ARCHITECT’S CORNER Interview with Dr Liu Thai Ker
98 SEAB MAY-JUNE 2018
D
r Liu Thai Ker, a leading architect and urban planner in Singapore,
established his own practice Morrow Architects & Planners Pte Ltd –
in December last year. Born in Muar, Malaysia, in 1938, Dr Liu studied
architecture at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, and Yale
University, USA, graduating in 1965. After having carved out a promising career in I.M.
Pei & Partners, HDB (Housing and Development Board), URA (Urban Redevelopment
Authority) and RSP (RSP Architects Planners and Engineers), Dr Liu wanted to do
more quality work and help create better cities around the world through his new
firm. In this interview, Dr Liu shares with SEAB, his philosophy of design, his thoughts
on planning for rapid urbanisation, the challenges ahead for architecture and urban
planning and his advice to the next generation of competent architects and planners.
“Form
follows
function
follows
fun”
- Interview with
Dr Liu Thai Ker
All photos courtesy of Morrow Architects & Planners Pte Ltd