"You cannot understand good design if you do not understand people; design is made for people."
The Design Thrust focuses on engaging and building the intellectual capital of our Architects, creating opportunities for discourse and thought leadership on good design through:-
- publications
- awards
- exhibitions of exemplary works
- public and industry engagements
- promotion of fair competitions
- collaborating with various agencies and IHLs on design-related events and initiatives
Aligned with the Institute’s directive of promoting innovation and sustainability as integral to design, the Design Thrust also hopes to highlight and recognise our members and their good works of that spirit, in hope that we can gain momentum as a fraternity working together towards the leadership of these attributes.
Our yearly offering of programmes and projects will be fine-tuned to champion these aspects and they include Archifest, SIA Architectural Design Awards, Design competitions, Capability Profiles, The Singapore Architect (TSA) publication and seminars on design and sustainability in the built environment.
Design Thrust 2023-24
Co-Chairs: Wong Ker How and Melvin Keng
Design Competition
Contact: design_competition@sia.org.sg
Architecture Design Competition has been promoted by the Institute as early as the 1960s. Over the years, many notable buildings have been built through the design competition process
Archifest
Contact: archifest@sia.org.sg
The Archifest (Singapore Architecture Festival) is an annual festival for the city to celebrate architecture and the built environment. Archifest is a platform for all walks of life to discuss, debate and deliberate architectural issues. Participants will find themselves engaging in uninhibited dialogue, creative collaborations and a constant exchange of ideas.
Awards
Contact: ada@sia.org.sg
The Awards Committee develops and refines the framework for awards organised by the Institute which include defining the categories, judging criteria, judging process, and related exhibitions etc.
Publications
Contact: publications@sia.org.sg
- Singapore Architect Website
- The Singapore Architect Magazine
- Capability Profile
Design Think Tank
Contact: thinktank@sia.org.sg
SIA Think Tank is a practice-led research task force of the Institute that champions design innovation and the building of domain knowledge expertise for Singapore Architects.