| Date | 2020-09-17 |
| Event start | 15:30 PM |
| Duration | 1 hrs 30 min ( from 3:30pm to 5:00pm ) |
| Venue | Zoom Webinar |
| Contact | 1.5 |
| URL | Visit |
Synopsis
On 16 April 2019, SIA held a seminar to discuss scope and fees, and what we can do to help ourselves. We introduced the fraternity to the SIA Scope of Service Matrix and also launched the SIA-Deltek Clarity Survey which was to be conducted with the support of the Board of Architects.
The objectives of the Survey were to:
• Better understand the landscape of practice
• Identify or verify issues / problems that affect the business viability of the profession
• Use the data to substantiate SIA’s Industry Transformation Map (ITM) Work Plan initiatives
• Use the data to inform our discussions with policy makers
The Survey is now concluded.
This webinar will briefly cover the outcome of the Survey, and how the SIA Practice Management Framework and SIA Fee Calculator can be used to address some of the issues evident from the survey.
Who should attend: Owners of architectural practices, senior management and anyone interested in the viability of the profession.
SEMINAR – 17 SEPTEMBER 2020, 3:30 P.M.
Topic 1
SIA-Deltek Clarity Report
Speaker – Mr Andrew Fist, Sales Director – APAC, Enterprise at Deltek
The speaker will go through the survey outcome and analysis of the state of architectural practice in Singapore.
Topic 2
Strategies to Improve Business Health
Part 1 – SIA Practice Management Framework (PMF)
Speaker – Ar. Catherine Loke, Lander Loke Architects
The speaker will share some nuggets from the PMF on the matter of Fees, Billing and Time Tracking.
Part 2 – SIA Fee Calculator
Speaker – Ar. Darren Benger, VivATA Pte. Ltd.
The speaker will go through the workings of the Fee Calculator.
Moderator – Ar. Goh Jin Chuan, Gensler Singapore Pte. Ltd
Panel Discussion and Q&A
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Speakers
Ar. Tan Shao Yen, CPG Consultants Pte. Ltd.
President, Board of Architects
Ar. Tan Shao Yen holds a Bachelor of Architecture, Honours, NUS and Master of Science (Sustainable Building Design), Distinction, University of Nottingham (in collaboration with BCAA). He is President, Board of Architects Singapore and registered architect, ASEAN and APEC Architect.
Joined CPG Consultants Pte Ltd in 2001; became CPG Corporation’s Group Chief Innovation Officer in January 2019.
He is now responsible for innovation and strategic marketing at CPG Corporation. In response to the needs to urban solutions in the Asia region and beyond, he focuses on developing market and client-centric integrated solutions: Smart Estate & Urbanism, Transit-Oriented Development, Biophilic Built Environment, Health & Wellness, Knowledge Cluster, Built Environment IoT, Security & Resilience, etc. These integrated solutions leverage on CPG’s diverse range of specialised competencies, as well as intellectual properties co-developed with strategic partners.
Trained as an architect, Shao Yen has over the years designed and delivered projects across a diverse range of typologies, in public and private sectors; and spanning different climatic and cultural regions, including Singapore, China, Malaysia, and Southeast Asia. He was previously with HDB and RDC Architects. Prior to his current appointment, Shao Yen was CEO of CPG Consultants, responsible for the business and operations of CPG Consultants and CPG’s overseas offices in India, Vietnam, Macau, Philippines and the Middle East.
Shao Yen was awarded Green Architect of the Year in 2014 by BCA-SGBC. Some of his work and outlooks were published in ’20 under 45. The Next Generation ‘by Singapore Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA).
Ar. Seah Chee Huang, DP Architects Pte. Ltd.
President, SIA (Council Year 2019/2020)
Chee Huang is a firm believer in purpose-driven architecture, synergising economic, environmental and social dynamics, to impact positive change and bring delight to the everyday lives. His pursuit in synthesis includes Singapore Sports Hub, Our Tampines Hub, Bukit Canberra in Sembawang and Punggol Regional Sports Centre – all pioneering models of complex integrated community, sports and lifestyle hubs in Singapore. In addition, Chee Huang champions numerous corporate social responsibility initiatives such as Project Bus Stop, Goodlife! Makan – an elderly activity centre for stay-alone seniors and co-workplace for youth charity, Heartware Network.
As the President of the Singapore Institute of Architects and a member of the Board of Architects Singapore, Chee Huang advocates a progressive architectural profession through leadership in sustainable design, ethical and enterprising practices grounded in innovative and social causes. He partakes in the larger discourse of the built environment in numerous design advisory panels and committees for various agencies and institutions. Chee Huang is also recognised as one of the emerging architects in URA’s latest edition of 20 under 45. 
Ar. Catherine Loke, Lander Loke Architects
CATHERINE LOKE obtained her Bachelor of Planning & Design in 1989 and Bachelor of Architecture (Hons) in 1992 from the University of Melbourne. She has worked briefly in Melbourne & Kuala Lumpur, and in Singapore since 1993. She has been a Registered Architect since 1998 and partner in Lander Loke Architects since 1999.
Catherine is currently the First Vice-President of SIA and also serves as Chairman of the Small & Medium Architectural Practice Committee, Minor Works Contract Working Group and Architects' Appointment Committee. In 2011 and 2012, she was the Facilitator of the Minor Works Contract Working Group which undertook a comprehensive review of the SIA Minor Works Contract First Edition 1987, resulting in the publication of the SIA Articles and Conditions of Contract for Minor Works 2012 (MWC 2012) in December 2012.
Outside of SIA, Catherine served as the Chief Examiner for the BOA Professional Practice Examination from 2014 to 2016. She was also a member of the BCA BIM Legal & Contractual Workgroup in 2013. She has given talks at the Society of Construction Law, and is currently Adjunct Associate Professor at the National University of Singapore, teaching architectural practice.
Ar. Darren Benger, VivATA Pte. Ltd.
Advisor to the Architects Appointment Committee (Council Year 2019/2020)
Darren received his Bachelor of Architecture degree with First Class Honours from the University of Adelaide, Australia in 1995, and registered with the Board of Architects, Singapore in 2001.
Since 1996 Darren has resided in Singapore, and he is currently the Managing Director of VivATA Pte Ltd..
Darren's involvement in the Singapore Institute of Architects includes election to Council for the 2007/08 to 2019/20 terms, and he has actively participated in various SIA committees. This includes the Architects Appointment (aka Services Procurement) Committee from 2007 to present, through which the Darren was instrumental in the development of SIA's Fee Calculator.
Darren has also contributed to the BOA/SIA Architectural Practice Course as a trainer since 2008, in which he introduces the SIA Blue Book and the SIA Fee Calculator.
Mr Andrew Fist, Sales Director - APAC, Enterprise at Deltek
Andrew Fist is the Sales Director - APAC, Enterprise at Deltek. With over 20 years’ experience strategically partnering with clients in the selection of ERP solutions to meet the needs of project-centric organisations operating in Architecture, Engineering, Management Consulting, Professional Services and Construction sectors. Andrew has worked with firms that range in size from smaller regional operations to large global project-based multidisciplinary organisations, helping them to re-engineer business processes and implement software solutions to deliver tangible and quantifiable business value. 
Moderator – Ar. Goh Jin Chuan, Gensler Singapore Pte. Ltd
Jin Chuan has more than 15 years of architectural experience in the entire design process and across various building types. Graduated from NUS and qualified in both UK and Singapore, his work experience in different countries, like UK, Singapore and SE Asia provides good knowledge and understanding on the design delivery, appointment contracts and management. Over the years, he has worked in practices of varying scale from small to corporate practices, and is currently Design Manager at Gensler. Jin Chuan has been serving in the Architect’s Appointment Committee since 2017 and is in the SIA Blue Book Review Working Group.
Schedule
| 3.00pm | Registration |
| 3.30pm | Webinar Commences |
| 4.30pm | Q&A |
| 5.00pm | End of Webinar |
Terms & Conditions
- For SIA Members whose registrations have been confirmed, attendance is compulsory. Cancellation for complimentary registration is only allowed 3 working days before the actual event.
- Any absentee will be charged at $20.00.
- Ticket is non-transferable under all circumstances.
- Group registration will be subjected to group admin fee of $1 per ticket per transaction. Replacement/Cancellation of participant will not be allowed under group registration.
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