Adib Jalal is an urbanist and writer who is curious about the cities and humanity that we share with each other.
He is currently the Co-founder and Director of placemaking studio Shophouse & Co. This is his personal website which is in a state of becoming.
Adib can also be found on Instagram and Twitter as @adibjalal.
Contact: hello [at] adibjalal.com
Work Highlights
- 2020 – Appointed as Panel Member of Heritage Advisory Panel (NHB) for 20/21 term
- 2019 – Recognised by PlacemakingX as Thought Leader
- 2019 – Recognised as World Cities Summit Young Leader
- 2013 – 2019 – Adjunct educator at tertiary institutions including LASALLE College of the Arts, and Singapore University of Technology and Design
- 2013 – Co-founded Shophouse & Co
- 2012 & 2013 – Appointed Festival Director of Archifest
- 2011 to 2013 – Taught at Temasek Polytechnic Design School
- 2008 – Featured at Venice Architecture Biennale, Singapore Pavilion
- 2008 – 2014 – Occasional contributor to design publications including CUBES, Singapore Architect, Art4D
- 2007 – Graduated with B.A (Arch) from NUS & joined FARM as Designer
- 2006 – Co-founded FIVEFOOTWAY & co-created Magical Spaces Project
Selected Projects
- 2020 :: Co-creator of Podscape: Sounds & Stories of the city
- 2019 :: Field Research, Stakeholder Engagement & Development of Placemaking Masterplan for Somerset Belt Youth Precinct
- 2019 :: Stakeholder Engagement & Place Visioning for Geylang Serai Cultural Precinct
- 2019 :: Stakeholder Engagement & Strategic Recommendations for Pre-pilot BIDs by Heartland Enterprise Center Singapore
- 2018-2019 :: Stakeholder Engagement & Strategic Recommendations for Jalan Besar Town Council Masterplan
- 2018-2019 :: Curator of Our Gallery at Taman Jurong – a residential public art collection
- 2018 :: Stakeholder Engagement for Sentosa Masterplan
- 2018 :: Co-Creator, Curator & Producer of The City Ramble – key program of Singapore Design Week
- 2016-2017 :: Stakeholder Engagement, Place Visioning, Strategic Recommendations, & Placemaking Activation of Funan Showsuite
- 2014-2017 :: Co-Curator & Producer of Design Trails – key program of Singapore Design Week
- 2014-2017 :: Co-Curator & Producer of Programmes at National Design Centre
- 2014 :: Co-Creator, Curator & Producer of Transitional___, a transitional space activation
- 2012-2013 :: Festival Director of Archifest – a festival of ideas for the city
- 2007 – 2014 :: Co-Creator & Editor of FIVEFOOTWAY
- 2007 :: Co-creator of Magical Spaces Project
Selected Invitations & Presentations
2020
- Presenter, Pecha Kucha Penang Volume 11, Special Edition of World Architecture Day
- Moderator, “To Our City With Love” – a panel on lovability of a city by DesignSingapore Council
- Panelist, Advertising Week x Facebook, “The Future of Community”
2019
- Presenter, Let’s Connect! by National Arts Council, Singapore, May 2019
2017
- Panelist, Reviving and Revitalizing Cities and Spaces Through Arts and Culture by Culture Academy (MCCY), Singapore, November 2017
- Presenter, Placemaking Week 2017 by Project for Public Spaces, Amsterdam, October 2017
- Panelist, Smart Cities Innovation Awards by Le Monde, Singapore, June 2017
2016
- Speaker, Community Building Seminar by Housing Development Board, Singapore, May 2016
- Speaker, Let’s Connect, Community Arts Speaker Series by National Arts Council, Singapore, March 2016
2015
- Speaker, TEDx Changi Airport Group, Singapore. January 2015
2013
- Speaker, Creative Mornings (Singapore), Topic: Urbanism. October 2013
- City Curator, Creative(c)ities, Kaohsiung Design Festival. 2013
2012
- Speaker, Pecha Kucha, World Architecture Festival. 2012
2008
- Featured Creative, Singapore Pavilion at Venice Architecture Biennale, Venice. September 2008
- Invited participant. “Cityscapers: By The Throat” by The British Council, Edinburgh. April 2008