Foundations for Home-based Work Receives International Recognition

We are pleased to share that Foundations for Home-based Work (2020–2024), a series of drawings produced as part of a research project funded by the Social Science Research Council’s SSRTG grant, has received the Award of Excellence in Rendering at the Architecture in Perspective 40 (AIP 40) competition organised by the American Society of Architectural Illustrators (ASAI).

The drawings emerged from fieldwork conducted under the “Home Audits” work package, led by Principal Investigator Assoc Prof Lilian Chee and Co-Investigator Prof Jane M. Jacobs. Assoc Prof Chee oversaw the ethnographic documentation process and developed the drawing protocols that informed the creation of the Design Manual. The project was supported by Department alumni Lim Kun Yi James and Chong Shu Wen Rebecca, as well as Liyana Doneva, an alumna of Yale-NUS College. The Design Manual is currently being developed into a book manuscript.

A selection of the winning images can be viewed on the AIP 40 competition website: https://asai.org/architecture-in-perspective-40/

About the Competition

The Architecture in Perspective (AIP) competition is ASAI’s annual juried awards programme that celebrates excellence in architectural illustration by professional and student illustrators from around the world. Entries may be submitted in any two-dimensional medium, including drawings, paintings, sketches, renderings, and digital imagery.

The competition’s highest honour, the Hugh Ferriss Memorial Prize, is widely regarded as one of the most prestigious awards in the field of architectural illustration. Award recipients are recognised at the annual ASAI Conference, with winning and commended works featured on the organisation’s website and in the commemorative Architecture in Perspective catalogue.

Each year, the competition adopts a special theme to encourage critical reflection on the evolving practice of architectural representation. The theme for AIP 40, “Craft (re)focused: Art of Intent,” invites participants to consider the enduring value of craft and intentionality amid rapidly changing tools and technologies.