22—24 JULY 2026 | SANDS EXPO & CONVENTION CENTRE | Hall A & B @ Level 1

Singapore Archifest Conference

Be inspired by big ideas at the Singapore Archifest Conference 2026, where over 20 influential voices in architecture and design come together to explore this year’s theme: CONVERGENCE —Themes and Variations.

Hear from internationally renowned architects Marina Tabassum and Lina Ghotmeh, alongside a diverse line-up of practitioners and thinkers, as they examine how design intersects across disciplines, scales, and futures.

Engage with cross-disciplinary dialogues that reveal connections, expand perspectives, and redefine the evolving boundaries of architectural practice.

Conference schedule
Time
SGAF Conference Hall
SGAF Forum Hall
09:30AM - 10:00AM

Networking

10:00AM - 11:00AM

SPEAKER SESSION 1

Shin Chang

Mentahmatter Design, Kuala Lumpur

Elisabetta Trezzani

Renzo Piano Building Workshop, Genoa

Forum 1: Leadership

Qhawarizmi Norhisham

Qhawarizmi Architect, Malaysia

Luke Soriquez

Khaulah Adnan

ADN – A.K. Studio, Brunei

Denny Setiawan

Studio Denny Setiawan, Jakarta

Nguyen Xuan Man

XMArchitect, Vietnam

Suttahathai Niyomwas

City Connext, Thailand

11:00AM - 11:45AM

PANEL SESSION 1

Michael Koh

Centre for Liveable Cities, Singapore

Tai Lee Siang

Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), Singapore

Wong Yunn Chii

11:45AM - 12:30PM

Lunch

12:30PM - 01:30PM

SGAF+ Film Screening

Film Screening: A Pile of Ghosts (2021)

01:30PM - 03:15PM

SPEAKER SESSION 2

Nondita Correa Mehrotra

RMA Architects, Mumbai & Boston

Roberto Bannura

Steven Holl Architects, Beijing & New York

Forum 2: Education & Inclusivity

Khoo Peng Beng

ARC Studio Architecture + Urbanism, Singapore

Larry Yeung

Participate in Design (P!D), Singapore

Alvin Zhu

The Local Project, Singapore

03:15PM - 04:15PM

Networking

04:15PM - 05:00PM

PANEL SESSION 2

Wee Teng Wen

The Lo & Behold Group, Singapore

Ethel Fong

Ajai Zecha

GHM (General Hotel Management Ltd.), Dubai

Forum 3

SIDS Design Convention: Beyond the Façade: Interior Design as Spatial Curation

05:00PM - 06:00PM

KEYNOTE LECTURE

Lina Ghotmeh

Lina Ghotmeh — Architecture, Paris

07:00PM - 10:00PM

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