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Prior to moving to Singapore, she worked on design development of Mont’Kiara high-rise condominiums Phase 1 and concept design of Phase 4 in Kuala Lumpur as assistant architect at Akitek Barat Sdn. Bhd. (a subsidiary of Sunrise Holdings Sdn. Bhd.). Since becoming a registered Architect in April 1998, she set up Catherine Loke Architect in July 1998 and joined Group Design Partnership in March 1999, after which the partnership rebranded itself as Lander Loke Architects in February 2001 to reflect the partners’ personalities. Catherine is the Founding President of The Circle for Human Sustainability (TCHS), a trans-disciplinary society formed in 2021 to look at sustainability holistically. Read her LinkedIn posts and articles HEREListen to her interview with Studio SML HERE |
She was the First Vice-President of the Singapore Institute of Architects (SIA) for Council Years 2018/2019 & 2019/2020. In SIA, she also served as Chairman of Practice Thrust, the Small & Medium Architectural Practices Committee and the Architects’ Appointment Committee, where she was the key driver behind and contributor to the drafting of the SIA Practice Management Framework, SIA Scope of Service Matrix, SIA Conditions of Appointment 4th Ed., SIA Design Competition Rules, SIA Minor Works Contract 2012 and SIA Minor Works Sub-Contract. She was also a member of the Building and Construction Authority BIM Legal & Contractual Workgroup in 2013.
Since 2010, Catherine has been a regular speaker on practice and contracts matters, and more recently on the economics of sustainability. She currently teaches at The Architects Academy. She was Adjunct Associate Professor at the National University of Singapore up until July 2022, formulating and conducting the architectural practice module since 2017. In December 2020, she became a qualified learning solutionist certified under the Singapore Workforce Qualifications (WSQ) Advanced Certificate in Learning and Performance (ACLP) programme. From 2014/15 to 2016/17, she served as the Chief Examiner for the Professional Practice Examination conducted by the Board of Architects, Singapore, and was elected in 2021 to serve as a Member of the Board for the term 2022-2024. In recognition of her contribution to the industry, she was awarded the Women of the Built Environment Award at the RICS Awards 2020 Southeast Asia. |
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AR. CATHERINE LOKE obtained her Bachelor of Planning & Design in 1989 and Bachelor of Architecture (Hons) in 1992 from the University of Melbourne. She began her career in Singapore in 1993 as a Site Architect for Lee Kim Tah – Woh Hup JV, the main contractor for the $120 million SAFTI Military Institute Phase 1, designed by the Australian firm Mitchell Giurgola & Thorp. On completion of the project in April 1995, she joined Tan See Kiat Chartered Architects where she was the project architect for multi-national company PHILIPS’ new $22 million headquarters in Toa Payoh (completed 1997), as well as the $150 million Tuas Power Station (completed 1998).