WAF attendees have the opportunity to take part in architectural tours of local landmarks and previous WAF award winning projects. All tours will be led by qualified architects and in some cases, the lead architect on the project itself.

Spaces are available on a first come first serve basis, book your place today!

Date: Tuesday 28 November
Building: Learning Hub at Nanyang Technological University
Architect: Heatherwick

Meeting point: Marina Bay Sands lobby at 14:30
Tour timings: 15:00 - 17:30

Return to meeting point: 18:00

Please note only those attending the World Architecture Festival can book on to the WAF Tours. Book your festival ticket here.

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Date: Wednesday 29 November
Building: Jewel @ Changi Airport
Architect: Safdie Architects

This tour will be led by Charu Kokate, Partner at Safdie Architects

Meeting point: Marina Bay Sands lobby at 15:40
Tour timings: 16:00 - 17:00
Return to meeting point: 17:20. For those wishing to stay at Jewel for the light show at 17:00, transport back will not be provided.

Please note only those attending the World Architecture Festival can book on to the WAF Tours. Book your festival ticket here.

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Date: Saturday 2 December
Building: The Interlace
Architect: Buro Ole Scheeren

Meeting point: Marina Bay Sands lobby at 10:15
Tour timings:
 10:30 - 12:30
Return to meeting point: 12:45

Please note only those attending the World Architecture Festival can book on to the WAF Tours. Book your festival ticket here.

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WAF Tours 2023 -2

Date: Thursday 30 November
Building: Esplanade Theatres on the Bay
Architect: DPA and Atelier Ten

Meeting point:  VMZinc Stand in the WAF Festival Hall at 13:30
Tour timings:
13:45 - 14:45
Return to meeting point: 15:00

Please note only those attending the World Architecture Festival can book on to the WAF Tours. Book your festival ticket here.

Building Details:

Fondly referred to as “The Durian”, Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay was a major civic project that DPA undertook in partnership with Michael Wilford & Partners (London) till 1995 and saw it to completion thereafter. The key to its design success laid in delivering a localised design solution for a global platform.
Contemporary but Asian without resorting to ethnic archetypes, this enduring landmark is everything its original design brief envisioned it to be: iconic, all-representing and timeless. This is best exemplified by the architecture’s most prominent feature – its façade. The two rounded envelopes over the primary performance venues provide the dominating legible form.

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