Volume 2 Number 4, 2011, Singapore
CONTENTS Letter from the Guest Editor The latest happenings in DP
Dear Readers, He who seeks, finds: Knowledge from within is the epitome of civility - Lao Tzu The development of places for higher learning has reached a zenith in Singapore. As we trace DP Architects’ commissions for polytechnics and universities from early projects to those more recent, we find that our firm’s rite of passage is similar to that of the nation’s educational models. An environment conducive to learning is a basic prerequisite for the pursuit of knowledge. Provision of such a place evolves in part through the moulding of physical spaces which are planned, designed and assembled to form meaningful enclosures that present users with opportunities to expound, extoll, exalt and exchange thoughts and beliefs. We’ve all been channelled through corridors, seated within classrooms, assembled in halls, strengthened our kinships at canteens, competed in fields and recorded thoughts in libraries. We’ve all learned what it means to learn. As hubs for the broadening of minds, places of learning must stimulate, excite, nurture, embrace, propel and promote excellence. Our challenge as architects is to define, orchestrate and provide a platform that stimulates and conducts the practices of transforming thoughts cogently into texts, deeds and accomplished experiments.
DP Announces New Director Full Day Job-Shadowing
Short takes on new & notable projects
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Mediapolis@one-north Freemasons’ Hall Four Acres Singapore Ngee Ann Polytechnic Campus Extension Tanglin Trust School Extension euHabitat Ista Hotel & G Corp Mall West Chateau
Featured projects
NUS UTown Master Plan Singapore University of Technology and Design
Design solutions
ITE College West
Awards & events
DP Architects has been remarkably fortunate to have partaken in the building of such a wide spectrum of institutions over the years. The firm has completed 14 primary and secondary schools, 3 aviation schools, 5 Junior Colleges, 14 vocational institutes, 5 polytechnics, 4 universities and counting. We have helped to shape an educational environment in Singapore that moulds minds.
New MediaCorp Headquarters Breaks Ground Skyrise Greenery Awards SIA Seminar ArchiTours 2011 International Green Building Conference
Learning is a life-long endeavour, and DP Architects is living by this canon through its continuous learning and development programmes.
DP personalities
Interview with Dadi Surya
Chin Thoe Chong, Director, DP Architects Pte Ltd
Celebration of past projects
Chan Hui Min Heng Chin Hong Nartano Lim Collin Anderson
DESIGN IN PRINT TEAM
Graphics
Writing
Editorial
St Andrew’s Junior College, 1981
Kyle Fulton Toh Bee Ping
Loh Yew Cheng Lek Noonchoo Fu Tingting
Additional contributors: Jackie Poh, Woo Jie Kai
Cover photo: Cinnamon & Tembusu Residential Colleges, NUS UTown, Singapore