Committee
Office bearers
PRESIDENT
Ar. Catherine Loke
CATHERINE LOKE obtained her Bachelor of Planning & Design and Bachelor of Architecture (Hons) from the University of Melbourne and is a Partner in Lander Loke Architects. She was the First Vice-President of the Singapore Institute of Architects from 2018 to 2020, and currently serves as a Member of the Board of Architects Singapore.
As an educator, Catherine teaches architectural practice at the National University of Singapore and Sustainability & Systems Thinking at Temasek Polytechnic.
Catherine has a deep interest in the socio-economic aspects of sustainability and what motivates human behaviour, and is known for her thought-provoking talks. She is regularly invited to speak on subjects ranging from architecture, building contracts and Building Information Modelling to sustainability, urban farming and economics.
In recognition of her contribution to the industry, she was awarded the Women of the Built Environment Award at the RICS Awards 2020 Southeast Asia.
VICE-PRESIDENT
Ar. Kuan Chee Yung
KUAN CHEE YUNG is Global Leader, Place Innovation at Consulus. He was the Managing Director of CPG Signature Pte Ltd and Project Director of CPG Consultants Pte Ltd and has served as Council Member of the Singapore Institute of Architects from 2012 to 2019. He won the BCA-SGBC Green Architect of the Year Award 2017.
His projects like Solaris@OneNorth received Green Good Design Awards 2010, BCA Green Mark Awards 2010 (Platinum), SIA Architectural Design Awards 2011 (Honourable Mention), PAM Awards 2011 (Gold), CTBUH 2012, RIBA International Design Award 2012, LEAF Awards 2014 (Outstanding), and BCI Asia Awards 2015.
He trained in Virtual Design & Construction at Stanford University and Biosafety Laboratory Design at Harvard University.
SECRETARY
Rachna Johri
RACHNA JOHRI holds both a Bachelor of Architecture and a Master of Education. Currently serving as the Deputy Director at Temasek Polytechnic’s Design School, she is responsible for overseeing academic planning and operations to ensure the delivery of high-quality, competitive course offerings. In addition to her management role, she actively spearheads sustainability initiatives within the Design School.
Beyond her professional duties, Rachna is one of the leaders of the team involved in the setting up of the M.a.D. Garden @Changi, and participates in holistic sustainability endeavors through The Circle of Human Sustainability.
Her diverse commitments underscore her dedication to shaping young minds and making substantial contributions to academia.
TREASURER
Ar. Leong May San, Vivien
VIVIEN LEONG is a Registered Architect in Singapore and the United Kingdom, and is a Chartered Member of the Royal Institute of British Architects. With 20 years’ experience in the UK and Singapore in sectors spanning leisure, hotel, office, transportation, education, residential, mixed-use and masterplanning, she has a wealth of experience leading complex projects in both public and private sectors.
In 2015, Vivien was named one of Singapore’s 15 Great Engineers and Architects Aged 40 and Under by the Singapore Business Review.
Committee Members
Er. Chan Chi Fai, Ricky
RICKY CHAN is Founder and Director of ANR Design Engineer Pte. Ltd., a Professional Engineer (Electrical) registered in Singapore and a Chartered Engineer (UK). He is a fellow member of the Institution of Engineers Singapore (IES), and served as Council Member and Chairman of the IES Mechanical & Electrical Engineering Technical Committee from 2019 to 2021. As Head of Infrastructure (MEP) for Southeast Asia operations, his projects include the Rapid Transit System Link between Singapore and Malaysia, Singapore Downtown Line Stage 1 MRT Stations, Opera House and Ba Son Underground Railway Stations for Ho Chi Minh Metro, Vietnam, Singapore Marina Bay Cruise Centre, and Modernization of Brunei Airport Terminal.
In 2021, Ricky and his team completed an innovative digital design development for “A system and method for generating a mechanical and electrical services design scheme for built environment projects” under the Enterprise Development Grant supported by Enterprise Singapore.
Anil Changaroth
ANIL CHANGAROTH is a Conflict Avoidance, Dispute Resolution, Restorative Justice and Online Dispute Resolution practitioner, an accredited Mediator; a Restorative Justice practitioner; an Adjudicator and Arbitrator. He is an Advocate & Solicitor of Singapore (1995), a Solicitor of England and Wales, qualified as Barrister at Law (Middle Temple of England & Wales, and holds a Master of Science in Construction Law & Arbitration, Kings College London and National University of Singapore (2006) with his first career as an Infantry Officer with the Singapore Armed Forces (1983-8).His practices spanning Asia Pacific include ChangAroth Chambers LLC and ChangAroth InterNational Consultancy.
Abe Jacob
ABE JACOB is the Director of RHT Green, an ESG/sustainability consultancy of ONERHT. He has had 30 years of work experience, having started his own company and having held senior leadership positions in multinationals across Asia, the Pacific, and the United States.
He was the Principal Consultant of FutureProof Global Pte Ltd, a consultancy built to address the complexities of ESG, organisation design, disruption, leadership, and talent management in the era of Industry 4.0. Prior to that, he was General Manager, Singapore and concurrently, the Human Resources Director, Southeast Asia and India, at Ecolab.
He is a former Commanding Officer of an Artillery Battalion, Honorary Aide-de-Camp to the President of Singapore and recipient of two National Day awards.
Ar. Leong Tatt Man
LEONG TATT MAN is Director at Tierra Design Studio Pte. Ltd. He is of the opinion that the design solution can only be as good as the design brief itself.
Even though Tatt Man has led numerous planning, architecture and landscape design projects successfully throughout his career in OD 205 (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Architects 61 Pte. Ltd. and Tierra Design Studio respectively, he remains skeptical that the construction industry under the current economic model will lead us to a better future in the long run, as proven by signs of global warming and pollution. To address this existential issue, he believes that all stakeholders must work together selflessly to increase our chance of survival as a species. After all, there is only one Mother Earth.
Larry Yeung
LARRY YUENG is a designer and community organiser who is a strong advocate for participatory and community-centric design in Singapore. He is currently the Executive Director of Participate in Design, a non-profit design organisation that advocates for meaningful citizen participation and participatory design in Singapore. Since his graduation from the National University of Singapore with a MArch, Larry’s portfolio of participatory-based projects include neighbourhood planning, public space design, and community art installations. Some notable projects include the Neighbourhood Renewal Programme at Tampines North, as well as the Arts@MacPherson programme.
Larry has also been recognised as a World Cities Summit Young Leader in 2021, honouring him as one of the change-makers shaping the global urban agenda, as well as a recipient of the BCA-CPG Industrial scholarship and the URA Urban Design prize in 2014.