Architecture to save the world

SINCE the Covid-19 pandemic sent the world into crisis mode several months ago, festivals around the world have had to be postponed or cancelled. Thankfully, Archifest - a highlight of the architecture fraternity's calendar - is going on as planned. Organised by the Singapore Institute of Architects, it kicked off on Sept 25 and will run till Oct 31.

Festival director Chong Keng Hua, an associate professor of architecture and sustainable design at the Singapore University of Technology and Design, says "going ahead with the festival shows resilience and now is the best time to show what architecture can do".

This year's theme - Architecture Saving Our World - is befitting of the world's situation now, although Dr Chong says, it was thought up even before the pandemic hit.