I have been living next door to PARKROYAL COLLECTION Pickering for years. My landlord told me that some ‘minor’ renovation works needed to be done, which turned out to be
Watch Wong Mun Summ of WOHA Architects lecture on one of his latest projects, PARKROYAL on Pickering, Singapore’s stunning new lavishly verdant tropical garden hotel at the 2013 edition of the
After much public anticipation over the incredible design, the luciously verdant Parkroyal on Pickering hotel just opened to the public this week! The stunningly contoured podium is topped with a
I have loved growing plants since I was a kid. Over the past decade working as an architect in the garden city of Singapore, I have been able to put
From a tiny swamp-ridden island in a mangrove tributary delta to one of the most prosperous countries in the world in just over half a century: the city-state of Singapore
I might be biased by my time at WOHA, but the Hansar in Bangkok is one of my favourite hotels I’ve ever stayed at (probably in second place after Peter
Finbarr Fallon (the guy with the most awesome thesis project ever) has produced an incredible series of infrared photos, accentuating the urban greenery on Singapore’s buildings in a unique and
Singapore‘s futuristic skyline has become a popular place for major Hollywood blockbuster movies to film, with the hyper-modern cityscape often standing in for urban environments of the future. Check out
A lot of architourists visiting Singapore have been messaging me for recommendations on how they should visit the internationally acclaimed sustainable buildings of WOHA Architects. Check out the overall map
A recent episode of Roman Mars fantastic architecture podcast 99% Invisible posed skepticism on the feasibility of planting trees on top of buildings, an argument I’ve seen before online. Contentions
Singapore is a great place for architects to visit. Why not stay in an architecturally awesome hotel while you are here? Here are my top 10 recommendations: #10 Marina Bay
48 North Canal Road is an bespoke addition on top of a pair of conserved shophouses in the Singapore city centre. Designed by WOHA Architects, the building is angularly crafted
I took over the awesome account of @guardiancities this week to give their followers a glimpse of how extreme density has pushed local designers to take urban greenery to a
With the recent announcement of the 5 teams shortlisted to redesign Singapore’s Railway Corridor, the city-state has taken a major step towards getting it’s first urban linear park. This places Singapore among
As modernist architects broke free from vernacular architectural languages and developed a homogenised international style, many created sterile spaces and places out of touch with the decorative warmth of historical forms
The stunning presidential suite on the top floor of the Parkroyal on Pickering Hotel doubling up as an impromptu art gallery. This weekend, I had the opportunity to attend the Art
In the past century, a global proliferation of dense cities filled with high-rise towers has quickly become a dominate form of human habitation. Skyscrapers around the world generally follow an
In fall of 2012 I had recently graduated from architecture school at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago. I packed an (extremely heavy) backpack and flew to Singapore to
In an increasingly overcrowded world where much of the world’s population packed into cities, green space has become important to improving the quality of metropolitan life. But how do you
Perhaps the coolest hanging garden since Babylon is nearing completion in downtown Singapore! The Parkroyal Hotel on Pickering hotel Singapore is scheduled to open at the end of this year. Check
Singapore – a tiny but prosperous island nation- has been likened to a 1:1 scale model for ideal architecture and urban design. One of the densest places on earth, the