"I've always thought of architecture as brushstrokes on the canvas of a city's urban plan and Singapore's canvas is as exciting as it is well planned - it provides an array of environments for architects to respond to, from historically rich heritage neighborhoods to vibrant mixed-use waterfront precincts. Architecture should be more than artful assemblages of steel and glass... the very best examples of Singaporean architecture serve as milestones: physical manifestoes of our nation's collective aspirations and dreams."