Senior Lecturer
Department of Building
School of Design and Environment
National University of Singapore
Telephone: (65) 6516 8099
Fax: (65) 6775 5502
Room: SDE1-05-04

Email: bdgtek@nus.edu.sg

 

 

 

 

 

Academic Qualifications:

• B.Arch (1977), University of Singapore
• MCP(1989), Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• SMArch S,(Environmental Design)(1988), Masachusetts Institute of Technology
• MLA (1989) Harvard University
• PhD (Business & Management) (2002), University of South Australia

 

Professional Qualifications:

• Member of Board of Architects
• Member of American Institute of Planners
• Member of the Singapore Institute of Planners
• Member of Singapore Institute of Directors

 

Employment Record:

• Sr. Architect, Housing & Development Board (1977 – 1986)
• Senior Planner, Turrini and Brink USA (1990 – 1991)
• Managing Director(Property), Rashid Hussain Bhd, Malaysia(1991 – 1996)
• CEO, Poh Lian Holdings, Singapore (1996 - 1998)
• Sr. Vice President, GIC Real Estate Pte Ltd (1999 - 2001)
• Group Infrastructure Director, Singhealth Pte Ltd (2002)
• CEO, Nanyang Institute of Management Singapore (2003-2006)
• COO, Sin Ghee Huat (Metal) Pte Ltd (2006)

 

Professional/Consulting Activities:

• IPO/Corporate Governance
• Project/Asset Management
• Business Development
• Arch/Planing/Urban Design/Landscape Consultants

 

Undergraduate Teaching:

• BU3381 Construction Management (Tutorial)
• SS2210 Managing Singapore Built Environment (Lecture & Tutorial)

 

Postgraduate Teaching:

• PM5104 Development Management
• PM5105 Development Finance
• PM5106 Design Management

 

Research Interests:

• Built Environment
• Design Management
• Asset Management

 

Publications:

• E.K. Tan (1989), “Alternative Futures for the Roosevelt Campobello International Park”, National Park Service, North Atlantic Regional Office,USA
• E.K.Tan (2007), “Teaching Industrial Integration Through Case-based Approach” CDTL Ideas on Teaching Volume 5,Dec. 2007 NUS Singapore.
• E.K.Tan (2008), “Sustainable and Advance Built Environment – A singapore Experience.” COBEE 2008 China