ARCHIFEST 08: Fringe Events

Posted by Adib on Friday, October 3, 2008

ArchiFest Exhibition
6 – 24 Oct 08 . 10am – 9 pm daily (with 24 Oct closing at 6pm) . The Plaza, National Library
A collection of exhibitions will be held at the Plaza of the National Library, featuring award-winning works from various architectural competitions as well as internationally acclaimed urban designs.

5ft Creatives will also be presenting a special episode of our “Emerging Architecture Studios” series at the exhibition. So, do come down and check it out!

URA Presents: Singapore 1:1 (Island) Exhibition
3 – 26 Oct . 10am–9pm. Promenade Level 7, National Library
Singapore has been likened to a 1:1 scale, life-sized gallery of architecture and urban design. “Singapore 1:1 Island” highlights our nation’s architectural and urban design uniqueness through a selection of architectural projects completed island-wide, outside of the city centre , over the past four decades.

BCA Gallery Tour
3 – 31 Oct . BCA Academy of the Built Environment
BCA Gallery is a showcase of the development of Singapore’s built environment. The four key pillars of an excellent built environment, namely, safety, quality, sustainability and friendly, are highlighted collectively in this multi-sensory treat of interactive exhibits, model showcases and pull-out panels.
Visitors to the BCA Gallery will experience an interactive journey of Singapore’s building development through the years and gain insights into BCA’s integral role in shaping a safe, sustainable, high quality and friendly built environment now and for the future.
All tours to the Gallery are guided and prior tour arrangement is necessary. Please call 6248 9930 or email to bca_gallery@bca.gov.sg for arrangement on guided tours.

Exhibition of 2008 Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) Architectural Heritage Award winning projects
4 oct – 14 nov . URA Centre
The exhibition showcasing the 7 projects that have received the URA Architectural Heritage Awards this year will be held at The URA Atrium, for one and half months from Saturday, 4 October 2008 till Friday, 14 November 2008. The Awards is an annual event to recognise national monuments and conservation buildings that are well-restored and to encourage owners, professionals and contractors to pay particular attention to quality restoration.

SINGAPORE SUPERGARDEN – Leave a Comment!
10 Oct . 7.00–8.30pm . The Plaza, National Library
Come be a part of SINGAPORE SUPERGARDEN – the Singapore Pavilion in the 11th Venice Biennale International Architecture Exhibition 2008! SINGAPORE SUPERGARDEN is a converging point for young Singaporean designers across a mélange of creative fields, engaging in conversations about design and architecture.
Get inspired to contribute your conversation! In this sharing session, understand how the curatorial lead for SINGAPORE SUPERGARDEN explored this ecosystem of design thoughts and how you can join in. Please visit www.supergarden.sg for more information. Attendance by registration, by 8 Oct, to sabrina_lau@mica.gov.sg

ArchiFest presents Outdoor Screening: e2 Design Series
11&12 Oct, 18 – 19 Oct (Sat & Sun). 7–9pm . The Plaza, National Library
An interesting outdoor screening, ArchiFest is pleased to showcase the documentary series e2 Design Series. Narrated by Brad Pitt, the series explores ideas, initiatives and drivers of change in the world of sustainable architecture. This special outdoor casual screening also brings back an episode from season one, featuring Malaysia architect Dr Ken Yeang and his work on the National Library Building.

Light Up Ninja Jr!
11 Oct . 5-8pm. Jacob Ballas Children’s Garden, Singapore Botanic Gardens
Light Up Ninja Jr! is a workshop-style event, organised during ArchiFest, for the young ones aged between 4-13 years old, to play and explore with light, inviting children to share an experience in creating illumination in Jacob Ballas Children’s Garden with simple hand-made lighting equipments. Organised by The Lighting Detectives within Lighting Planners Associates (LPA), the workshop will be conducted by Mr. Kaoru Mende, Principal of Lighting Planners Associates and Leader of Lighting Detectives.

Attendance by registration only by 8 Oct, due to limited capacity. Please email the name of attendee (child), age, contact person’s name and telephone no. to archifest@sia.org.sg

For more information on Archifest events, go to www.archifest.sg or check out all the posts on FIVEFOOTWAY.com about archifest by clicking here.