Singapore, 16 January 2025 – As RSP Architects Planners & Engineers (RSP) enters its 70th anniversary year, the multidisciplinary firm begins the new year by reaffirming its commitment to shaping meaningful, sustainable, and people-centred environments in Singapore and beyond. Building on recent milestones, RSP looks ahead to a year focused on collective growth, continued learning, and deeper engagement with the communities it serves.
“Entering our 70th year is a meaningful moment for RSP,” says Mr Beh Swee Chiew, CEO of RSP. “It is both a reflection of how far we have come and a reminder of our responsibility to prepare for what lies ahead. We are investing in our collective growth by prioritising skills development to strengthen both strategic and technical capabilities across the firm.”
Design Business Excellence: Design Power Index 2025
Among RSP’s recent milestones is its recognition as an inaugural 2025 Design Power Index (DPI) Awardee in the Business of Design category by the Design Business Chamber Singapore (DBCS). Presented by President Tharman Shanmugaratnam, the award reflects the firm’s ongoing business transformation and its growing industry influence.
“The award is an encouragement and a motivation,” says Ar. Seah Chee Kien, Senior Managing Director at RSP, who accepted the award. “It made us realise that we have grown from designing a business to operating as a business of design. This creates a broader platform for us to make an impact.”
Global Design Excellence
Recent design achievements continue to anchor RSP’s architectural practice in Singapore and across its regional offices. Conceptualised by Mandai Wildlife Group and developed with RSP as the lead architect, Bird Paradise was conferred Design of the Year 2025 at the President’s Design Award (P*DA), and received the Singapore Good Design (SG Mark) Award for its universal design sensibility. The SIT Punggol Campus Court received the Good Design Award Australia (Built Environment) and the BCA Universal Design Excellence Award for its porous “Campus-in-a-Park” design.
Internationally, RSP’s regional teams have maintained strong design consistency. In China, Puer Xiangshan Hotel and Wyndham Grand Jiaxing Hotel were recognised at the Ideal Architectural Festival, while HOPS★ON Beijing received honours at the Architizer A+ Award and Van Sound Club. Giang Vo Mixed Development by RSP Vietnam was named Asia’s Best Mixed Development at the Asia Architecture Design Awards. In the Middle East, the team secured spots on the id50 Power List and Creative 30 Powerlist, with RSP Dubai also receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Design Middle East Awards. In Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur’s Merdeka 118 tower was crowned the world’s best tall building in the 300 metres and above category by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH).
RSP Academy: Facilitating Global Dialogue
As cities around the world continue to look to Singapore for insights on density, sustainability, and liveability, RSP Academy remains a platform for knowledge exchange. The firm has hosted dialogues with government officials, academic institutions, and professionals seeking perspectives on high-density, green urbanism. Recent engagements included delegations from China, US, Europe, Malaysia, South Korea, Chile, Africa and Côte d’Ivoire, as well as students and faculty from Harvard Business School, Ming Chuan University, and Shandong University.
Champion of Good: A Continuing Commitment to Community
RSP remains committed to corporate social responsibility as a core part of its practice. The firm attained the highest tier “Champion of Good – Corporate” from the National Volunteer & Philanthropy Centre (NVPC) in its debut submission. This commitment will continue into the year ahead, with ongoing and upcoming initiatives focused on mentorship, community engagement, and design-led contributions that support social and cultural development.
Recent community-focused efforts included the National Day Parade 2025, where RSP shaped the stage design at the Padang, and The Jetty at Katong-Joo Chiat, a URA–Singapore Archifest installation that saw RSP mentors guiding SUTD students in exploring the precinct’s coastal heritage.
People at The Core
As RSP marks its 70th anniversary year, the firm also celebrates the strength of its next generation. Ar. Quck Zhong Yi and Ar. Cheryl Lim Zi Ying were inducted into the URA 20 Under 45 list while the Singapore Business Review named Muhammad Fadzli Bin Jani, Ethan Chung Er Pei, and Fei Bo among its Notable Architects Under 40.
Looking Ahead
With seven decades behind it and a new chapter ahead, RSP enters the year focused not on looking back, but on continuing to design with purpose guided by experience, strengthened by collaboration, and committed to shaping a sustainable and inclusive future.
