SIA Designer’s Forum: Emerging Design Practices in Asia.

Date : 7, 14, 21, 28 September 2007 (Friday)
Time : 6.00 to 8.30pm
Venue : SIA Theatrette - Level 1
Singapore Institute of Architects
79 Neil Road
Singapore 088904

SEMINAR FEE
SIA Member S$53.50 per session; S$160.50 for 4 sessions
SIA Student Member *Complimentary Access
BOA/CIJC Member S$80.25 per session; S$267.50 for 4 sessions
Non Member S$107 per session; S$374.50 for 4 sessions
Full-time Students S$26.75 per session; S$80.25 for 4 sessions

ACCREDITATION
Participating in this activity will accrue 4 points (per session) towards the requirements of the SIA CPD Programme

PROGRAMME
6.00pm Registration & light refreshment
6.25pm Scenario setting by moderator
6.30pm Speakers’ presentations
7.45pm Speakers’ discussions and Audience’s participation
8.30pm End

SYNOPSIS
“The floor area of construction in Southeast Asia in the first quarter 2007 increased 60% on a year earlier.Total floor area leapt to 57 billion square meters from 36 billion squaremeters a year earlier. Meanwhile, the growth rate for Greater China (includingHong Kong and Macau) was 37% in comparison forthe same period. The total floor area of projects increased to 301 billionsquare meters, up from 220 billion square meters in the first quarter lastyear. The enormous figures and growth rate, together with today’s communicationtools and globalised competition, have presented altogether an unprecedentedenvironment for young design practices in Asia.To emerge, it requires certain unique approaches and attitudes different fromthe previous generations.â€?

In this Designer’s Forum, we will discover specificapproches and thoughts in relation to the current architecture development in Asia. Each Designer’s Forum will present 3-4 speakersfrom a range of designers, academia and multi-discipline collaborations. Avibrant dialgue and life interaction is expected to arise from the panel andaudiences.

PROFILE
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Friday 7 September 2007
GO GREEN
Nigel Greenhill . Li SauKai GreenhilLi Pte Ltd (Singapore)
http://www.greenhilli.com/
Mr Ong Ker Shing . MrJosh Comaroff Lekker Design (Singapore)
http://lekkerdesign.com/
Mak Hon Yue (Singapore)

Friday 14 September 2007
MAKE OUR PLACE
Mr Takehiko Nez . MrManabu Sawase Loco Architects (Japan) http://www.loco-arch.com/
Kevin Mark Low (Malaysia) http://www.small-projects.com/
Kee Wei Hui (Singapore)

Friday 21 September 2007
CITY FOR PEOPLE
Adi Purnomo (Indonesia).
Michael SiuKin-wai Schoolof Design, Polytechnic University
(Hong Kong)
Yu Sern Hong . Tan Szue Hann (Singapore)

Friday 28 September 2007
PLAY
Colin Seah, Ministry of Design (Singapore)
Mr Chow I-Shin, Ms EuniceSeng, Mr H. Koon Wee SciSKEW Collaborative http://www.sciskew.com/
Jawn Lim (Singapore)

For more information, log on to http://www.sia.org.sg/designersforum/
http://www.modonline.com/

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