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Mok Wei Wei: Works by W Architects (in English)
Mok Wei Wei
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Thames & Hudson
· Hardcover
Mok Wei Wei: Works by W Architects (in English) - Wei, Mok Wei ; Zhuang, Justin ; Chang, Jiat-Hwee
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Synopsis "Mok Wei Wei: Works by W Architects (in English)"
During a career spanning over three decades, award-winning architect Mok Wei Wei has helped create the Singapore we see today. This overview of his large- and small-scale projects completed with his practice, W Architects, includes apartment complexes, museums, houses, and community centers, each revealing the architect's inspirations and his ingenious solutions to the challenges of building in a tropical city.Three themed chapters--"Refract," "Respond," and "Reflect"--move through Mok Wei Wei's career, from the early 1980s to the present, illustrating his unique approach to designing buildings for a dense urban environment in the context of a diverse multicultural society facing the challenges of climate, heritage preservation, globalism, and national identity. A must-have for fans of Mok Wei Wei and W Architects, Mok Wei Wei is also essential reading for architects building in tropical cities worldwide.