Roland studied at the Architectural Association in London before joining Foster + Partners in 2000. As the leader of our Singapore office, he travels extensively to oversee the practice’s numerous projects in Southeast Asia. His projects include The Troika, a residential development in Kuala Lumpur, which was awarded the RIBA International Prize, and South Beach, a mixed use development in Singapore, which has won two Green Mark Platinum Awards. After 10 years of living in the equatorial climate, he has developed at great passion for tropical architecture and his research on vernacular architecture informs the studios ongoing projects in the region.