Ng Keng Siang

Ng Keng Siang (1908 – 6 November 1967) was a pioneering Singaporean architect.

[2] After graduating from the school, he furthered his education at the Columbia University in New York City.

[1] Ng returned to Singapore in 1938 and was employed at local architectural firm Swan & Maclaren.

In the following year, he registered with the Board of Architects Singapore, after which he established his own architectural firm.

He also designed the Framroz Aerated Water Factory on Allenby Road and the Anglo-Chinese School Clock Tower on Barker Road, as well as the Teochew Building on Tank Road, which houses the Teochew Poit Ip Huay Kuan, the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Hall on Race Course Lane,[3] the Biltmore Hotel on Trafalgar Street, the Hokkien Huay Kuan Building on Telok Ayer Street which housed both the Ai Tong School and the Chong Hock Girls' School,[4] the Singapore Badminton Hall on Guillemard Road, the Lim Bo Seng Memorial at Esplanade Park and the Nanyang University, the first overseas Chinese university.

[1] In May of that year, he announced that he would be establishing a special travel department of the hotel to promote the local tourism industry.