Commentary / 3rd Quarter 2024

Advocating an Informal Reuse of Waste and Circular Systems

by Nipun Prabhakar

Vernacular houses showcase remarkable reuse practices; notice how the bricks and roof tiles are neatly stacked. Photo by Nipun Prabhakar < >

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2024

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Infill with impact: Architectural additions that enrich urban spaces

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Infill with impact: Architectural additions that enrich urban spaces

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Seeking Wellness from the Earth

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Seeking Wellness from the Earth

2023

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A look back at FuturArc’s stories and happenings in 2023

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A look back at FuturArc’s stories and happenings in 2023

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Rebuilding Before Building

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Rebuilding Before Building

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Designing for Non-humans as an Act of Service

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Designing for Non-humans as an Act of Service

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Birdhouses

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Birdhouses

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Writer’s Note: Creating Spaces for Animals

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Writer’s Note: Creating Spaces for Animals

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Proposal for An Urban Wildlife ‘Edu-sanctuary’

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Proposal for An Urban Wildlife ‘Edu-sanctuary’

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Design for Aging is Design for All

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Design for Aging is Design for All

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A toolkit for persons with dementia and caregivers: Hack Care

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A toolkit for persons with dementia and caregivers: Hack Care

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Climate Feature: Cultivating the Right Tree in the Right Place

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Climate Feature: Cultivating the Right Tree in the Right Place

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Making collective urban housing more liveable

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Making collective urban housing more liveable

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The necessity of safeguarding ocean ecosystems: World Oceans Day 2023

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The necessity of safeguarding ocean ecosystems: World Oceans Day 2023

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World Environment Day 2023: Solutions to Plastic Pollution

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World Environment Day 2023: Solutions to Plastic Pollution

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Commentary / 1st Quarter 2023

Can Pune be a Case Study for Indian Cities to Improve Pedestrian Infrastructure?

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Can Pune be a Case Study for Indian Cities to Improve Pedestrian Infrastructure?

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Cable Cars as Feasible Urban Transport Option?

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Cable Cars as Feasible Urban Transport Option?

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Travelling in the Near Future

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Travelling in the Near Future

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Roads Reimagined

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Roads Reimagined

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Electrification is Not a Panacea

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Electrification is Not a Panacea

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Six Actions to Enable Walking, Cycling and Public Transport for People and Planet

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Six Actions to Enable Walking, Cycling and Public Transport for People and Planet

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Climate Feature: Climate Targets and the Transportation Sector

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Climate Feature: Climate Targets and the Transportation Sector

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Metro Manila Traffic

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Metro Manila Traffic

2022

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A look back at 2022: Readers’ favourites & most-viewed stories

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A look back at 2022: Readers’ favourites & most-viewed stories

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Commentary / 4th Quarter 2022

Form Follows Political Paradigm: A reflection on Indonesia’s new capital city

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Form Follows Political Paradigm: A reflection on Indonesia’s new capital city

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Peak Heat: Learning from London’s hottest days

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Peak Heat: Learning from London’s hottest days

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Land Reclamation in Asia: Is eco-engineering possible?

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Land Reclamation in Asia: Is eco-engineering possible?

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Master-planning Happier Philippine Cities

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Master-planning Happier Philippine Cities

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And Now the Real World

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And Now the Real World

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Can we cool buildings without overheating the planet?

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Can we cool buildings without overheating the planet?

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Architectural practice in Web 3.0: What is the true ‘cost’?

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Architectural practice in Web 3.0: What is the true ‘cost’?

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Animals are aiding airport operations: Bee quality officers, falcon patrols and more

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Animals are aiding airport operations: Bee quality officers, falcon patrols and more

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Could high-rise lifts and empty flats be turned into batteries?

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Could high-rise lifts and empty flats be turned into batteries?

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Commentary / 2nd Quarter 2022

Re-Emergence of the Vernacular in India

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Re-Emergence of the Vernacular in India

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Reinforcing a Labour of Love

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Reinforcing a Labour of Love

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Igniting Ideas from Other Insights

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Igniting Ideas from Other Insights

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The Sky as a Source of Cooling & Other Tropical Innovations

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The Sky as a Source of Cooling & Other Tropical Innovations

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Commentary / 1st Quarter 2022

Adapting Vietnam’s Urban Street House to High-Rise Apartments

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Adapting Vietnam’s Urban Street House to High-Rise Apartments

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Public and Private Housing in Malaysia

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Public and Private Housing in Malaysia

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Building an affordable Green residential complex in Tanzania

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Building an affordable Green residential complex in Tanzania

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Built to last: Crafting new uses from discarded containers

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Built to last: Crafting new uses from discarded containers

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Ways to upcycle water and waste in buildings

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Ways to upcycle water and waste in buildings

2021

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A look back at 2021: Meeting Green targets; projects that make the most of what exists; and ideas taking shape

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A look back at 2021: Meeting Green targets; projects that make the most of what exists; and ideas taking shape

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Commentary / 4th Quarter 2021

A Singapore Perspective: Carbon Goals for the Built Environment

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A Singapore Perspective: Carbon Goals for the Built Environment

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Commentary / 4th Quarter 2021

Reaching Carbon Neutrality in Hong Kong: A model for high-rise, high-density sub-tropical built environments

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Reaching Carbon Neutrality in Hong Kong: A model for high-rise, high-density sub-tropical built environments

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Commentary / 4th Quarter 2021

A Case Study from China: Low-carbon building innovations are changing future architecture

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A Case Study from China: Low-carbon building innovations are changing future architecture

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Commentary / 4th Quarter 2021

Brazil’s Favelas: A model for Green architecture and sustainable living

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Brazil’s Favelas: A model for Green architecture and sustainable living

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Commentary / 3rd Quarter 2021

Greening Asia’s City Streets: Why All Cities Should Prioritise Green Walking

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Greening Asia’s City Streets: Why All Cities Should Prioritise Green Walking

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Demand for Green buildings in Malaysia—A Snapshot

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Demand for Green buildings in Malaysia—A Snapshot

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The Future of Offshore Wind in Asia

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The Future of Offshore Wind in Asia

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Is co-living the answer to urban housing unaffordability crisis in Asia?

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Is co-living the answer to urban housing unaffordability crisis in Asia?

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Commentary / 1st Quarter 2021

Water Becomes the New Crude and Other Things

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Water Becomes the New Crude and Other Things

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Commentary / 1st Quarter 2021

Steering Clear of Catastrophe: Solutions from the Built Environment

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Steering Clear of Catastrophe: Solutions from the Built Environment

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From ashes to Green concrete

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From ashes to Green concrete

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China’s impact on construction, economy & environment: A snapshot

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China’s impact on construction, economy & environment: A snapshot

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Snapshot: Bamboo & brick in Vietnam

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Snapshot: Bamboo & brick in Vietnam

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Consuming content digitally

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Consuming content digitally

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Land use and climate change as drivers of pandemic risk and biodiversity loss

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Land use and climate change as drivers of pandemic risk and biodiversity loss

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Seizing the urban opportunity: Invest in low-carbon cities to protect climate and boost jobs

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Seizing the urban opportunity: Invest in low-carbon cities to protect climate and boost jobs

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Switching coal plants to biomass cofiring is no magic bullet

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Switching coal plants to biomass cofiring is no magic bullet

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Nature left alone offers more than if we exploit it

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Nature left alone offers more than if we exploit it

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Fewer desks, more coffee: Possible changes in offices after COVID-19

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Fewer desks, more coffee: Possible changes in offices after COVID-19

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Renewables should be focus of Vietnam’s Draft PDP8, not coal and gas

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Renewables should be focus of Vietnam’s Draft PDP8, not coal and gas

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Climate change has not stopped for COVID-19

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Climate change has not stopped for COVID-19

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Davos Agenda 2021: Greta Thunberg’s message to world leaders

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Davos Agenda 2021: Greta Thunberg’s message to world leaders

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Davos Agenda: BiodiverCities by 2030

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Davos Agenda: BiodiverCities by 2030

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Millions will die if world fails on climate promises

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Millions will die if world fails on climate promises

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The built environment: Its role in improving health and well-being

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The built environment: Its role in improving health and well-being

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Sustainable cities of the future

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Sustainable cities of the future

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The circular economy could save life on Earth – starting with our cities

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The circular economy could save life on Earth – starting with our cities

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Decarbonising cities: How to harmonise buildings, mobility and infrastructure

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Decarbonising cities: How to harmonise buildings, mobility and infrastructure

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Five reasons to be optimistic about clean energy in 2021

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Five reasons to be optimistic about clean energy in 2021

2020

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COVID, climate and conflict conspire to push up poverty

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COVID, climate and conflict conspire to push up poverty

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Architecture as a force for good

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Architecture as a force for good

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COVID-19: Cities in the frontline of response and recovery

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COVID-19: Cities in the frontline of response and recovery

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‘Bold and creative’ solutions needed for a sustainable, post-pandemic economy

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‘Bold and creative’ solutions needed for a sustainable, post-pandemic economy

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Principles for recovery: Sustainable and resilient infrastructure

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Principles for recovery: Sustainable and resilient infrastructure

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Sustainable development

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Sustainable development

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Creating robust urban ecosystems in post-COVID-19 India

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Creating robust urban ecosystems in post-COVID-19 India

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Part II: Modular Integrated Construction for sustainable future

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Part II: Modular Integrated Construction for sustainable future

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COVID-19 & architecture: the importance of designing for occupant wellness

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COVID-19 & architecture: the importance of designing for occupant wellness

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Applying the hard lessons of coronavirus to the biodiversity crisis

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Applying the hard lessons of coronavirus to the biodiversity crisis

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Part I: COVID-19: An urgent need for emergency architecture

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Part I: COVID-19: An urgent need for emergency architecture

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Back to the forest

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Back to the forest

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Carbon Farming and Climate Change Education on Urban Farms

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Carbon Farming and Climate Change Education on Urban Farms

2019

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Benchmarking the Benchmark: Reflections on the 10th Anniversary of Malaysia’s Green Building Index

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Benchmarking the Benchmark: Reflections on the 10th Anniversary of Malaysia’s Green Building Index

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Commentary / 3rd Quarter 2019

Putting Wellness at the Heart of Building Design

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Putting Wellness at the Heart of Building Design

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Commentary / 1st Quarter 2019

Rural-Urban Dichotomy: Dhaka

Commentary1st Quarter 2019

Rural-Urban Dichotomy: Dhaka

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Commentary / 1st Quarter 2019

China & India

Commentary1st Quarter 2019

China & India

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Commentary / 1st Quarter 2019

The Digital Bridge

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The Digital Bridge

2018

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Commentary / Sep - Oct 2018

Functionality, quality, quantity: an overview of public housing in Hong Kong

CommentarySep - Oct 2018

Functionality, quality, quantity: an overview of public housing in Hong Kong

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Commentary / Sep - Oct 2018

Private vs state housing: a review from Hanoi

CommentarySep - Oct 2018

Private vs state housing: a review from Hanoi

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Commentary / Jul - Aug 2018

Urban greening and architectural form: A Bird’s Eye View

CommentaryJul - Aug 2018

Urban greening and architectural form: A Bird’s Eye View

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Commentary / Jan - Feb 2018

The carbon question: What companies can do

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The carbon question: What companies can do

2017

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A new era of Philippine infrastructure

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A new era of Philippine infrastructure

2018

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Water World

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Water World

2017

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The Sustainable Kitchen

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The Sustainable Kitchen

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Commentary / Mar - Apr 2017

Industrial Sustainability in India

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Industrial Sustainability in India

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Commentary / Mar - Apr 2017

From machine to habitat

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From machine to habitat

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Commentary / Jan - Feb 2017

The alchemy of (sustainable) design

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The alchemy of (sustainable) design

2016

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Commentary / Nov - Dec 2016

Nature & Neighbourhood: A Singapore Snapshot

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Nature & Neighbourhood: A Singapore Snapshot

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Commentary / Sep - Oct 2016

We are all living in a material world

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We are all living in a material world

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Commentary / Jul - Aug 2016

The problem of public space: Singapore as case study

CommentaryJul - Aug 2016

The problem of public space: Singapore as case study

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Commentary / May - Jun 2016

The role of the architect in the sustainable design process

CommentaryMay - Jun 2016

The role of the architect in the sustainable design process

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Commentary / Mar - Apr 2016

Transport-led design in a developing Asia

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Transport-led design in a developing Asia

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Commentary / Mar - Apr 2016

Asia-Pacific cities: smart, but also sustainable?

CommentaryMar - Apr 2016

Asia-Pacific cities: smart, but also sustainable?

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