As part of a series of online activities for FuturArc Prize (FAP) 2022, we talked to winners of the previous cycle to inspire this year’s contestants. Click here to learn more about the brief and to submit your entries for FAP 2022 (registration & entry submission by 25 Feb 2022)! Chai Yi Yang is part […]
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How do you define sustainable design? Sustainable design has a very broad meaning. In relation to architectural design, we believe sustainable design is one that acts responsibly towards the environment. Nature-centred solutions have become a buzz phrase of late—what is your take on this? The pandemic has spurred a return to nature, which is a […]
The impact of COVID-19 on environmentally sustainable design How will COVID-19 impact ESD in the future? Beca: The COVID-19 global pandemic will leave severe impacts worldwide that will affect how buildings will be built and operated in the future. The architectural, interior, mechanical and electrical systems provisions of existing and new buildings will need to […]
31 March 2020 — The recovery from the COVID-19 crisis must lead to a different economy The International Monetary Fund has reassessed the prospect for growth for 2020 and 2021, declaring that we have entered a recession – as bad as or worse than in 2009. We must respond decisively, innovatively and together to suppress […]
A battle plan for ensuring global food supplies during the COVID-19 crisis As more countries adopt lockdown policies to contain and mitigate the COVID-19 crisis, is there a risk that we will run out of food? The short answer is both yes and no. There is that risk, but we have plenty of ways to […]
