Liu Thai Ker

Liu Thai Ker (刘太格; 劉太格; Liú Tàigé; Lâu Thài-keh) is an architect and was the master planner of Singapore. Liu is Chairman of the Centre for Liveable Cities, and Director at RSP Architects Planners and Engineers (Pte) Ltd.

Early life and education
Liu obtained a bachelor's degree from the University of New South Wales in 1962 and Master's in City Planning from Yale University in 1965; he also attended INSEAD Advanced Management Program in Paris in 1980.

Controversy
Liu was criticised by former GIC chief economist Yeoh Lam Keong for his remarks that Singapore should aim for a population of 10 million residents from the current 5.6 million to keep the economy booming. According to Yeoh, Liu is effectively recommending very poor, outdated economic policy towards an unbearably crowded, extremely stratified, xenophobic and socially divided society - a far cry from a Swiss-style standard of living.

Awards and honors
Liu's has been awarded:
 * Public Administration Medal (Gold) 1976
 * Meritorious Service Medal 1985
 * Singapore Institute of Architects Gold Medal
 * Medal of the City of Paris, France (2001)
 * Asean Achievement Award for Outstanding Contributions to Architecture (1993)
 * Honorary Doctorate, University of New South Wales