Tag Darren Soh

12-03-2021

KPF’s 18 Robinson skyscraper: green terraces over the city of Singapore

18 Robinson, designed by KPF, or Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, in Singapore’s Central Business District, has an unusual shape determined by the particular geometry of the lot it stands on and the need to comply with government restrictions. The green land sacrificed to construction is restored in the form of indoor and outdoor spaces accessible to the public, such as big open-air terraces establishing a visual dialogue with the city.

17-02-2021

CTBUH names Urban Habitat Award Excellence Projects

In preparation for the 2021 edition of the Tall + Urban Innovation Conference, set to take place online on May 18 to 20 of this year, the CTBUH (Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat) revealed the winning “excellence” projects in various categories of its prestigious awards. After the buildings have been categorised according to height, the new excellence winners are skyscrapers selected for the technological and construction aspects adopted, for their intended use or for the Urban Habitat category.

19-12-2018

UNStudio completes The Scotts Tower in Singapore

The Scotts Tower was recently completed in one of Singapore’s most important neighbourhoods, near Orchard Road. UNStudio’s skyscraper combines a vertical city containing a variety of residential solutions with businesses and green areas, all in a single building.

10-12-2018

World Building of the Year Award 2018 goes to WOHA’s Kampung Admiralty building

The winners of the biggest prizes at the 2018 World Architecture Festival were announced at a gala dinner in Amsterdam concluding the festival on 30 November. The Kampung Admiralty mixed-use facility designed by WOHA and built in Singapore was named World Building of the Year 2018.