Robert Powell is an architect and writer. He was formerly Associate Professor of Architecture at the National University of Singapore. Currently Project Director and Head of Ecomasterplanning with Llewelyn Davies Yeang (London), he is working with Ken Yeang on projects in Libya, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Singapore and Qatar. He is the author of thirty books, including
The Tropical Asian House; Modern Tropical Architecture: The Work of Tay Kheng Soon and Akitek Tenggara; Rethinking the Skyscraper: The Complete Works of Ken Yeang; Singapore Architecture; SCDA Architects: The Architecture of Soo Chan; Singapore: Architecture of a Global City; The New Malaysian House; Singapore Houses and
The New Indonesian House. He writes occasionally for
Architectural Review, Architectural Record, Dialogue (Taiwan) and
Monument (Australia).
Photographer
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 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. His work has also illustrated exhibitions at the Venice Biennale (2004) and at Aedes East, Berlin (2006).