Interview: Chris Law, Founding Director of The Oval Partnership and The Man Behind Singapore?s New Architectural Frontier
The head of the architectural collective discusses the future of urban planning, sustainability and the upcoming "Kampong" exhibition
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Chris Law has a long-standing relationship with sustainability. Alongside his role as the Founding Director of The Oval Partnership (which he co-founded in 1992), Law is also a director of INTEGER Intelligent and Green Ltd, where he promotes intelligent and sustainable initiatives. With an academic background in architecture, Chris Law?s design projects have received awards from institutions across the globe including the Royal Academy of Arts, the Hong Kong Institute of Architects, the Hong Kong Institute of Planners, and the American Institute of Architects.
Today, Law is acknowledged as a leading expert and practitioner on sustainable urbanism and neighbourhood development. His ardent support of community participation has led him to create the upcoming Kampong Port Cities and the Pre-colonial Era Exhibition which highlights the sustainable conservation of Singapore’s Kampong heritage. The exhibit is part of the Singapore Night Festival (taking place from 18 to 26 August) whereby The Oval Partnership has teamed up with the Intersection Art Gallery for a unique display that showcases the pre-colonial urbanism in Asia from a su...
The post Interview: Chris Law, Founding Director of The Oval Partnership and The Man Behind Singapore’s New Architectural Frontier appeared first on LUXUO.
Chris Law has a long-standing relationship with sustainability. Alongside his role as the Founding Director of The Oval Partnership (which he co-founded in 1992), Law is also a director of INTEGER Intelligent and Green Ltd, where he promotes intelligent and sustainable initiatives. With an academic background in architecture, Chris Law?s design projects have received awards from institutions across the globe including the Royal Academy of Arts, the Hong Kong Institute of Architects, the Hong Kong Institute of Planners, and the American Institute of Architects.
Today, Law is acknowledged as a leading expert and practitioner on sustainable urbanism and neighbourhood development. His ardent support of community participation has led him to create the upcoming Kampong Port Cities and the Pre-colonial Era Exhibition which highlights the sustainable conservation of Singapore’s Kampong heritage. The exhibit is part of the Singapore Night Festival (taking place from 18 to 26 August) whereby The Oval Partnership has teamed up with the Intersection Art Gallery for a unique display that showcases the pre-colonial urbanism in Asia from a su...
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