Pauline Ang

Biography

As a licensed architect in both Singapore and New York, Pauline Ang has worked on projects of varying scales and building typologies, from high-rise commercial developments in the United States, the Middle East and Asia, to a broad range of public sector projects in Singapore.

Her primary interest lies in bridging the chasm between theory and practice through a combination of writing, teaching and practice.

Education

• MSc Construction Law & Arbitration, King’s College London-National University of Singapore, London/Singapore
• MArch, Columbia University, New York, USA
• B. Planning & Design (Arch), Melbourne University, Australia

Professional Associations & Affiliations

• Vice-President (Architecture), CPG Consultants, Singapore.
• Registered Architect, Singapore.
• Registered Architect, New York State, USA.
• Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Accredited Professional, USA.

Research Interest

• Architectural Design Methodologies

Awards & Achievements

1100 Architects, New York:

• Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach’s Elizabeth L. and John H. Schuler Award, 2013 – Ibis Isle House, Palm Beach, Florida, USA.
• AIA NY Chapter Design Awards, Unbuilt Work Merit Award, 2012 – Brooklyn Detention Centre, New York, USA.

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, New York:

• Engineering News-Record Global Best Projects, Best Project Award, Green Category, 2013 –Zuellig Building, Makati City, Philippines
• Leadership for Energy and Environmental Design (Core and Shell) (LEED-CS) Platinum Award 2013 – the first recipient of the Platinum Award in the Philippines – Zuellig Building, Makati City, Philippines
• MIPIM Asia Award 2012 (Best Office and Business Development category) – Zuellig Building, Makati City, Philippines
• “People’s Choice” Award, MIPIM Asia Awards 2012 – Zuellig Building, Makati City, Philippines
• Father Neri Satur Award for Environmental Heroism 2012 – Zuellig Building, Makati City, Philippines

Others:

• Recipient, Ed Harris Prize for best performance in the MSc Construction Law & Arbitration course, King’s College London-National University of Singapore
• Recipient, Honour award for Excellence in Design, Graduate School of Architecture Planning & Preservation, Columbia University, New York, USA
• Recipient, Dean’s Honours, Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, Melbourne University, Australia
• Recipient, Defence Technology Training Scholarship (Architecture), for undergraduate and graduate studies in Architecture, Ministry of Defence, Singapore

Selected Publications

• National Gallery Singapore: Art Spaces, Scala Art Publishers, 2016.
• The Making of National Gallery Singapore, National Gallery Singapore, 2015.
• “Condo Mania: What has design got to do with it?”, Singapore Architect, Issue 268, May 2012.
• Future Memory: Of Demolished Architecture & Forgotten Memories – “In Memory of Places Meant to Be Forgotten: A Case of Recurring Amnesia”, Future Memory, December 2011.
• “Dreaming in Green: Reimagining Abandoned Railways”, Singapore Architect, Issue 265, November 2011.
• “The Disappearing Void: Reflections on the Common HDB Void Deck”, Singapore Architect, Issue 265, November 2011.
• “The God of Small Images”, Book Review: Junya Ishigami: small images, Singapore Architect, Issue 254, December 2009.
• “Comparative Study of the Price-Quality Method in Singapore, Hong Kong, the United Kingdom and New Zealand”, with co-authors Professor John Barber (KCL) and Professor Low Sui Pheng (NUS), International Construction Law Review, July 2007.
• “The Price-Quality Method: Legal Implications of the Evaluation Process”, International Construction Law Review, April 2007.