The Singapore Institute of Architects (SIA) presents the highly-anticipated annual Singapore Archifest for its 17th iteration starting late September this year. Directed by Calvin Chua, Archifest 2023 warmly welcomes you to “Interim: Acts of Adaptation”– an invitation to rethink our built environment as continually being in a state of transition. Presenting itself as a lab, this edition of Archifest investigates the potential of adaptive architecture as the mode of action in response to pressing environmental, cultural, and technological change.
Evident in its planning and policy language, Singapore is no stranger to the “interim” with its range of discrete, stopgap interventions facilitating the transformation of our city. As our urban landscape matures and navigates an increasingly volatile world, we can no longer afford to remain uneasy about the necessity of continual change. By challenging existing approaches to the construction of our built environment, “Interim” prompts architects and stakeholders to explore a constant, incremental evolution of the city, which can empower us to anticipate and better manage the uncertainty evoked by broader social and ecological circumstances.
Festival Director Calvin Chua states,
