School of Architecture

The vision of a KU professor is going to change the skyline of Singapore.  

Peter Pran, professor of architecture, is the lead design principal for NBBJ, the architecture firm for "The Sail @ Marina Bay" tower project, which will be the 10th tallest apartment building complex in the world.

The buildings will have the appearance of sails in the Marina Bay. One tower will stand 70 stories tall, and the second will be 62. A view from the bay will show the futuristic buildings, slightly angled toward one another, standing alongside the tallest buildings in the Republic of Singapore, a city-state.

"Most of the buildings (in Singapore) are rectangular, and some are triangular" Pran said. "This the first project that has a curved sculptural appearance; the towers look like sails of boats that have anchored there permanently." Read more.