Author: Robert Powell

Robert Powell is an architect and writer. He was formerly Associate Professor of Architecture at the National University of Singapore and editor of Singapore Architect. Currently Project Director and Head of Ecomasterplanning with Llewelyn Davies Yeang (London), he is working with Ken Yeang on projects in India, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Qatar and the UK. He is the author of 30 books including: Modern Tropical Architecture: The Work of Tay Kheng Soon and Akitek Tenggara, Rethinking the Skyscraper: The Complete Works of Ken Yeang, Singapore: The Architecture of a Global City, The New Malaysian House and The New Indonesian House. Albert Lim Koon Seng is an acclaimed Singapore-based architectural photographer whose images have been published extensively in architectural journals including A+U (Japan), Architectural Review, Singapore Architect, SPACE (Singapore), and Monument (Australia). His photographs have also illustrated numerous books including Living Legacy, Modern Tropical Architecture, Singapore: Architecture of a Global City, The New Malaysian House, Singapore Houses and The New Indonesian House.