Research Areas
Sustainable design; Architecture and New Media (Design Computing, Interactive environment,
Virtual/Physical Environment,)
Educational Qualifications
– B.Arch (Hons.), National University of Singapore
– M.Arch, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), USA
– Doctor of Design, Harvard University
– Registered Architect, Board of Architects Singapore
Professional Experience: Academic
– 1998 – present: Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, NUS
– 2007 – present: Joint appointment at the Interactive and Digital Media Institute, National University of
Singapore
– 2003 July: Visiting fellow, Changing Places/House_n group of MIT Media Lab, USA
– 2002 Fall: Research member, Harvard Center for Design Informatics, USA
Professional Experience: Industrial
– 1983 – 1996: Senior Architect, Public Works Department, Singapore.
– 1986 – present: Registered Architect, Singapore Board of Architects
– 2006 – present: Council member, Singapore Institute of Architects
Awards/Honours
– CIDB Merit Award for Best Buildable Design (1997) for Revenue House
– Most Energy-Efficient Building in ASEAN (2000) Award for Revenue House
– Research Fellowship, Graduate School of Design, Harvard University (2001)
University, Public & Professional Services
– Council Member, Singapore Institute of Architects (2006 – present)
– Consultant, Singapore Arts School (2004)
– Member, Technical & Organising Committee, Passive Low Energy Architecture (PLEA) International
conference (2007)
– Member, Educational Space Committee, NUS University Town (2008 till present)
– Member, Educational Technology Committee, NUS University Town (2008 till present)
– Chairperson, Department IT Committee (2007 – 2009)
Selected Publications
– Tan, Beng Kiang, R U M Cheyyar and SJ HONG, “Naturally ventilated tall office building in the Tropics –
Learning from Bawa”. Sun, Wind and Architecture, ed. Stephen Wittkopf and TAN Beng Kiang (2007):
219-225. Singapore: Department of Architecture, National University of Singapore.
– Wittkopf, S K and Beng Kiang Tan, eds. Sun, Wind and Architecture: Proceedings of the 24th
International Conference on Passive Low Energy and Architecture 2007, Singapore: Department of
Architecture, National University of Singapore, 2007.
– Tan, Beng Kiang, “Bioclimatic Skyscraper – Learning from Bawa”. Clever Design, Affordable Comfort23rd International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture Proceedings, ed. Raphael
Compagnon, Peter Haefeli And Willi Weber (2006). Geneva: Université de Genève.
– Tan, Beng Kiang, “The Acceptable Visual Quality of Stereoscopic Virtual Reality Architectural
Visualisation”. CAADRIA2008: Beyond Computer-Aided Design, ed. Walaiporn Nakapan et al (2008):
579 – 586. Chiangmai: Pimniyom Press Co Ltd.
– Tan, Beng Kiang and JC Hii, “Integrating advanced shader technology for realistic architectural virtual
reality visualisation”. In Computer Aided Architectural Design Futures 2007, ed. Dong A, Moere A.V.and
Gero J., Netherlands: Springer, 2007. 13 pp.
– Tan, Beng Kiang and JC Hii, “Optimising Realtime Virtual Reality Architecture Presentation”. Digitization
and Globalization, ed. Yu Gang, Zhou Qi and Dong Wei (2007): 599-606. Nanjing: Southeast and
Nanjing University.
– TAN, Beng Kiang, “Intelligent Building and Application of IT in Architectural Practice Revenue House”, in
An Emancipated Place, ed. Brinda Somaya & Urvashi Mehta, pp. 70 -74. India: The HEACR Foundation,
December 2000.
– Tan, Beng Kiang and Z L TAN, “Hybrid urban public space to enrich public life: Inspirations for seamless
integration”. 5th Great Asian Streets Symposium: A Public Forum of Asian Urban Design-Future Asian
Space Proceedings, ed. Boontharm, Davisi et al (2008). Singapore: Centre for Advanced Studies in
Architecture (CASA).
– Rahaman, H and B K Tan, “Interactive Space: Searching For A Dual Physical Virtual World”.
CAADRIA2009 Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Computer Aided Architecture Design
Research in Asia: Between Man and Machine, ed. TengWen Chang et al (2009): 675-684. Yunlin:
National Yunlin University of Science and technology.
– Tan, Beng Kiang, eds., Singapore Architect. no. 241 (Thinking the New Learning-Scapes). (Singapore),
2007