Singapore’s Archifest 08- Coming in October 2008.

Posted by FFW on Saturday, August 16, 2008

A month-long festival celebrating architecture and the built environment is due to return for a second year after the successful event held for the first time last year.

This October, Look forward to a myriad of exciting events including Exhibitions, Forum, Architours and other Fringe Events at the Archifest. Be inspired by the gallery of the year’s best architectural projects; learn from watching the presentations of a stellar line-up of world-renowned architects; get up-close with some iconic and very interesting buildings on a guide tour. The festival is a public event packed with architectural-related activities and happenings for all to participate in.

The theme “Man + Environment”provides a focus for Archifest 08, as the stage is set for us to re-examine the relationship of Architecture with the Environment. This complex relationship encompasses context, genius loci, history, culture, economics, and technology to the growing concern about the role of Architecture in the degradation of our environment. With clear and present issues facing many countries all over the world, Archifest 08 aims to present the challenges in balancing man’s needs and the environment.

Organised by Singapore Institute of Architects (SIA), Archifest 08’s main events will be featured at the festival hub at the National Library Building at Victoria Street. Archifest 08 is an initiative supported and co-funded under theArchitecture and Urban Design Excellence (A•UDE)Promotion Programme by the UrbanRedevelopment Authority (URA), and sponsored by BlueScope Steel and Johnson Suisse Bathroom Solutions.

The highlight of the festival will be the two-day Archifest 08 Forum: Man+Environment on 16 & 17 October. The Forum brings together a stellar lineup of speakers who will be addressing the challenges of Man and our environment. Featuring a panel of carefully-selected speakers including Fernando Menis (Spain), Jo Noero (South Africa) and Andrew Maynard (Australia), the Forum will have an upbeat, broad and suggestive take on the topic “Man+Environment”.

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