Liang Qing An, Jonas - Principal Designer

In 2018, Jonas established Architype in Singapore. He commissioned numerous projects ranging from apartments, offices, exhibitions and restaurants.

Jonas attained a Bachelor of Arts in Interior Design with honours from Glasgow School of Art, United Kingdom in 2016. During his time in GSA, he was awarded with Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) Final Year Scholarship for his outstanding academic and leadership performance.

After his undergraduate study, Jonas joined DP architect, one of the top 10 architects’ firm in the world. He had the opportunity to work on various high-profile projects, from Terminal 2 Expansion (Singapore), The Light City of Penang Waterfront Development (Malaysia), to Sanya Marriot Hotel, Seaside Bar & Restaurants (China).

In 2022, Jonas graduated with distinction in Master's in Light and Lighting at the Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London. He was nominated for the Lightmongers UCL Award for outstanding academic performance. He joined an award-winning architectural lighting design consultancy and work on numerous international architectural lighting projects, ranging from concert hall, high-end residential development and retail malls.

As they say that work is love made visible, design is never a job to him, but a creation of things that people love.