PROFILE
Ryan received his Master of Architecture and Bachelor of Arts (Architecture) with first class honours (highest distinction) from the National University of Singapore, graduating top of his class in 2023. Emerging as the best performing graduate throughout his course of study, Ryan was awarded the prestigious Lee Kuan Yew Gold Medal, as well as the distinguished Akzo Nobel Medal in recognition of being the best Honours' graduate in architectural design and the Board of Architects Prize for topping the second-year examinations. His academic projects have been regularly selected for and featured in the university department's annual public exhibitions, open houses and various online outreach platforms.
Whether it is in academia or professional practice, Ryan strongly believes in architectural and urban design excellence that are of service to society. Place-making and people-centric designs go a long way in sculpting highly liveable, sustainable and delightful spaces for people from all walks of life to live, work, play and learn in.
Education
2021 - 2023 NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE
Master of Architecture, MArch
2018 - 2022 NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE
Bachelor of Arts (Architecture) with Honours, BA(Arch)(Hons)
- First Class Honours (Highest Distinction)
2014 - 2015 RAFFLES INSTITUTION
Singapore-Cambridge GCE 'A' Level; Raffles Diploma with Merit
2010 - 2013 ST JOSEPH'S INSTITUTION
Singapore-Cambridge GCE 'O' Level
Awards
2023 LEE KUAN YEW GOLD MEDAL
Best graduate throughout the course of study for the concurrent degrees of MArch and BA(Arch)(Hons)
2022 AKZO NOBEL MEDAL
Best student in the course in architectural design for the degree of BA(Arch)(Hons)
2020 BOARD OF ARCHITECTS PRIZE
Best student in the second examination for the degree of BA(Arch)(Hons)
2019 DEAN'S LIST - 2019, 2020 & 2021
Top 5% of the cohort for the degree of BA(Arch)(Hons)
2019 BCA-INDUSTRY IBUILDSG UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP/SPONSORSHIP - 2019 to 2023
Awarded to high-calibre students pursuing full-time Built Environment courses at local universities.
Skills
Architectural Design; Architectural Visualisation; Architectural Modelling
Adobe Illustrator, InDesign and Photoshop; AutoCAD; Enscape; Microsoft Office; Revit; SketchUp
Features/Publications
2023 ArchiVal 2023 (Public Architecture Exhibition)
2022 ArchiVal 2022 (Public Architecture Exhibition)
2020 ArchiVal 2020 (Public Architecture Exhibition)
2020 Project Feature on NUS DoA Website: AY20/21 BA(Arch)(Hons) Level 5
2020 NUS DoA Selected Works 2020: AY19/20 BA(Arch)(Hons) Level 4
2020 NUS Open House 2020
2019 CityEx 2019: Praxis (Public Architecture Exhibition)
2019 NUS Open House 2019