Swan & Maclaren Architects
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Swan & Maclaren Architects is a Singaporean architectural and industrial design firm. One of the oldest architectural firms in the country, it was formerly known as Swan & Maclaren and Swan & Lermit, and was one of the most prominent architectural firms in Singapore when it was a crown colony during the early 20th century. The firm has designed numerous iconic heritage buildings in Singapore as well as Malaysia.
The Victoria Memorial Hall (right) was designed by RAJ Bidwell of Swan and Maclaren, who duplicated the adjacent original Town Hall that subsequently became the Victoria Theatre (left). Bidwell also designed the clock tower joining the two buildings.
One of Swan and Maclaren's most prominent projects was the Raffles Hotel, now a national monument.
Sultan Mosque in Kampong Glam
Regent Alfred John Bidwell
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Regent Alfred John Bidwell, or R. A. J. Bidwell, was an English-born architect noted for his colonial era buildings in Singapore. His best-known works include the Raffles Hotel and the Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall in Singapore, and Sultan Abdul Samad Building in Kuala Lumpur.
Sultan Abdul Samad Building, first major work by Bidwell
Raffles Hotel
Tower Block of the Goodwood Park Hotel
Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall