Architecture of Record 1 – Kerry Hill’s Genesis Building, Singapore

Nicholas Bonaventure is recording comments about buildings which have shaped his architectural thinking.

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The Genesis Building in Singapore, by Kerry Hill, formed part of the architect’s rise to prominence in the 1990s. Nicholas believes it is a seminal example of small-scale, mixed-use tropical architecture which is really well adapted to the local climate and environment.

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Buildings don’t have to be large or prominent to impact the city positively or to further the cause of urbanism – although this one, at the time, was an award-winner.