With over 18 years of design experience across a broad range of high-profile, international projects in the hospitality, residential, cultural, commercial, education and healthcare sectors, Ai-Ling is the Founder and Principal Design of Studio MAKAL, and also registered with the RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architect). After graduating from Manchester School of Architecture, Ai-Ling began her professional career as an architect in the UK. She then relocated to Singapore to assist the Broadway Malyan UK team in setting up their Singapore office in 2008. At Broadway Malyan Singapore, her flair and passion in design has put her in the position to lead design teams to notable success with several competition bids.
Prior to the founding of Studio MAKAL, Ai-Ling worked for 9 years with renowned architect Kerry Hill, where she honed her expertise in hospitality design. At Kerry Hill Architects, she led high profile hospitality and residential projects in China, India, Morocco, Vietnam and Malaysia. Her key completed project, The Lalu Qingdao won both the SIA and the Australian International Chapter awards in 2016.
MAK AI-LING
PRINCIPAL DESIGNER, RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architect) registered
JASPER TAN
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
Jasper plays a key role in finding new business opportunities and pushes the team to move forward. He graduated from University of London in Business and Economics, with many years of experience in running businesses in Singapore. Besides being a co-founder of Studio MAKAL, Jasper is also a business owner of two other companies.
