Singapore’s three-day trade event on the Built Environment industry in Singapore, the Architecture & Building Services (ABS) 2021, returned with an additional co-located exhibition after a two-year pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Showcasing a total of seven exhibitions with Design Asia 2021 being the newest addition, ABS 2021 opened its doors on the morning of 24 Nov 2021 to visitors and conference delegates at the Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Centre. The opening was officiated by Guest-of-Honour Lim Biow Chuan, Member of Parliament for Mountbatten Constituency & Member of Government Parliamentary Committee (GPC) for National Development.
Member of Parliament Lim said during the opening ceremony: “The demand for excellence in facility management in relation to the exploitation period of buildings and built environment in general has fast-tracked in recent years. Facility management encompasses multiple disciplines to ensure functionality of the built environment by integrating people, place, process and technology.”
“The synergistic combination of exhibitions and conferences strengthens the cause and objectives of the ABS series, making it a must-attend event for all professionals in the architecture and building services industry in ASEAN.”
The three-day event will also witness the opening of the inaugural Design Asia Congress 2021 on 25 Nov by Guest-of-Honour associate professor Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim, Minister of State, Ministry of National Development and Ministry of Home Affairs. The finalists of the inaugural Design Asia Student Design Competition, held over a period of one year, will receive their awards and the industry’s accolades on stage at the official opening ceremony. The competition is a platform for budding design innovators to showcase and commercialise their creative renditions, as well as to connect with the industry’s most influential designers.
On 26 Nov, Desmond Tan, Minister of State, Ministry of Home Affairs & Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment, will be the Guest-of-Honour at the official opening ceremony of the Safety & Security Asia (SSA) 2021 exhibition and the inaugural Outcome-based Contracting (OBS) Conference 2021.
Organised by Conference & Exhibition Management Services (CEMS), ABS 2021 is a one-stop international destination for international products, solutions, and service providers to boost their exposure to the South East Asian markets. The show is dedicated for the Built Environment and related sectors ranging from architecture, facility management, lighting, safety and security, fire disaster and design. Themed “Design Solutions for the Built Environment”, ABS 2021 will provide a real-time interactive and curated experience to connect sellers and buyers on a hybrid format – both on-site and virtual.
The seven concurrent tradeshows under ABS 2021 are:
- ArchXpo 2021: The 7th International Exhibition of Architecture and the Built Environment
- International Facility Management Expo (iFaME) 2021: The 8th International Facility Management Equipment, Products, Technology and Services Exhibition
- Lighting Asia 2021: The 7th International LED + Lighting Technology Show
- Safety & Security Asia 2021: The 19th International Safety & Security, Technology and Equipment Exhibition
- Fire & Disaster Asia 2021: The 17th International Disaster, Emergency Management and Fire Prevention, Technology and Equipment Exhibition
- Work Safe Asia 2021: The 7th International Workplace Safety, Technology and Equipment Exhibition
- Design Asia 2021: The inaugural International Designers Expo for Asia
ABS 2021 is also host to 10 major conferences, symposiums and forums led by industry experts which are held concurrently with the seven exhibitions. Underscoring the robust presence of thought leadership at the show, the conferences are designed to address new developments, trends, challenges and solutions that directly impact the build environment.
