Leading hotel architecture and interior design conference, Design Inn Symposium, is expanding to South East Asia with the first event in Singapore to launch in the coming weeks.  

The inaugural South East Asia Design Inn Symposium takes place on Wednesday February 26 at Pan Pacific Singapore, as part of the Asian Hotel Industry Conference and Exhibition (AHICE). A selection of designers and architects will take to the stage, with Australian-born architect and artist, and Singapore local, Richard Hassell, delivering a keynote presentation. Hassell is the co-Founding Director architectural practice WOHA, alongside Wong Mun Summ. The Singapore-based practice focuses on conceiving integrated architectural and urban solutions to tackle the problems of the 21st century such as climate change, population growth and rapidly increasing urbanisation. “With every project, the practice aims to create a matrix of interconnected human-scaled environments. These spaces foster community, enable stewardship of nature, generate biophilic beauty, activate ecosystem services and build resilience,” according to WOHA. WOHA has received 11 President’s Design Awards, Singapore’s highest design accolade. In 2018, the firm received the prize for the World Building of the Year at the World Architecture Festival for mixed-use project, Kampung Admiralty. In his keynote presentation, exploring design philosophy, Hassell will discuss design aspects related to Pan Pacific Singapore and other key projects; sustainability fatigue and how to address it; and taking cues from the natural environment. The conference will also feature panel sessions with input from designers, architects, brand strategists and hotel operators.

View the program here.

Topics up for discussion include Designing for Adapting Brands: How To Stay On-Brand While Evolving Over Time; Operations In Design: How Functionality Meets Creativity; and Fostering Connection: Building Resorts That Inspire Community and Wellbeing. Single passes are available for the South East Asia Design Inn Symposium, as well as an AHICE Delegate Pass, which is inclusive of the two-day conference program, hotel site tours, breakfast masterclass, InnTECH Hotel Technology Summit and Design Inn Symposium and networking events.

For more information and to register your attendance, click here.

The launch of South East Asia Design Inn Symposium follows the success of the annual Design Inn Symposium Australasia-Pacific, which takes place at Hilton Adelaide on Tuesday May 6, 2025. For more information on the Australasia-Pacific event, visit: designinnsymposium.com