Episode 34: WAF Singapore Wong Mun Summ

Jan Henderson reports from Singapore at the World Architecture Festival and Inside, the World Festival of Interiors, 2013.

In this report, Part Two of a series, Jan interviews leading Singapore architect Wong Mun Summ, one of the founding directors of renowned Singapore-based architecture firm WOHA.

Mun Summ talks about his terrace gardens that dot Singapore’s skyline, and the importance of green architecture that incorporates plants in the built environment of Singapore.

Coming soon: Part Three, interviews with leading Australian practitioners who participated as jurors or presenters at WAF. Included among the leading Aussie firms represented at WAF are Cox, Lyons, Hassell, Billard Leece, Neeson Murcutt, Russell and George, and Shane Thompson. Cameron Bruhn from Architecture Media is also interviewed.

World Architecture Festival, Singapore, 2013, Venue: Marina Bay Sands, Singapore

This story brought to you by:

Segment Producer – Ron Brown

Host – Jan Henderson

Camera/Sound – Dianna Snape

Editing – Amruta Nargundkar

Photography – Patrick Bingham-Hall

Some images courtesy WOHA & Far East Organisation