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President’s Design Award

5 Minutes With… Daan Roosegaarde

5 Minutes With… Daan Roosegaarde

One of the most colourful personalities in the 2017-2018 President’s Design Award jury, Daan Roosegaarde talks about upgrading reality through his works in Asia and beyond.

Year in Design: The Stories That Moved You in 2016

Year in Design: The Stories That Moved You in 2016

See which stories captured our collective attention – and imagination – in 2016 as we roundup a highly eventful year in design.

Here’s What Happened at President’s Design Award 2016

Here’s What Happened at President’s Design Award 2016

In a first for the President’s Design Award, an individual from the engineering field has been named ‘Designer of the Year’. See which other names and works have received the top honours.

Sou Fujimoto: Something New, Something Old

Sou Fujimoto: Something New, Something Old

During a brief visit to Singapore to serve as a juror for President’s Design Award 2016, Sou Fujimoto talks to Asih Jenie of Cubes Indesign about his recently completed projects in the region, cross-discipline collaborations, and his continuous search for something new. 

Man of the Hour: Siew Man Kok

Man of the Hour: Siew Man Kok

Siew Man Kok was recently named “Designer of the Year” at the 2015 President’s Design Award. The 53-year-old architect and his firm, MKPL Architects are also behind the bold master plan for the upcoming Bidadari public housing estate in Singapore, in which housing blocks will be located right within a park. Man Kok takes time out to tell us more about his work and passions.

The Best of 2013

The Best of 2013

As we bid farewell to 2013, we roundup the major events, projects and people that made our headlines this year.