietnam.
Danny Hinde is an RIBA qualified Architect, was born in the United Kingdom, educated in Glasgow, and has been in Singapore (with his two cats) for 7 years.
Henry Steed, ICN Design International
Project - Sentosa Cove Arrival Plaza (SILA Design Award)
Angelene Chan, DP Architects
Project - Republic Polytechnic (Best Green Innovation Award)
In a society where education and the pursuit of knowledge are often key pathways to success and personal growth, selected major educational projects by DP Architects attempt to question, explore and re-define the vital role of architectural design in education.
A comparative study and discourse of selected educational facilities to explore and elucidate the significance of differing strategies and creative processes, each project marks a milestone in Singapore’s educational landscape and have in common a clear intention to transcend prevailing conventions to become contemporary academic institutions for the continual pursuit of knowledge.
The lecture will examine and explore selected realized and unrealized designs for key educational institutions in Singapore. With differing design briefs and critical approaches, the designs are a reflection of the evolution of educational paradigms locally. Nevertheless, the designs share in common an intention to craft an enduring yet vital architecture for the incubation of young minds and the continuous pursuit of knowledge.
The partners/sponsors for the PUSH Awards are Geberit and DesignSingapore Council. The Designers Forum is a seminar series organised by the Singapore Institute of Architects. For more information about the PUSH Awards, please visit the PUSH 2009 website.
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