虎威原名黄虚怀,是本地建筑师、作家、插画家。曾负责我国多项古迹保留项目,包括前统帅府、旧圣若瑟书院、旧禧街警察局。多年来为《联合早报》《海星报》《源》撰写专栏。著作包括多本散文集和绘本。其中,散文摄影集《一同欣赏教堂建筑》和《我的狮城建筑老友》推广外国与新加坡本土建筑的欣赏。绘本《外公的房间》通过作者的童年生活,分享他和外公外婆住在牛车水阁楼小房子的旧日生活风貌,《三轮车跑得快》聚焦牛车水多元宗教建筑,《小熊的新衣》以牛车水老街为背景忆述几种老行业的故事,《宁宁游甘榜》分享新加坡乡村生活与故事,《宁宁游新加坡河》则介绍河畔地标与河上桥梁。
虎威是英国剑桥大学建筑学荣誉学士,英国约克大学保留古迹学硕士。他也考获新加坡天主教神学院神学文凭。他是新加坡教育部推广华文学习委员会, “驻校作家计划”的作家之一,于多所初级学院及中学指导学生创作散文。
Francis Wong Hooe Wai is a local architect, writer and illustrator. He specialises in the conservation of historic buildings and his projects include the former Command House, the old St Joseph’s Institution, and the old Hill Street Police Station. A columnist of Lianhe Zaobao, Yuan, and Hai Sing Pao, his publication includes two books of prose and photography, Appreciating Church Architecture and To Singapore Architecture with Love, and the picture books Go Trishaw Go and Bumboat Time.
Francis holds a BA (Honours) degree from Cambridge University UK, an MA degree in Conservation Studies from York University, UK, as well as a diploma in theology from the Catholic Theological Institute of Singapore.
虎威的纸质书,可在玲子网络书房网购:
https://sgchinesebooks.com/search?q=%E8%99%8E%E5%A8%81
《联合早报》专访虎威:
https://www.zaobao.com.sg/zlifestyle/culture/story20161219-703694
要联系虎威,可以发电邮给:info@lingzi.com.sg