Tea party with Athanasios Tsakonas, author of the book 'In Honour of War Heroes'

We are glad to announce that we shall have our 1st Zoom tea party next Tuesday 27th at 10-11am. We shall chat with Athanasios Tsakonas, author of the book 'In honour of war heroes :  Colin St Clair Oakes and the design of Kranji War Memorial. 

Jason Ang will moderate, he will be joined by other alumni, one of which is Syed Mukim 1998-1999. Feel free to join us as audience, you can raise questions through the Zoom chat function. The meeting ID is 893 5061 7249, passcode: 818378.

Athanasios Tsakonas is a practising architect, urban designer, master builder and writer. With a background in public housing, he is a founding partner and design principal of Singapore based, design consultancy Tan + Tsakonas Architects. Practising extensively throughout Asia, the Middle East and Australia, he also runs a small design & build studio in Melbourne exploring contemporary condition. Through new approaches to urban housing amidst the wider social and built environment, the aim is to better understand space and place through local narratives and through the development of micro projects. A contributor to local and overseas journals, his articles have appeared in Singapore Architect, BiblioAsia and Fabrications.

Athanasios holds BArch Studies and BArch degrees from the University of Adelaide, majoring in Architectural History & Theory. In 1998, he completed an MA in Urban Design at the National University of Singapore, with his thesis exploring the influence of spatial relationships upon specific cultures through their congestion and conviviality. As of 2020, he tutors final year Design Thesis students at the University of Melbourne, with an emphasis on dissonant heritage.

Athanasios' book is also available in NLB library if anyone wants to have a read. In Honour of War Heroes: The Legacy of Colin St Clair Oakes (nlb.gov.sg)