Tay Kheng Soon / Akitek Tenggara

1966
'Public Housing in Singapore' in Rumah, The Journal of the Singapore Institute of Architects, Singapore,
Sep 1966.

1967
'Environment and Nation Building',
Symposium on The Environment and the Citizen, Democratic Socialist Club, University of Singapore, SPUR, Singapore, Sep 1967.

1969
'Housing for Industrial Centres', Seminar on The Planning and Development of New Urban Centres with Jurong as a Case Study, SPUR,
Singapore, Oct 1969.

1970
'Development and its Impact on Changing Values', in Singapore Undergrad, No.4(14), The University
of Singapore Students' Union,
Jun 1970, pp7-8.

1973
'Why a Formal Planning Structure is Not Possible in Singapore', Singapore,
19 Mar 1973.

1976
Workshop on Housing Design and Techniques for Lower-income Groups,
Singapore, 1 Nov 1976

1978
'Low-rise High-Density Housing: Towards a more Sociable Housing Form'. Singapore, 27 Sep 1978.
1980
'Urban Design: Giving Form to a Vigorous and Modern Society,' Conference on Urban Design and Development in the 1980's, Times Organisation and The Applied Research Corporation, 20-21 Nov 1980.

1982
'The Architecture of Rapid Development', Convention of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects, Singapore, Jun 1982.

1983
'Cultural Identity in Architecture as perceived from a Singapore Viewpoint', Regional Seminar on The Search for Identity in Architecture, The Aga Khan Award for Architecture and The University of Technology Malaysia (UTM), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia, 25-27 Jul 1983.

1984
'Trends in Architectural Design in Singapore in the 1980's', Conference on Building for the Future, Singapore Institute of Architects Building Centre, 25-28 Mar 1984.

'Innovative Technology's Implications on the Search for a Relevant Approach to Architecture', Asian Congress of Architects 1, 25-28 Oct1984.

1985
Urban Design Competition for the Golden Triangle Area, Kuala Lumpur

'Cheras and Setapak Jaya: Two Experimental Housing Projects in Kuala Lumpur,' in Large Housing Projects, 5th Seminar in the Continuing Education Programme of the MIT Laboratory of Architecture and Planning and the Harvard School of Design, Cambridge, USA, 1985.
1985

'Cultural Implications of High Intensity Development,' PAM-AKP International Conference on Design for High Intensity Development as a background to the Golden Triangle Area Study, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,
4-6 Aug 1985.

1986
'Limitations and Prospects of CAAD Application in a Private Architectural Firm in Singapore,' The Architect's Computer Conference, Singapore,
28-30 May 1986.

1987
'On the Neccessity and Feasability of Teaching Aesthetic Judgement and Integrity in Architectural Design,' at a Workshop on Education and the Development of Thought in Architecture in Southeast Asia, The Aga Khan Program for Islamic Studies at Harvard and MIT and the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 26 -28 Mar 1987.

'Towards a Pedagogy of Form: Notes on the Study of Primary Forms and their Relationships,' 3 Jul 1987. (Unpublished)

'Thoughts on Transcendental (Rhapsodic) Architecture - Beyond Function and Culture,' The Architect's Regional Council of Asia, Bali, Indonesia, 21-25 Oct 1987.

'A Historical Overview of the Relationship between Social Values and Architecture Design Factors as
it affects Design of Schools', at a Seminar Pedagogy and Architectural Design of Schools in Singapore, Singapore Educational Administration Society and Singapore Institute of Architects, Singapore, 13 Nov 1987.

'A World Class City deserves a World Class Architecture', Inter-Faculty Conference on Towards Excellence in the Built Environment, Architecture Journal, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 3-4 Dec 1987.

1988
'The Intelligent Tropical City as a Framework for Architecture and Planning' in a seminar, Heritage and Change in South-East Asian Cities, South-East Asian Study Group and the Aga Khan Program at Harvard University and MIT, Singapore, Jan,1988.

'The Intelligent Tropical City', Notes for a Workshop at the School of Architecture, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 12 May 1988.

'Reflections on the Architectural Education Aspects of the 'Intelligent Tropical City' Design Symposium', School of Architecture, National University of Singapore, 21 Nov-9 Dec 1988.

1989
'Synopsis of Concepts of the Intelligent Tropical City', Seminar at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 29 Mar 1989.

1990
'Heritage Conservation - The Political and Social Implications: The Case for Singapore', International Conference on Heritage and Conservation: The Challenges in the Asia Pacific Basin, Darwin, Australia, 13-18 May 1990.

'The Architecture Exhibition: Symptom of the School', Singapore Institute of Architects Journal,
May/Jun 1990.

1990
'Perspective on Physical Planning for Singapore', Pre-University Seminar on Singapore: The Next 25 Years, 18 Jun 1990.

'The Architecture of Rapid Trans-formation', ASEAN Architecture Symposium and Exhibition, Bangkok, Thailand, 20-25 May 1990.

'Architecture and National Identity', Singapore Institute of Architects Journal, July/Aug 1990.

'Planning the City in the Tropics; The Intensified Nodal Strategy', Conference on Architecture of Cities, Calcutta, India, 16-20 Nov 1990. (with Robert Powell).

'The Architectural Aesthetics of Tropicality', Singapore, Dec 1990.

1991
'Singaporean Taste Beyond Food', Singapore Institute of Architects Journal, May-Jun 1991.

1991
'Criticism and Authority', Keynote paper at an Inter-faculty Seminar, School of Architecture, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 12 Jul 1991.

'Thoughts on Singapore Mass Housing', ARCASIA Forum 6, Beijing, China, 27-28 Sep 1991.

1992
'Design, Learning, Place and Self', School of Architecture, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Jul 1992.

'On the problem of Scale in Architecture', Asian Congress of Architects 5, Lahore, Pakistan, Oct 1992.

1993
'Towards an Ecologically Responsible Urban Architecture', Singapore Architect, Singapore Institute of Architects Journal, Singapore, Mar-Apr 1993.

1995
'Addressing The Conflict Between Urbanization And Nature In The Sijori Area Through A Comprehensive Spatial Methodology', ARCASIA Forum 8, Singapore, Nov 1995.

'Towards Resolving the Conflict between Nature and Urbanisation: The Case for a New Spatial Methodology', Workshop on Architecture of the Future, Japan Institute of Architects, Tokyo, Dec 1995.

1996
'Towards Resolving the Conflict between Nature and Urbanisation: The Case for a New Spatial Methodology,' UIA Congress, Barcelona, Mar 1996.

'Architecture of the Future: The Challenge to Asia and the West', Kumamoto Artpolis 96, Japan,
Nov 1996.

2000
'Zooming Out: Re-imagining Singapore', Singapore, Jan 2000.

'The Asian Dilemma as it Applies to Architecture Design in the Age of Globalization', Arcasia Congress, Kuala Lumpur, Sep 2000.

'Architecture and the Asian Dilemma in the Age of Globalization', Habitus Conference, Perth, Sep 2000.

'Report on AOF Asia 2000: Architecture of the Future Workshop', AOF Asia 2000, Tokyo, Jun 2000.

'Philosophical Musings on Civil Society in Singapore', Singapore, Oct 2000.

'The Living City', Singapore, Nov 2000.

2001
'Notes on Tropical City Research', Singapore, Jan 2001.

'Neo-Tropicality?', Singapore, Jul 2001.

'The Problem of Aesthetics in Contemporary South East Asia', 15th International Congress of Aesthetics, Tokyo, Aug 2001.

'Some Aesthetic Categories', Singapore, Oct 2001.

'Dimensions in New Urban Form and Architecture, Post 911', Singapore, Dec 2001.

2002
'The Problem of Aesthetics in Contemporary South East Asia', Singapore, Jan 2002.

'Agenda of the 21st UIA World Congress to be held in Berlin in July 2002: Response from an Asian Architect', Singapore, Apr 2002.

'World Class Quality can only come from a Quality Process', Singapore, Apr 2002.

'Rekindling Real Sentiments Through Community Radio', Singapore, Jun 2002.

INTERVIEWS
2000
'The Higher Ground: Architects and Their Role in Society',
Interview conducted by NUS School of Architecture as part of a Master’s Program elective, Singapore, Jan 2000.

RADIO
1970
'Problems of a Growing Population',
Radio Talk on Singapore in the 1970's, Singapore, Sep 1970.

NEWSPAPER ARTICLES
1985
'The Social Responsibility of Architecture', Asiaweek, Oct 1985.

1988
'Avant-Garde Architecture in Singapore', Business Times,
Singapore, Nov 1988.

'Tropical City: Towards a Reality', Business Times, Singapore,
Nov 30, 1988.

1990
'Wah, so obiang one', The Straits Times, Mar 1990.

'Major New Buildings Should Express the Nation's Aspirations', Forum,
The Straits Times, Dec 5, 1990

1991
'Singapore Taste Beyond Food', Lianhe Zaobao, Jan 21, 1991.

'The Cement Garden', Life,
The Straits Times, Feb 13, 1991.

'Centres for the People', Life,
The Straits Times, Apr 24, 1991

1992
'Domestic Enterprises: Levelling the Playing Field', The Sunday Times,
Jan 26,1992.

1994
'SAC is a historic moment in Asia's new age: seize it' - Viewpoint on the Singapore Arts Centre', The Straits Times, Jul 1994.

BOOKS
1989
Mega Cities in the Tropics, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies,
Singapore, 1989.

CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF PUBLICATIONS AND LECTURES BY TAY KHENG SOON
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1966 'Public Housing in Singapore' in Rumah, The Journal of the Singapore Institute of Architects, Singapore, Sep 1966. 1967 'Environment and Nation Building', Symposium on The Environment and the Citizen, Democratic Socialist Club, University of Singapore, SPUR, Singapore, Sep 1967. 1969 'Housing for Industrial Centres', Seminar on The Planning and Development of New Urban Centres with Jurong as a Case Study, SPUR, Singapore, Oct 1969. 1970 'Development and its Impact on Changing Values', in Singapore Undergrad, No.4(14), The University of Singapore Students' Union, Jun 1970, pp7-8. 1973 'Why a Formal Planning Structure is Not Possible in Singapore', Singapore, 19 Mar 1973. 1976 Workshop on Housing Design and Techniques for Lower-income Groups, Singapore, 1 Nov 1976 1978 'Low-rise High-Density Housing: Towards a more Sociable Housing Form'. Singapore, 27 Sep 1978. 1980 'Urban Design: Giving Form to a Vigorous and Modern Society,' Conference on Urban Design and Development in the 1980's, Times Organisation and The Applied Research Corporation, 20-21 Nov 1980. 1982 'The Architecture of Rapid Development', Convention of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects, Singapore, Jun 1982. 1983 'Cultural Identity in Architecture as perceived from a Singapore Viewpoint', Regional Seminar on The Search for Identity in Architecture, The Aga Khan Award for Architecture and The University of Technology Malaysia (UTM), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia, 25-27 Jul 1983. 1984 'Trends in Architectural Design in Singapore in the 1980's', Conference on Building for the Future, Singapore Institute of Architects Building Centre, 25-28 Mar 1984. 'Innovative Technology's Implications on the Search for a Relevant Approach to Architecture', Asian Congress of Architects 1, 25-28 Oct1984. 1985 Urban Design Competition for the Golden Triangle Area, Kuala Lumpur 'Cheras and Setapak Jaya: Two Experimental Housing Projects in Kuala Lumpur,' in Large Housing Projects, 5th Seminar in the Continuing Education Programme of the MIT Laboratory of Architecture and Planning and the Harvard School of Design, Cambridge, USA, 1985. 1985 'Cultural Implications of High Intensity Development,' PAM-AKP International Conference on Design for High Intensity Development as a background to the Golden Triangle Area Study, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 4-6 Aug 1985. 1986 'Limitations and Prospects of CAAD Application in a Private Architectural Firm in Singapore,' The Architect's Computer Conference, Singapore, 28-30 May 1986. 1987 'On the Neccessity and Feasability of Teaching Aesthetic Judgement and Integrity in Architectural Design,' at a Workshop on Education and the Development of Thought in Architecture in Southeast Asia, The Aga Khan Program for Islamic Studies at Harvard and MIT and the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 26 -28 Mar 1987. 'Towards a Pedagogy of Form: Notes on the Study of Primary Forms and their Relationships,' 3 Jul 1987. (Unpublished) 'Thoughts on Transcendental (Rhapsodic) Architecture - Beyond Function and Culture,' The Architect's Regional Council of Asia, Bali, Indonesia, 21-25 Oct 1987. 'A Historical Overview of the Relationship between Social Values and Architecture Design Factors as it affects Design of Schools', at a Seminar Pedagogy and Architectural Design of Schools in Singapore, Singapore Educational Administration Society and Singapore Institute of Architects, Singapore, 13 Nov 1987. 'A World Class City deserves a World Class Architecture', Inter-Faculty Conference on Towards Excellence in the Built Environment, Architecture Journal, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 3-4 Dec 1987. 1988 'The Intelligent Tropical City as a Framework for Architecture and Planning' in a seminar, Heritage and Change in South-East Asian Cities, South-East Asian Study Group and the Aga Khan Program at Harvard University and MIT, Singapore, Jan,1988. 'The Intelligent Tropical City', Notes for a Workshop at the School of Architecture, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 12 May 1988. 'Reflections on the Architectural Education Aspects of the 'Intelligent Tropical City' Design Symposium', School of Architecture, National University of Singapore, 21 Nov-9 Dec 1988. 1989 'Synopsis of Concepts of the Intelligent Tropical City', Seminar at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 29 Mar 1989. 1990 'Heritage Conservation - The Political and Social Implications: The Case for Singapore', International Conference on Heritage and Conservation: The Challenges in the Asia Pacific Basin, Darwin, Australia, 13-18 May 1990. 'The Architecture Exhibition: Symptom of the School', Singapore Institute of Architects Journal, May/Jun 1990. 1990 'Perspective on Physical Planning for Singapore', Pre-University Seminar on Singapore: The Next 25 Years, 18 Jun 1990. 'The Architecture of Rapid Trans-formation', ASEAN Architecture Symposium and Exhibition, Bangkok, Thailand, 20-25 May 1990. 'Architecture and National Identity', Singapore Institute of Architects Journal, July/Aug 1990. 'Planning the City in the Tropics; The Intensified Nodal Strategy', Conference on Architecture of Cities, Calcutta, India, 16-20 Nov 1990. (with Robert Powell). 'The Architectural Aesthetics of Tropicality', Singapore, Dec 1990. 1991 'Singaporean Taste Beyond Food', Singapore Institute of Architects Journal, May-Jun 1991. 1991 'Criticism and Authority', Keynote paper at an Inter-faculty Seminar, School of Architecture, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 12 Jul 1991. 'Thoughts on Singapore Mass Housing', ARCASIA Forum 6, Beijing, China, 27-28 Sep 1991. 1992 'Design, Learning, Place and Self', School of Architecture, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Jul 1992. 'On the problem of Scale in Architecture', Asian Congress of Architects 5, Lahore, Pakistan, Oct 1992. 1993 'Towards an Ecologically Responsible Urban Architecture', Singapore Architect, Singapore Institute of Architects Journal, Singapore, Mar-Apr 1993. 1995 'Addressing The Conflict Between Urbanization And Nature In The Sijori Area Through A Comprehensive Spatial Methodology', ARCASIA Forum 8, Singapore, Nov 1995. 'Towards Resolving the Conflict between Nature and Urbanisation: The Case for a New Spatial Methodology', Workshop on Architecture of the Future, Japan Institute of Architects, Tokyo, Dec 1995. 1996 'Towards Resolving the Conflict between Nature and Urbanisation: The Case for a New Spatial Methodology,' UIA Congress, Barcelona, Mar 1996. 'Architecture of the Future: The Challenge to Asia and the West', Kumamoto Artpolis 96, Japan, Nov 1996. 2000 'Zooming Out: Re-imagining Singapore', Singapore, Jan 2000. 'The Asian Dilemma as it Applies to Architecture Design in the Age of Globalization', Arcasia Congress, Kuala Lumpur, Sep 2000. 'Architecture and the Asian Dilemma in the Age of Globalization', Habitus Conference, Perth, Sep 2000. 'Report on AOF Asia 2000: Architecture of the Future Workshop', AOF Asia 2000, Tokyo, Jun 2000. 'Philosophical Musings on Civil Society in Singapore', Singapore, Oct 2000. 'The Living City', Singapore, Nov 2000. 2001 'Notes on Tropical City Research', Singapore, Jan 2001. 'Neo-Tropicality?', Singapore, Jul 2001. 'The Problem of Aesthetics in Contemporary South East Asia', 15th International Congress of Aesthetics, Tokyo, Aug 2001. 'Some Aesthetic Categories', Singapore, Oct 2001. 'Dimensions in New Urban Form and Architecture, Post 911', Singapore, Dec 2001. 2002 'The Problem of Aesthetics in Contemporary South East Asia', Singapore, Jan 2002. 'Agenda of the 21st UIA World Congress to be held in Berlin in July 2002: Response from an Asian Architect', Singapore, Apr 2002. 'World Class Quality can only come from a Quality Process', Singapore, Apr 2002. 'Rekindling Real Sentiments Through Community Radio', Singapore, Jun 2002. INTERVIEWS 2000 'The Higher Ground: Architects and Their Role in Society', Interview conducted by NUS School of Architecture as part of a Master’s Program elective, Singapore, Jan 2000. RADIO 1970 'Problems of a Growing Population', Radio Talk on Singapore in the 1970's, Singapore, Sep 1970. NEWSPAPER ARTICLES 1985 'The Social Responsibility of Architecture', Asiaweek, Oct 1985. 1988 'Avant-Garde Architecture in Singapore', Business Times, Singapore, Nov 1988. 'Tropical City: Towards a Reality', Business Times, Singapore, Nov 30, 1988. 1990 'Wah, so obiang one', The Straits Times, Mar 1990. 'Major New Buildings Should Express the Nation's Aspirations', Forum, The Straits Times, Dec 5, 1990 1991 'Singapore Taste Beyond Food', Lianhe Zaobao, Jan 21, 1991. 'The Cement Garden', Life, The Straits Times, Feb 13, 1991. 'Centres for the People', Life, The Straits Times, Apr 24, 1991 1992 'Domestic Enterprises: Levelling the Playing Field', The Sunday Times, Jan 26,1992. 1994 'SAC is a historic moment in Asia's new age: seize it' - Viewpoint on the Singapore Arts Centre', The Straits Times, Jul 1994. BOOKS 1989 Mega Cities in the Tropics, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore, 1989.