BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ARCHITECTURE COMPILATION OF SELECTED WORKS
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ARCHITECTURE
IMAGE CREDIT: SAMUEL TAN HAO EN
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ARCHITECTURE INTRODUCTION The B.A. (Arch) undergraduate programme is situated within one of the fastest urbanizing and developing areas of the world. Positioned between Asia and the equator, our students are enmeshed directly in the opportunities, complexities and challenges of architecture while benefiting from the research and learning environments of a liberal arts education at the national university of Singapore, a top research university in Asia. Critical issues of climate, atmosphere, construction, materials, resources, urbanization, density, justice, are all played out in the undergraduate programme through the cutting-edge mediums of making in the design studio. The research and ideas developed at the undergraduate program are relevant not only to south east Asia, but impact the globe. The B.A. (Arch) is a preeminent four-year Honours degree programme that serves as the core foundation for concurrent Master programmes offered by NUS Architecture. The B.A. (Arch) champions design excellence through studio research, exploration, and making. The fundamental skills of drawing, model-making and representation are complemented by an inspiring and liberal arts-based curriculum comprising architectural history, theory, tectonics as well as systems and technologies, in the first three years of study. An extensive range of issues drive studio research topics, promoting a development of skills necessary for students to take on complex issues of the built environment. In the first year, students are introduced to foundational concepts in design, representation and critical thinking through making. Through various exercises and projects, students are exposed to a broad range of issues, addressed through the design of the environment. Concepts studied rigorously include, space, precedent, materiality as well as the equatorial environment. The second and third year of the B.A. (Arch) investigate issues of structure, site, program and envelope. Students research complex approaches to architectural formation, while extending their knowledge of cultural, aesthetic, and construction concerns. Students have the option of choosing their individual specialisation in their final year of study, leading on to concurrent Master programmes. The sequence encourages independent and advanced thinking as a preparation for Master level architectural research. B.A. (Arch) Programme Director Ong Ker Shing Associate Professor
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TO GATHER TOGETHER STUDENTS: HAU WEN HUI, VANESSA TAN, ZHOU ZHEFANG YEAR 3 ADVISOR: JAXE PAN
RAPID DESIGN INTEGRATION STUDENTS: CHLOE LAU JIA YEE, KOH ZHI HAO, RYAN NEO YEAR 3 ADVISOR: AR. LEE TAT HAUR & KENYA ENDO
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VERTICAL STRATUM STUDENT: GOH KAR HUI YEAR 2 ADVISOR: YONG SY LYNG
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TREASURE HOUSE STUDENT: KHOO CHEW SENG IAN YEAR 1 ADVISOR: STACEY CHEANG
ARCHITECTURE LITERACY: VILLA TUGENDHAT STUDENT: KHOO CHEW SENG IAN YEAR 1 ADVISOR: STACEY CHEANG
ARCHITECTURE LITERACY: BIANCHI HOUSE STUDENT: CYNTHIA WEE YEAR 1 ADVISOR: TSUTO SAKAMOTO
THE URBAN ESCAPE STUDENT: ARIES YANG YINGBO YEAR 3 ADVISOR: AR. RICHARD HO
NEO-AGORA STUDENTS: MUHD SYAZWAN MENZIES BIN MUHD SYAFIE CHARLES MENZIE & GOH KAR HUI YEAR 3 ADVISOR: A/P DR. JOSEPH LIM
T3: TROPICAL TECHNOLOGIES TESTBED STUDENT: CHUA MING HAO YEAR 3 ADVISOR: AR. WU YEN YEN
“BUMMER, DID WE FORGET THE PROPS AGAIN?” STUDENT: CHOON WONG YEN GABRIEL YEAR 3 ADVISOR: AR. RICHARD HO
THE HIDDEN LEAF VILLAGE STUDENT CENTRE STUDENT: QUEK JIAN DER YEAR 3 ADVISOR: AR. RICHARD HO
PROJECT ALT STUDENT: LAVAINYA D/O GANAPATHY YEAR 3 ADVISOR: AR. CHU LIK REN
CONTROL, FORWARD, RETRACT, ADAPT STUDENT: NG YUN HUI YEAR 3 ADVISOR: AR. CHU LIK REN
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IT’S A JUNGLE OUT THERE! STUDENTS: STUDIO TAN TECK KIAM YEAR 4 ADVISOR: TAN TECK KIAM
COMMON GROUND STUDENTS: STUDIO BOBBY WONG YEAR 4 ADVISOR: A/P BOBBY WONG
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THE ROCHOR CURVE STUDENT: LEE JO HEE YEAR 4
VENTURE VILLAGE STUDENT: LEE SI HUI YEAR 4
ABJECT DOMESTICATION STUDENT: LIN DERONG YEAR 4 ADVISOR: A/P BOBBY WONG
COLLABORATORY STUDENT: KYRA SWEE YEW YONG YEAR 4
REDISCOVERY STUDENT: YU HENG YEAR 3
THE SANCTION STUDENT: GEOFFREY NEO YEAR 4
ROAMING CITY STUDENT: JIANG YUSHAN YEAR 3
SHINRIIN-YOKU STUDENT: TAY PEI YUN YEAR 3
ULTRA HARD RESORT STUDENT: BRANDON ONG YEAR 3
COMMUNITY, STREET, MUSEUM STUDENT: RENEE TAY YEAR 2
FRAMING CYCLES STUDENT: ELSA SIM YEAR 2
BI-AXIAL ESTATE STUDENTS: TEO KIT HUI, GOI YONG YEAR 1
WAVES STUDENTS: EMMA LAU, NEO YING SHAN, TAN XUAN YEAR 3 ADVISOR: TOMOHISA MIYAUCHI
HARMONY HOUSE STUDENT: MICHELE TAY YEAR 1
CONSUMPTION OF ABBREVIATIONS STUDENT: LIM ZI YUAN YEAR 4 ADVISOR: A/P BOBBY WONG
INTROSPECTION ON THE TROPICAL ZEITGEIST STUDENTS: STUDIO BOBBY WONG & STUDIO TAN TECK KIAM YEAR 4 ADVISOR: A/P BOBBY WONG TAN TECK KIAM
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NATURE STUDENT: WANG LAN YEAR 3 ADVISOR: KAZUHIRO NAKAJIMA
REINVIGORATES RITUAL FOR THE DEAD STUDENT: KYRA SWEE YEW YONG YEAR 3 ADVISOR: ALAN TAY
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BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ARCHITECTURE COMPILATION OF SELECTED WORKS
IMAGE CREDIT: JEREMY SEAH