Soo K. Chan

Who is Soo K. Chan?

Soo K. Chan, is a practicing architect based in Singapore. He is the founding principal and design director of SCDA Architects Pte Ltd, a multi-disciplinary firm engaging in the practice of Architecture, Interior, Landscape and Product Design. Soo obtained his Bachelor of Arts Degree from Washington University and Master of Architecture degree at Yale University.

Soo was the recipient of the inaugural President’s Design Award, Singapore Designer of the Year and also the recipient of the SIA-Getz Architecture Prize for Emergent Architecture in Asia, 2006. The practice was recognized as one of the Design Vanguard firms, redefining the Face of Architecture by Architectural Record USA. SCDA was awarded the Royal Institute of British Architects Worldwide Award for the Lincoln Modern in 2003, and also the recipient of nine Chicago Athenaeum International Architecture Award. Soo was also conferred as a Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Architects as a recognition for his standing in the profession and advancement of architecture.

His works have been published in international journals and books including Architectural Review, Architectural Record, Interni, Lotus, Monument and World Architecture. SCDA projects have also been presented at the Venice Biennale, 2004 and in recent times, The Salone Internazionale del Mobile in 2010 and 2011 consecutively.