Tan Cheng Siong (architect)

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Tan Cheng Siong
Born1937
CitizenshipSingaporean
Occupation(s)Architect, urban designer
Known forFounder of Archurban Architects Planners
Notable work Pearl Bank Apartments

Tan Cheng Siong (born 1937) [1] is a Singaporean architect and urban designer. [2]

Tan Cheng Siong founded Archynamics Architects in 1967 and then Archurban Architects Planners in 1974. He was the architect behind Singapore's high-rise housing project, the Pearl Bank Apartments, [3] [4] [5] and also designed the one of country's first condominiums, Pandan Valley. [6] [7] [8]

Cheng Siong has been an advisor to the Planning Committee of Shenzhen since 1986 and established its first branch office in Shenzhen, in 1994.

His notable achievements include receiving the sixth SIA Gold Medal and the President's Design Award in 2012. [9] [10] [11]

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