
Dr. Lilian CHEE
PhD (Bartlett, UCL, 2006), MSc (Arch History) with Distinction (Bartlett, UCL, 2001),
B.Arch (Hons) (NUS, 1997), BA (Arch Studies) (NUS, 1995)
Lilian CHEE is the Deutsche Akademische Austauschdienst DAAD Visiting Academic for the Spring Semester 2026. She is also Dean’s Chair Associate Professor of Architectural Design and Visual Cultures at the Department of Architecture in the National University of Singapore, where she leads the Research by Design Cluster, and Assistant Dean at the College of Design and Engineering. She is co-founder of the Social Design Lab (SoDL) where she conceptualised a toolkit for the city and women, and is developing this in collaboration with the Civic Resilience Lab (CiRe). Her recent publications include Architecture and Affect (2023), Art in Public Space (2022), and Remote Practices (2022), and the documentaries To Work At Home (2025), Objects for Thriving (2022) and 03-FLATS (2014). She led the Social Sciences Research Council-funded Foundations for Home-based Work (2021-24) and conducted a limited study on Dementia, care, and public housing (2023-24). She writes on affect, architectural representation, domesticity, and works creatively across the intersections of architecture and visual cultures. She is working on two book projects revolving around home, labour and care.
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