William S. W. Lim

William S. W. Lim
William S. W. Lim
Traditional Chinese	林少偉
Simplified Chinese	林少伟
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Lín Shàowěi
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	Lam4 Siu2 Wai5
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ	Lîm Siáu-úi

William S. W. Lim
William S. W. Lim
林少偉
	Lim in 2013
Born	19 July 1932; British Hong Kong
Died	6 January 2023 (aged 90); Singapore
Nationality	Singaporean
Alma mater	Architectural Association School of Architecture; Harvard University;
Occupation	Architect
Projects	Tanglin Shopping Centre (1972); People's Park Complex (1973); Golden Mile Complex (1974);

William Siew Wai Lim (Chinese: 林少偉;^[1] 19 July 1932 – 6 January 2023)^[2] was a Singaporean architect. Some of his noted designs included the Tanglin Shopping Centre (1972), the People's Park Complex (1973), and the Golden Mile Complex (1974), all in Singapore. Lim wrote and lectured on a wide range of subjects relating to architecture, urbanism, and culture in Asia as well as on current issues relating to the postmodern, glocality and social justice. He was the author of Asian Alterity: With Special Reference to Architecture and Urbanism through The Lens of Cultural Studies (2008), as well as editor of Asian Design Culture (2009) and co-editor of Non West Modernist Past (2011).

^ "我国先驱建筑师林少伟逝世享年90岁". 8视界新闻网 (in Chinese (Singapore)). 新传媒. 7 January 2023. Archived from the original on 7 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
^ "Celebrated architect William Lim dies aged 90". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 7 January 2023.

[8World070123-1] "我国先驱建筑师林少伟逝世享年90岁". 8视界新闻网 (in Chinese (Singapore)). 新传媒. 7 January 2023. Archived from the original on 7 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.

[:1-2] "Celebrated architect William Lim dies aged 90". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 7 January 2023.

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