Prof. Richard Ho instills in his architecture a humanistic approach – to create a resonance in those who use the spaces, to recall memories, memories that give them a sense of place and who they are.
While his architecture speaks of the “immeasurable” - its history, its culture, its site and its people – Richard, through his spatial compositions and innovations, strives to inspire his fellow men to a future filled with hope.
Prof. Richard Ho
Principal
Practice
Prof. Richard Ho graduated from the National University of Singapore School of Architecture in 1982 and worked for William S W Lim and Kerry Hill, both eminent Singapore architects, before venturing to Europe where he worked for six years – with Helmut Schimek in Austria and Aldo Rossi in Milan, a world-renowned Architect and Pritzker Prize recipient in 1990.
He returned to Singapore in Nov 1991 and set up RichardHO Architects.
Civic Engagement
Richard firmly believes that an architect must actively engage civil society, not only through his practice but also volunteering in other initiatives that can bring a change for the better for his profession and society at large.
Over the years, he has been appointed by the Minister of National Development to various committees – currently as a member of the Design Advisory Panel (Conservation) of the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) from 2018 to date.
He is also a member of the URA Conservation Guidelines Review panel from 2016-2018 and 2020-2022. He has been voted into the Board of Architects (BOA) as a Board Member for two consecutive terms by his fellow registered architects – the BOA oversees the professional standards of architectural practice and ethics in Singapore.
He was a member of the BOA Academic Review Panel from 2014-2018 and also a Council Member of the Singapore Institute of Architects (SIA) from 1992-2001 and 2015-2016.
Teaching
Richard has been appointed as Professor in Practice by the Department of Architecture, National University of Singapore and teaches architecture and urban design in the masters degree program and chairs the Architecture Internship Programme (AIP) Committee.
His body of work has been widely published in many international and local architectural publications and books in Australia, Japan, United Kingdom, Germany, Chinese Taipei, China, Sri Lanka, India, Malaysia and Singapore and exhibited in Austria, France, Denmark, Finland and Singapore.