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Archifest 2017

7 October 2017 to 18 October 2017
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Grey Projects, 6B Kim Tian Road, Singapore 169246

Archifest is an annual public festival to celebrate architecture and the built environment. This year’s Archifest theme of Building Agency describes the empowerment of people through stakeholder participation in the shaping of architecture and the built environment. Built upon five pillars including Archi-Interfaces, Archicraft, Architours, Conference and Conversations, Archifest 2017 will be held across multiple venues from 4 – 15 October 2017 with an exciting line-up of more than 50 events.

 

MIGRANT ART AND MAKING SHADOWS: TWO EXHIBITIONS

Grey Projects present two exhibitions for Archifest. Migrant Art is a sequence of photographs documenting the lives of migrant workers by the workers themselves. Making Shadows explores the claims on the built environment and public spaces through the eyes of a much-discriminated group.

 

  • When: 7 – 18 October 2017
  • Where: Grey Projects (6B Kim Tian Road, Singapore 169246)
  • Cost: Free

 

There will be a panel discussion with the artists from the two exhibitions on 15 October, 4 – 5pm.

 

POETRY AND MUSIC: A PERFORMANCE BY MIGRANT WORKERS

 

Featuring winners from the Migrant Worker Poetry Competition and musicians from the migrant worker community, the celebration marks the closing of their photography exhibition.

 

  • When: 15 October 2017, 5.30pm – 6.30pm
  • Where: Grey Projects (6B Kim Tian Road, Singapore 169246)
  • Cost: Free but limited to 60 people. Prior registration is necessary at nicole@greyproject.org.

 

CHASING BUTTERFLIES, BUILDING RAINBOWS

 

In the design of the extension wing to Rainbow Centre, each stakeholder (be it the owner, funder, authority, user, or designer) campaigns for their needs and their beliefs to be materialised in the lines, texts and geometries that will eventually constitute the building blueprint. The conversations that arise during such a design process often tread the fine line between the overprovision, against that of normalisation, of accommodating within reason. Attend this panel discussion to learn how a mediated approach is especially relevant in light of current discussion on the design of spaces for children and youths with disabilities. The event will end with an inclusive art workshop that will engage all children, staff, volunteers and visitors alike.

 

  • When: 14 October 2017, 3pm
  • Where: Rainbow Centre (501 Margaret Drive, Singapore 149306)
  • Cost: Free

 

Click here for the full Archifest programme.