Going Green
Apr 02, 2021
4 minutes
By Luo Jingmei
Photography by Darren Gabriel Leow Art direction by Matilda Au
Every day seems to bring a new, dire warning about the state of the environment. But before climate change was on everyone’s lips, husband-and-wife team Wong Chiu Man and Maria Warner Wong, the founders of Wow Architects in Singapore, were promoting sustainable living in their designs.
Among their most famous eco-friendly projects are Vivanta by Taj, a hotel in Bangalore, India with a vast, grass-covered rooftop; the 2012 Archifest Zero Waste Pavilion in Singapore, which was made from upcycled materials that were later repurposed; and the striking St Regis Maldives resort that seems to float over the ocean. The latter
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