Two Exhibitions for the Architecture Fan

11th June 2011, 25th June 2011. Written by Xin Li.
Architecture fans out there, I am quite sure that you must have encountered Richard Roger’s works somewhere before (the real buildings or images of his works).

While it is still expensive to travel to see his works up close you could now drop by the URA Gallery before the end of July to see models and drawings by his firm.

Madrid Barajas Airport, Madrid, Spain, 2006 (Operation)

The works have been in exhibit since 2007 at the Centre Pompidou, Paris and has since travelled to London, Barcelona, Madrid and Taipei before being exhibited in Singapore, “the first Southeast Asian venue”.

New Law Courts, Antwerp, Belgium (1998-2005)

National Assembly, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom (2006)

You might need to plan at least two visits to this exhibition. The amount of work presented is overwhelming.

Millennium Experience, London, England, United Kingdom (1996-1999)

Above: Lloyd's of London, London, England, United Kingdom (1978-86), Below: Shanghai Masterplan, Shanghai, People's Republic of China (1992-1994)

Richard Rogers + Architects: From the House to the City
21st May 2011 to 23rd July 2011.
Monday – Friday: 8.30 am – 7.00 pm
Saturday: 8.30 am – 4.00 pm
Closed on Sundays and Public Holidays.
The URA Centre
45 Maxwell Road

Once you are done, why not visit the ongoing exhibition by thesis graduates from NUS Architecture entitled “post-script” held at the Artrium of the MICA building?

“Every city has stories. Our daily lives form the script, and we are the characters. Architecture provides for the dialogue, backdrops, transitions and tones. Every year, students from the department of architecture, NUS, articulate their idea of how the built environment should/could be. Their processes are just as much a part of the story.”