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Swiss National Day 2021

Swiss National Day was celebrated virtually on
1 August 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
H.E. Fabrice Filliez, Ambassador of Switzerland to
Singapore, highlighted NYAA as one of the key partners
in the St. Gallen Symposium. Ambassador Fabrice
thanked the NYAA for its leadership and contributions
through the annual St. Gallen Symposium and the
Leaders of Tomorrow Programme. Mr Tommy Koh Kit
Shaun, NYAA Gold Awardee, chaired the St. Gallen
Symposium’s Leaders of Tomorrow Singapore Alumni.

Mr Tommy Koh, NYAA Gold Awardee.
Man About Town - Service Through The Lens

Mr Mel Patrick Kasngsing, Editor-in-Chief of Kanto, is
a world-renowned creative title that touches on all
aspects of modern creative life. It aspires to highlight
creative voices around the globe in need of a stage
and provide a venue for discourse on issues and
themes that affect the creative professional.

Mr Darren Soh, an architectural and landscape
photographer and an NYAA Gold Award holder
(1998 Cohort), was interviewed by Mr Mel Patrick
Kasinging, Editor-in-Chief for Kanto and Founder of
Brutalist Philippines and Modernist Philippines. The
title of his interview: Man About Town: Singaporean
Architectural Photographer Darren Soh, faithfully
chronicles the ever-evolving spatial narratives distinct
to his island home, Singapore, in January 2021. Mr Darren Soh
NYAA Gold Award holder (1998 Cohort)
The Plight Of Golden Mile Complex

The Golden Mile Complex was the first commercial
building to be gazetted as a conserved building by
the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) in 2021.
The building was built in 1973 and designed by a
homegrown architect firm, Design Partnership, now
known as DP Architects involving three Singaporean
Architects: Mr William Lim, Mr Tay Kheng Soon and
Mr Gan Eng Oon. These three pioneer architects
were grateful to Mr Darren Soh, an architectural and
landscape photographer and an NYAA Gold Award
holder (1998 Cohort) and a founding member of the
NYAA Young Photographers’ Network (YPN), for raising
awareness of the plight of Golden Mile Complex with
his excellent images of the building and its interior.

Mr Soh’s work in protecting Singapore’s heritage is
well-known. Many articles in Singapore and overseas
have featured his work.

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