Singapore Built & Unbuilt

Panellists
Mr Tai Lee Siang	Chairman of Forum SIA Council member and Chairman of Architecture Excellence Committee
Mr Toyo Ito	Special Advisor to Singapore Pavilion at 10th VBIAE and Member of the DesignSingapore International Advisory Panel
Ms Zaha Hadid	2004 Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate
Ms Rita Soh	SIA President
Mr Richard Hassell	DesignSingapore Council Member and Founding Director of WOHA Designs

Held on 9 Sep 2006, at 11am, the forum was conducted in a one-hour short lively discussion style interspersed with short presentations. The Forum was well-attended by 160 visitors and was held at the Singapore Pavilion.

Some of the issues discussed includes the panellists' takes on the nature of architectural competitions, the role of competitions and unbuilt works have played in their careers, the architects' thoughts and readings on the Singapore city and their projects in the region.

There will be a forum to continue the conversation, which will be held concurrent to the return of Singapore: Built & Unbuilt to Singapore in Feb/Mar 2007.

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