Design

Restoring St James Power Station, one brick at a time

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

The intermediate terrace house sits on a 32-metre long plot.
DESIGN

An urban designer’s own, multi-generational home

This intermediate terrace house defies convention to deliver light and life in shared spaces to its occupants

ClassiCon's Soft Stone sofa comes by way of Singapore-born, Porto-based designer Gabriel Tan.
DESIGN

Spotlight on Milan Design Week 2026

The prestigious fair’s latest edition showcases new innovations and fancy novelties

In the kitchen are new alcoves set into the brick walls, a new dining table and dining chairs.
DESIGN

Home of the past, present and future

This shophouse is filled with tactile and personal touches drawn from craft techniques and inspired by its architectural features

Density, resilience and self-sufficiency can be planned for in tandem. The writers make a case for reinstating the production of food, energy and water closer to where people live. Above is a 2013 proposal for Tengah Green by design agency WOHA.

When the gates close – designing the resilient city

Each crisis – including the current conflict in the Middle East – has shown how global supply chains buckle. Will Singapore rethink its urban planning and design?

While the adoption of artificial intelligence has come a long way, its potential has yet to be fully unlocked, say the judges of this year's Design AI and Tech Awards.
DAITA 2026

Design as the bridge to human-centric AI

This year’s Design AI and Tech Awards judges consider changing landscapes, industry transformations and more

Kapa's pair of semi-detached houses in Westlake Avenue were rebuilt from a bungalow. Rather than produce a mirrored pair, the two homes were designed as a considered whole to look like part of an evolving streetscape.
DESIGN

Costly renewals: Transforming an old landed house into your dream home is getting harder

Rising land and construction costs have made landed property ownership much more elusive

Matou House explores the use of a new architectural wraparound for an old house.
DESIGN

How to tastefully expand a house’s living space on a ‘modest’ budget

This home is also an architect’s version of adapting an old property for contemporary use

A custom-built, double-volume bookshelf is a centrepiece in the home.
DESIGN

Brazilian soul on Singaporean soil: A 30-year-old home reimagined

This semi-detached house in Siglap brings contemporary design into an old superstructure

The most interesting shift in boardrooms today is the move from fear to experimentation. Human-AI partnership is not a technical upgrade, but a leadership transformation.
THE BROAD VIEW

Partner or perish: the board and C-suite must embrace AI – fast

Leaders must design intentional human-artificial intelligence partnerships instead of deploying the technology as a cost-cutting tool