IAP

IAP is a dynamic team of Interactive Architects and Planners dedicated to creating innovative and resilient urban futures that inspire and thrive on a global scale.

ABOUT

Amid rapid technological advancements, including the rise of AI, and shifting population trends, cities and the built environment are experiencing profound transformations and challenges to traditional design principles. Sustainability has transcended being merely a goal for environmentalists or international institutions; it now represents a critical necessity for cities striving to achieve resilience and address increasingly complex and wicked global challenges. In this context, architects and urban planners must collaborate with diverse stakeholders, adopting multidisciplinary perspectives to shape the future of urban life.

OUR STORY

Since 2004, IAP has been providing comprehensive services in architectural design, urban planning, and project management through our offices in Singapore and Shanghai. Over the years, we have successfully delivered more than 50 projects, which have been implemented across 25 cities spanning China, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and the United Kingdom. Our work has garnered recognition for its quality and innovation, contributing to diverse urban landscapes on a global scale.

OUR VISION

City is an interactive organism—a living, dynamic system shaped by individuals. It functions as an ecosystem where people engage with one another, the environment, nature, and architecture in constantly evolving and interconnected ways. “The only thing that is unchanged is change”, says the ancient Chinese Book of Changes: I-Ching. An interactive city is therefore a 4D city which is responsive, flexible, communicative, inclusive and sustainable. Through interactions, our solutions to architecture and planning is akin to fuzzy logic: embrace the world in its fuzzy terms and turns them into logical reality.

FOUNDER

TAN SHEE TIONG

RIBA, MRTPI, FSIP, MSIA, BOA

CEO

IAP Interactive Architects & Planner

ADJUNCT ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

NUS College of Design and Engineering

PRESIDENT

Singapore Institute of Planners 2001-2003

Singapore Golden Jubilee Design Award

Design Singapore Council

The Planning Pioneers Award

Singapore Singapore Institute of Planners
  • Singapore Design Golden Jubilee Award Ceremony​
  • Singapore The Planning Pioneers Award​
  • Mr. Tan and former Chinese Premier​​
  • Photography Exhibition ,international forum organized by the UN Regional Development Center & SIP​​

Our founder, Mr. Tan Shee Tiong is a Chartered Architect of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), a Chartered Town Planner of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI), a Registered Architect in Singapore (BOA), ), and a former President of the Singapore Institute of Planners with over 45 years of practical experience as an architect and urban planner with projects in China, UK, the Middle East and South East Asia.

He has won international urban design and master planning competitions in Beijing, Tianjin and Hainan. In 2018, he was a shortlisted finalist among 162 international firms in an international competition on Haikou Jiangdong New District Master Plan (400 sq. km).

In 2015, he received the Singapore Golden Jubilee Design Award from the government and the Planning Pioneers Award from SIP. Since 2011, he has trained over 150 groups of Chinese provincial, city and party officials on planning and governance of Singapore either in Singapore or at town halls, universities and party colleges in China.

Key Projects in 45 Years of
Professional Experience

  • National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, US (1976)
  • Saudi Arabia Industrial Estates (1978)
  • Tourism masterplan In Damascus, Syria (1979)
  • Parkway Parade chopping mall, Singapore (1980)
  • Sheraton Hotel in Brunei (1981)
  • Great World City commercial complex, Singapore (1980)
  • Fangcheng Port in Shengzhen,China (1986)
  • Shangri-la Hotel in Jakarta (1989)
  • Masterplan fa Huadu City, Guangzhou ,China (1993)
  • Aspen Heights Condominium in Singapore (1995, design competition 1st prize)
  • The Grand View of YeIlow River‘ theme park in Zhengzhou ,China(1998)
  • Magnolia Park’ courtyard villa estate in Shanghai (2002, national double-gold award for architectural and environment designs)
  • Masterplan for Jingshan modern agricultural park in Shanghai ,China(2003)
  • Longtanghu sports theme park in Beijing ,China (2004, international competition 1st prize)
  • Sanya resort hotel & national guest houses in Hainan Island, China (2005, international competition 2nd prize. No 1st prize awarded)
  • Architectural and urban design for the China National Container Corporation Marine Engineering
  • Headquarters in Yantai, China (Third Prize in International Competition, 2009)
  • Urban design for the New Central District in Taiyuan, China (2010)
  • Architectural design and planning for the ‘Golf Mountain Resort’ at the Royal Mandalay Golf Club, Mandalay (2018)
  • International competition on Haikou Jiangdong New District Master Plan, China (2019, shortlisted finalist among 162 international firm