Designing Collective Games

Singapore Art Museum and artist-theatre director Takayama Akira collaborate with architecture students on “Theater-chen Project: Boardgame Café/Travel Agency”, a project for the Singapore Biennale 2025 (SB2025). Theater-chen Project blends urban exploration, interactive gameplay, and architectural design, offering fresh perspectives on the city and its stories.
Selected NUS Architecture students, under the mentorship of Dr Federico Ruberto, will participate in a two-part workshop—focusing on ideation and prototyping—with Takayama Akira and Port B. Led by Takayama Akira, the workshops will involve site research, investigations into the theatrical dimensions of urban space and the development of board game prototypes. Each workshop session spans up to five days (up to 8 hours per day), scheduled for 10–15 May 2025 & 15–21 June 2025
The creation of the playable boardgame prototypes will be presented throughout the Singapore Biennale 2025: pure intention from 31 October 2025 to 29 March 2026.
Image: The Royal Game of Ur