“Tall buildings should be good citizens. Not just to their own residents, but to neighbours, the district and the city at large. We call this civic generosity. We believe that buildings – if personified – should be kind, polite and generous.” Richard Hassell of WOHA discusses the studio's innovative new Singapore housing project in AR144.
Richard Hassell, director of Singapore-based practice, WOHA – pioneer of sustainable, tall buildings – talks to AR magazine about liveability, high-rise in the tropics and a new book that explores both.