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post updated 18 October 2021

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Singapore Architecture

We’ve selected what we feel are the key examples of Singapore Architecture. We aim to include Southeast Asian buildings that are either of excellent quality.

We cover completed buildings, new building designs, architectural exhibitions and architecture competitions across Singapore. The focus is on contemporary buildings.

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Architecture Designs – latest additions to this page, arranged chronologically:

18 Jun 2017
Park Hotel Farrer Park
Design: FBEYE International
Park Hotel Farrer Park Singapore lobby
image courtesy of architects
Park Hotel Farrer Park Building

19 Jan 2016
Relentless Pursuit of an Architecture Book by MKPL Architects
This Singapore-based studio, founded in 1995 by Siew Man Kok and Cheng Pai Ling, approaches its master planning— architecture, landscape, and interior work—with agility of thought, and conviction of purpose. What emerges is a distillation of the complex into the simple.

11 Oct 2013
CT Hub Singapore, Alexandra Road
Architect: ONG&ONG Pte Ltd
CT Hub Singapore
photograph : Kenerf Sim
This is an eleven-storey building with two levels of retail space and nine levels of light industrial offices and production facilities, totaling 34,000 sqm. Its facade constitutes a complex lattice pattern, combining straight and 20-degree angled lines drawn from digital LED displays.

World Architecture Festival Awards

23 Sep 2013
Collyer Quay Landscape
Design: ONG&ONG Architects
Collyer Quay Landscape Singapore
photo : Derek Swalwell
The development includes the newly completed Fullerton Bay Hotel flanked by two conservation buildings, Clifford Pier and Customs Harbour Branch Building. An array of retail, dining and entertainment establishments are housed along this stretch, which is nicely complemented by the vast outdoor performance spaces that were incorporated into the landscape.

10 Sep 2013
The Bible House in Singapore
Architect: LAUD Architects
The Bible House Singapore
picture from architects
The architects state that “the inspiration for our design came from the very essence of our client’s core activities, the “Bible”. The bible comprises 2 parts, namely the old and new testament. In between them was the time when Jesus Christ lived on Earth. The Old and New testament are records from times BC and AD.

10 Sep 2013
Health City Novena, city centre
Architect: Broadway Malyan
Health City Novena Singapore
picture from Broadway Malyan
Plans have been announced for a mega integrated healthcare hub, to be built around Tan Tock Seng Hospital in Singapore, designed by global architecture, urbanism and design practice Broadway Malyan.

24 Aug 2013
Singapore Bamboo Skyscraper Competition
Singapore Bamboo Skyscraper Architecture Competition
image from the competition organiser

20 Aug 2013
Wind Vault House
Design: Wallflower Architecture + Design
Wind Vault House Singapore
photo : Jeremy San

20 Aug 2013
The Wall House
Design: FARM, Architects
The Wall House Singapore
photo : Bryan van der Beek and Edward Hendricks

31 Jul 2013
Singapore Life Church, Prinsep Street
Design: LAUD Architects
Singapore Life Church
photo from architect
Founded in 1883, Singapore Life Church is one of the oldest Presbyterian Church in Singapore. The Church was previously housed on the same site in a 70s-built, modernist structure with an iconic sweeping visage.

11 Jul 2013
48 North Canal Road
Design: WOHA
48 North Canal Road Singapore
photo : Patrick Bingham-Hall
The project brief called for a new boutique office and the reconstruction of a pair of heritage-listed shophouses. WOHA was commissioned only after their demolition to reconstruct the shopfront (up to 7.5m depth) in accordance with Singapore’s Urban Redevelopment Authority’s conservation and planning guidelines, and to design an entirely new, contemporary rear wing.

5 Jun 2013
Audi Terminal, Alexandra Road
Design: ONG&ONG Pte Ltd
Audi Terminal Singaporee
photo : i29 interior architects
Audi Terminal Singapore
Standing eight-storeys high, Audi Singapore’s newly unveiled flagship store is the first ever high-rise Audi Terminal, and at 1,350 square metres per floor, is also the largest Audi showroom in Southeast Asia.

10 May 2013
Jem Lifestyle Hub, Jurong Lake District, Singapore
Design: SAA Architects
Jem Lifestyle Hub Singapore
image from architect
Jem Lifestyle Hub
Sustainable design has become highly valued as environmental consciousness increases across the globe. In Singapore, Jem® a multifaceted lifestyle hub located in the Jurong Lake District, pushes the boundary of the landscape replacement strategy.

2 May 2013 + 4 Oct 2013 – a WAF winner
Parkroyal On Pickering
Design: WOHA
Parkroyal On Pickering Singapore
photo : Patrick Bingham-Hall
Parkroyal On Pickering
Designed as a hotel and office in a garden, the project at Upper Pickering Street is a study of how we can not only conserve our greenery in a built-up high-rise city centre but multiply it in a manner that is architecturally striking, integrated and sustainable.

Singapore Architecture Photos : new images. 19 Mar 2013

Singapore Buildings in 2012

14 Nov 2012
DUO Towers Singapore – building news
Buro Ole Scheeren
DUO towers Singapore
image © Buro-OS
DUO Towers Singapore
The design for this Malaysian-Singaporean joint venture actively engages the space of the surrounding city to form a new civic nucleus in Singapore’s modern metropolis. The two towers are not conceived as autonomous objects, but defined by the spaces they create around them.

10 Oct 2012
The Winged House
Architect: K2LD Architects Pte
Winged House Singapore
photo : Patrick Bingham Hall
Winged House

5 Oct 2012
Gardens by the Bay Conservatories : World Building of the Year Award
Wilkinson Eyre Architects with Grant Associates
Gardens by the Bay Conservatories Singapore
photo © Tan Yew Siong
Gardens by the Bay Conservatories Singapore
The architects have completed two of the largest climate-controlled conservatory buildings in the world, as the architectural centrepiece of Singapore’s new 54-hectare Bay South Garden, which is the first completed part of the spectacular Gardens by the Bay project and opened to the public on June 29th.

9 Oct 2012
JKC1 Singapore
Architect: ONG&ONG Pte Ltd
JKC1 Singapore Property
photo from architects
JKC1 Singapore Property

14 Aug 2012
V on Shenton, Central Business District
Design: Ben van Berkel / UNStudio
V on Shenton Building
image : UNStudio
V on Shenton
The former UIC Building dominated the city skyline as Singapore’s tallest building for many years since its completion in 1973 and was part of an important collection of towers located along Shenton Way.

10 Jul 2012
Maritime Xperiential Museum, Resorts World Sentosa
Design: Michael Graves & Associates
Maritime Xperiential Museum
photo Courtesy of Michael Graves Associates
Maritime Xperiential Museum
International architects and designers, Michael Graves & Associates (MGA) announce the completion of the Maritime Xperiential Museum (MXM) at Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) in Singapore.

18 May 2012
Singapore Institute of Architects Architectural Design Awards
Winning Buildings + Architects – News
19 Sunset Place Singapore
photo from Singapore Institute of Architects
Singapore Institute of Architects Architectural Design Awards
Singapore Institute of Architects (SIA) announce the recipients of the 12th SIA Architectural Design Awards, the profession’s highest recognition of works that exemplify excellence in architectural design. Selected from 112 submissions, 22 recipients will be honoured on 18 May 2012 at the SIA 51st Annual Dinner and Awards Ceremony to be held at Resorts World Convention Centre.

WAF Awards 2012 : World Architecture Festival 2012

Major Recent Singapore Buildings

19 Jun 2012
Singapore Gardens by the Bay
Design: Grant Associates
Gardens by the Bay Singapore
photo : Darren Chin
Singapore Gardens by the Bay
Designed by Grant Associates as tree-like structures between 25 metres and 50 metres in height (9 to 16 storeys), the 18 Supertrees are uniquely designed vertical gardens, with emphasis placed on creating a “wow” factor through the vertical display of tropical flowering climbers, epiphytes and ferns.

16 May 2012
One Raffles Place Tower 2, Singapore CBD
Design: SAA
One Raffles Place Tower 2 Singapore
photo : SAA Architects
One Raffles Place Tower 2 Singapore
A sustainable LED-lighted skyscraper building “poised to infuse vibrancy into the downtown core with full glass windows”. This landmark offers panoramic views of Singapore and multiple green features that enhance the quality of the working environment.

14 Feb 2012
Reflections at Keppel Bay
Design: Studio Daniel Libeskind
Reflections at Keppel Bay
image © Courtesy of Keppel Bay Pte Ltd
Reflections at Keppel Bay Singapore
The series of high-rise undulating towers is the focal point of this project. These sleek curving forms of alternating heights create graceful openings and gaps between the structures allowing all to have commanding views of the waterfront, Sentosa, the golf course and Mount Faber.

Singapore Office Buildings

Singapore Building Photos : images of recent buildings
OUB Center
photo © Tom Ravenscroft

Singapore Architecture Archive

Major Southeast Asia Architecture Projects up to and including 2011, alphabetical:

Beach Road – New mixed-use district
Design: Foster + Partners
Singapore Beach Road
image : Foster + Partners
Beach Road Singapore : Design Contest

Bishan Central – Singapore Condominium
Design: Safdie Architects
Bishan Central Condo Singapore
image from CapitaLand
Bishan Central

The Helix Bridge
Design: Cox Rayner Architects
The Helix Bridge
photograph : Christopher Frederick Jones
Helix Bridge

Marina Bay Sands Buildings, Marina Bay
Moshe Safdie and Associates with Aedas
Marina Bay Sands
photo © Tom Ravenscroft
Marina Bay Sands

National Library Building
T.R. Hamzah & Yeang ; DP Architects
National Library Singapore
photo © Tom Ravenscroft
National Library Singapore

OCBC Center
Pei Cobb Freed & Partners – I.M. Pei
OCBC Center
photo © Tom Ravenscroft
OCBC Center : 52 storeys / 198m high

OUB Centre
Tange Associates – Kenzo Tange
OUB Centre
photo © TR
OUB Centre : 63 storeys / 280m high

School of the Arts
WOHA
School of the Arts Singapore
photo : Patrick Bingham-Hall
School of the Arts Singapore

Scotts Tower – Residential tower building
Rem Koolhaas Architects / OMA
Scotts Tower building
image from OMA
Singapore Tower : iconic architecture

Singapore Arts Centre Esplanade Theatres
Michael Wilford & Partners + DP Architects
Singapore Arts Centre
photo © Tom Ravenscroft
Singapore Arts Center Building

Supreme Law Court of Singapore
Foster + Partners
Supreme Law Court Singapore
picture © TR
Supreme Law Court of Singapore

UOB Plaza One
Tange Associates – Kenzo Tange
UOB Plaza One
picture © Tom Ravenscroft
UOB Plaza One : 66 storeys / 280m high

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Capella Singapore
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