In this episode, Shanty and I discuss the following:

- Her work in public housing projects at Surbana Jurong (SJ)

- Challenges faced at the start of her career at SJ and how she overcame them - The importance of having a mentor in your office

- Her views on the increasing complexities of public housing projects in Singapore

- Her views on the implementation of sky gardens in a public housing block (some people love it some people don't)

- Things that Shanty did not expect residents in public housing blocks in Singapore think about

- Why most Architects do not like to design linkways across a junction and only from the development to the nearest bus stop

- What Shanty feels are soft skills that an Architect needs to have

- Her experiences of working on competitions during COVID - How Shanty juggles her work and personal committments

- "Maybe I should find a hobby!"

- The importance of communication and understanding with your kids when you are a working Architect

- "Architects should be more _______."

- "Residents in Singapore should be less _______."

- "Shanty's secret skill is ________."

- Her aspirations for the upcoming years.

- The differences of public housing design in Singapore vs Indonesia

- Her thesis during her masters in Bartlett.

- Whether she is keen on working together on an architecture project with her architect husband.

- Any advice she has for fresh architecture graduates and young architects.

- Her view on the most underated skill an Architects needs to have.

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ABOUT SHANTY

Graduated from Bandung Institute of Technology, Indonesia, Shanty took up the challenge to work in Singapore to broaden her knowledge about architecture. It continued by taking up a degree in urban design from Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London. Currently, she holds a position as Principal Architect at Surbana Jurong Pte. Ltd with 15 years of experience, mainly focusing on designing holistic public housing development in Singapore. She participated in a collaborative R&D initiative in 2014, reimagining and projecting the concept of vertical living in cities for the year 2050, which gave her the opportunity to join a business visit to Tokyo, Japan. During the visit, together with the team, she presented the proposal to the students and lecturer of architecture department at University of Tokyo as well as to the architects and management level of Nihon Sekkei. The initiative was eventually published during World Architecture Festival 2015 with the title Project 2050. In 2021, She was invited as a speaker to share about public housing to architecture students of Calvin Institute of Technology, Jakarta and subsequently being invited as speaker at events held by Indonesian Institute of Architects (IAI) , the likeness of Singapore Institute of Architects (SIA).

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Watch/Listen to all of my Architecture Siol! podcast episodes at http://gabrielchek.com/podcast

If you would like to join me as a podcast guest, feel free to contact Gabriel at hello@gabrielchek.com.

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ABOUT THE PODCAST

Architecture Siol! is a podcast from me, Gabriel Chek, featuring Stories, Issues, Opportunities, Learnings within Architecture.

Tune in as I chat with fellow architects, designers and students to discover more about them and their ‘badass’ work in the built environment industry in Singapore and beyond.

siol - Singaporean slang (Singlish). Commonly used at the end of a sentence to emphasize the 'badass' qualities of someone/something.

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Wonder how and why young Architects start their own practice?

Hear how Alvin, Principal Architect at Prose Architects did it and more.

In this episode of Architecture Siol! Podcast we discuss the following:

- His career path and why networking is important

- Importance of working on design AND project Architect role throughout a project

- His experience working as a Design Architect in Surbana Jurong

- His experiences working on DUO as a Project Architect

- Why Alvin always seeks new challenges and opportunities

- How and why he started his own practice, Prose Architects

- The pros and cons of pursuing a conventional Architecture career path vs a non-linear one.

- "Is there always a clear path to follow? No, just do it with no regrets"

- His views on the many essential skills an Architect should have

- The design methodology and how is team at Prose Architects approaches projects (hint: it starts with a question)

- The story behind one of Prose Architects' Char Yong (Dabu) Foundation Limited Association Mixed-Development building project through a SIA Design Competition win

- Who Alvin considers great "mentors" during his architecture journey.

- His future plans and goals for Prose Architects and his personal life.

- His view on why small firms may be in a better position to pivot when needed in future.

- How Alvin manages his firm together with his wife who is also in the same firm while juggling raising a child.

- His advice for young architecture graduates

Learn more about Prose Architects at https://prose-architects.com/

You can connect with Alvin on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alvin-liau/

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I had the privilege of chatting with Larry Yeung, Executive Director of Participate in Design (P!D), a non-profit design organisation that facilitates the integration of community-based participatory processes into urban space design and planning.

In this episode, we discussed the following:

• How participatory design started in Singapore and how it has grown into a large scale projects
• Limits to community engagement
• Something unorthodox that Larry did during his engagement sessions with the community
• Advice for facilitators dealing with people who may have differing opinions during their engagements
• 2024 plans, what is the future of participatory design
• More architecture projects are requiring community engagement/placemaking which requires more collaboration with PiD - PiD 2.0 Research paper (three principles for participatory design)
• How the government, private sector and PiD can work together for projects that will create impact in the community in our built environment
• His views on the use of AI, social media, digital tools and technologies for citizen engagement
• His views on the LTA SimplyGo saga (what went wrong)
• What citizens should do more of especially in terms of upcoming or implemented government/policy changes in Singapore
• His advice for fresh grads who want to join PiD or on participatory design projects (hint: don't)
• Projects mentioned:
• Arts @ Macpherson Project
• Fajar Springs Community Kitchen
• LTA MRT Viaduct project (Tanah Merah, Rail Corridor)
• Check out more about PiD's projects here: https://participateindesign.org/pid-s...
• Download the PiD 2.0 Research paper: https://participateindesign.org/pid20

About Larry

Larry is a designer and community organiser who is a strong advocate for participatory and community-centric design in Singapore. Trained in architecture, he is currently the Executive Director of Participate in Design (P!D), a non-profit design organisation that facilitates the integration of community-based participatory processes into urban space design and planning. Since 2013, Larry’s portfolio of participatory-based projects include neighbourhood planning, public space design, and community art installations. In 2021, he received recognition as a World Cities Summit Young Leader for shaping the global urban agenda. In 2023, he was honored as an outstanding young alumni by the National University of Singapore (NUS) for notable achievements and contributions to Singapore's built environment and participatory design field. Extending from his work at P!D, Larry is also part of CSC-MCCY’s Partnerships and Engagement Experts Panel since November 2022, consulting with public agencies in Singapore on their citizen engagement projects.

You can connect with Larry on Linkedin.

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Watch/Listen to all of my Architecture Siol! podcast episodes at http://gabrielchek.com/podcast

If you would like to join me as a podcast guest, feel free to contact Gabriel at hello@gabrielchek.com.

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ABOUT THE PODCAST

Architecture Siol! is a podcast from me, Gabriel Chek, featuring Stories, Issues, Opportunities, Learnings within Architecture.

Tune in as I chat with fellow architects, designers and students to discover more about them and their ‘badass’ work in the built environment industry in Singapore and beyond.

siol - Singaporean slang (Singlish). Commonly used at the end of a sentence to emphasize the 'badass' qualities of someone/something.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.