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Dr. Tan Loke Mun’s architecture is Green and Tropical. He is a prominent award-winning Architect and is well regarded as a visionary and a bit of a maverick With a career spanning more than 30 years, Dr Tan’s works are widely published and his practice is amongst the most awarded in the region. Significant architectural awards include the ASEAN Energy Award, Futurarc Green Leadership Award and many PAM and REKA Awards He has managed to juggle a prolific career as an architect, interior designer and master planner whilst at the same time contributing extensively to the profession. He was the President of the Malaysian Institute of Architects (PAM) in 2005-07, Team Leader responsible for setting up the Green Building Index (GBI) rating tool for Malaysia in 2009, and a long-standing member of the Board of Architects Malaysia (LAM) from 2003 He has successfully interpreted and translated tropical regional metaphors into his architecture and master plans. The multi-award-winning GBI Platinum rated S11 House is one of his biggest ideological successes

Erick Kristanto is an Indonesian born architect who lives in Jakarta, Indonesia. He graduated from Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago with a Master of Architecture degree and Parahyangan Catholic University Bandung, Indonesia for the Bachelor of Architecture Engineering degree. Prior to establishing Studio Kota Architecture, Erick worked as project leader for Rem Koolhaas’s OMA Hong Kong and Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) New York where he tackled various projects with different scales and complexity. Erick’s practice focuses on specificity in architecture and the discovery of new building typologies. He believes in progressive architecture, which shapes the way people live and interact in the future. Before settling in Jakarta Erick has lived in the United States, China, and Hong Kong SAR. At times he serves as a critic and guest speaker for local universities.