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William S. W. Lim was born on 19 July, 1932 in Singapore, is an architect. Discover William S. W. Lim's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 91 years old?

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Age 91 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 19 July 1932
Birthday 19 July
Birthplace British Hong Kong
Date of death 7 January 2023
Died Place Singapore
Nationality Singapore

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2023

Lim died on 7 January, 2023. He was aged 90. He had suffered from COVID-19 in late 2022.

2008

Lim wrote and lectured on a wide range of subjects relating to architecture, urbanism, and culture in Asia as well as on current issues relating to the postmodern, glocality and social justice. He was the author of Asian Alterity: With Special Reference to Architecture and Urbanism through The Lens of Cultural Studies (2008), as well as editor of Asian Design Culture (2009) and co-editor of Non West Modernist Past (2011).

1957

Lim started his career in 1957, working in Singapore and Malaysia in several businesses as a partner. His work began from the design of modernist structures for residential and commercial interests, and progressed on to large-scale shopping centres in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. His designs include the People's Park Complex (1973) in Singapore, which went on to become the model for commercial development in the city; the Golden Mile Complex (1974); and the Tanglin Shopping Center. In 1981, he started his own business. He was a founding member of the Singapore Heritage Society. Lim was also a co-founder and chairman of Asian Urban Lab and President of the Architectural Association of Asia (AA Asia). He was conferred a Doctor of Architecture Honoris Causa by the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University, Australia, in 2002 and appointed Honorary Professor of LaSalle-SIA College of the Arts (Singapore) in 2005.

1932

William Siew Wai Lim (Chinese: 林少偉; pinyin: Lín Shàowěi; 19 July 1932 – 7 January 2023) was a Singaporean architect. Some of his noted designs included People's Park Complex (1973), the Golden Mile Complex (1974); and the Tanglin Shopping Center, all in Singapore. Lim wrote and lectured on a wide range of subjects relating to architecture, urbanism, and culture in Asia as well as on current issues relating to the postmodern, glocality and social justice. He was the author of Asian Alterity: With Special Reference to Architecture and Urbanism through The Lens of Cultural Studies (2008), as well as editor of Asian Design Culture (2009) and co-editor of Non West Modernist Past (2011).

Lim was born in 1932 in Hong Kong. Lim graduated from the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London and continued his graduate studies at Harvard University. Lim was a Fulbright Fellow in the Department of City and Regional Planning at Harvard University. He returned to Singapore in 1957 after his studies.