Architecture

DESIGN

Design solutions for unusual home layouts

How 932 Design tackled this hexagonal-shaped apartment

Inside St James Power Station, a new central atrium was also created to allow natural light to flow in.

Restoring St James Power Station, one brick at a time

The conservation building is one of this year’s architectural heritage award winners

The Battersea Power Station recently reopened to the public.
DESIGN

London’s Battersea Power Station regains its energy

The iconic UK power station gets a new lease of life

Liu Thai Ker often said that a good planner needs to have the heart of a humanist, brain of a scientist, and eye of an artist.

Liu Thai Ker – the architect who made Singapore better

The man behind the Republic’s HDB flats and oversaw its land-use plans died on Jan 18 at the age of 87

Dr Liu Thai Ker would have turned 88 in February.
OBITUARY

Liu Thai Ker, the architect who shaped modern Singapore, dies aged 87

[SINGAPORE] The architect who shaped the landscape of modern Singapore, Dr Liu Thai Ker, has died aged 87.

Robert Cheng is the founder of Brewin Design Office.
DESIGN

Robert Cheng: The aesthete

The Singapore-based designer talks about creating timeless spaces, growing up with an architect father and celebrating Chinese New Year with his family

Breeze blocks separate the car porch from the courtyard.
DESIGN

A developer’s house

A construction company owner builds his own home to house three generations under one roof

No 4 and 6 at Lor 24 Geylang is now a space for artists and photographers, thanks to the generosity of Dr Cheryl Loh and Dr John Chia.
ARTS & DESIGN

When a private home becomes larger than itself

How a family shophouse in Geylang opened itself to Singapore’s photography community

US architect Frank Gehry in front of the Guggenheim Bilbao Museum. He popularised contemporary architecture, and became such a sensation that he was featured on The Simpsons – all while insisting he was a simple maker of buildings.
OBITUARY

Frank Gehry, master architect with a flair for drama, dead at 96

[Los Angeles] Canada-born US architect Frank Gehry, whose daring and whimsical designs from the Guggenheim Bilbao to the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles captivated fans and critics, died on Fr...

The expanded and brighter living area.
DESIGN

From chaos to comfort: How awkward spaces were reclaimed in this home

More than a decade since its completion, this district 10 apartment was in desperate need of an overhaul