William Lim

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Celebrated architect William Lim dies aged 90 (CNA)

His contributions included the Singapore Conference Hall, Tampines North Community Centre, Marine Parade Community Centre, Tanglin Shopping Centre and the ...

“While it didn't work out in the end, I always appreciate his gesture to intervene and help.” A supporter of Singapore’s arts and culture sector, Mr Lim made several donations to arts groups and causes, including an undisclosed six-figure sum on his 80th birthday in 2012. “Lim had been an SIA member since 1958 and was the editor of institute's journal RUMAH, from its inaugural issue in 1960 until 1966,” it added. It also proposed several alternatives to the Government’s plans to urbanise Singapore. Advertisement

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Pioneer architect behind People's Park Complex and Golden Mile ... (The Straits Times)

Mr William Lim Siew Wai, died at the age of 90. Read more at straitstimes.com.

When Mr Lim retired in 2003, Mr Mok renamed the firm W Architects. Mr Tay is an author and adjunct professor at the National University of Singapore. Throughout the past four decades, Mr Lim’s journey was described as a mirror of the post-independence architectural development of Singapore. Mr Lim was the first president of the society, which was founded in April 1987 with the aim of alerting the Government and the public on the urgent need to conserve Singapore’s heritage. His health had further declined after a bout of Covid-19 in late 2022. Born in Hong Kong in 1932, Mr Lim was educated at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London and Harvard University in the United States in the 1950s.

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'Iconoclastic' architect who designed Golden Mile Complex ... (Mothership.sg)

William Lim, the architect who was involved in the design of Singapore iconic buildings such as People's Park Complex and Golden Mile Complex, has died at the ...

He said he would have to separate the wheat from the chaff among us." Koh further noted, "At the end of the dinner, PM Lee thanked us for attending the dinner. He also co-organised the Non-West Modernist Past Conference with the institute in 2011, and was a proud winner of the SIA Gold Medal in 2017. In addition, he was a member of the institute since 1958 and was an editor of the institute's journal RUMAH, from its inaugural issue in 1960 until 1966. The society was founded in 1987 with the aim of alerting the government and the public on the urgent need to conserve Singapore’s heritage. The society also published a 1992 report for the then Minister for Information and the Arts George Yeo on establishing a heritage trust in Singapore.

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Celebrated architect William Lim dies aged 90 (TODAY)

SINGAPORE — Celebrated architect William Lim, who had a hand in designing People's Park Complex and Golden Mile Complex, has died, the Singapore Heritage ...

“While it didn't work out in the end, I always appreciate his gesture to intervene and help.” CNA “Lim had been an SIA member since 1958 and was the editor of institute's journal RUMAH, from its inaugural issue in 1960 until 1966,” it added. A supporter of Singapore’s arts and culture sector, Lim made several donations to arts groups and causes, including an undisclosed six-figure sum on his 80th birthday in 2012. It also proposed several alternatives to the Government’s plans to urbanise Singapore. Advertisement Born in Hong Kong on July 19, 1932, Lim was described by the Singapore Institute of Architects as “one of the principal architects of modern Singapore”.

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