With several landmarks of towering heights, Singapore has no lack of sleek futuristic skyscrapers. The bustling metropolis is packed with residential estates, retail megamalls and offices. Even so, this high-density urban dot has earned itself the number one spot in the list of cities with the most trees in the world—a Green View Index of […]
In a crowded and busy city like Hanoi, people take advantage of every single space they have. This house and its garden stand humbly amidst the surrounding building blocks. Instead of using all the land or keeping an indoor courtyard space, the house is set back from the street to offer the whole alley a […]
The promise of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to usher the country into a development boom has come. Ominously called BUILD BUILD BUILD, it is a battle cry powered by angst and exasperation born from decades-long infrastructure backlog suffered by the Filipinos. The government presents a three-point financing strategy to pay for this venture. First is […]
The architects were tasked to design a school building with a capacity to accommodate students from pre-school to high school. Considering the large curriculum and the challenge of setting an active and comfortable learning environment in a limited area, there is a need to provide a space where the users-especially students-can ether, interact and engage […]
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International Green Building Conference 2017 by Alakesh Dutta The ninth Singapore Green Building Week (SGBW) was organised by the Building and Construction Authority of Singapore (BCA) from 11 to 14 September 2017. Around 25,000 participants from across the world, including several international Green building experts; policymakers; academics; built environment practitioners; users and owners; as well […]
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LM: How has your background in architecture/urban planning impacted the way you look at the city and its problems? TR: In a way, my background has helped me position my decisions around people. Prioritising their well-being and comfort is an important takeaway from my academic training and experiences in government service. I combine this approach with the […]
Set amidst the nature reserve of Jinniushan, one of the larger green lungs situated in the city of Fuzhou, the Fuzhou Forest Walkway (or Fudao) is an elevated steel pedestrian walkway system that stretches over 6.3 kilometres and covers approximately 19 kilometres along its path. It is a pedestrianised urban connector that provides public accessibility […]
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INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, JODHPUR by Bhawna Jaimini To expand the existing number of technological institutes in the country, the government established the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Jodhpur, a public university situated in the state of Rajasthan, India. The institute started in 2008 as a makeshift campus, but was later announced that it would become […]
Architects and landscape designers have been taking into account the natural and urban ecosystems by embedding designs that address the physical and emotional needs of users, as well as incorporating climate-responsive strategies. Mapletree Business City (MBC) II is an example that seeks to embrace a modern working lifestyle with environmentally friendly urban spaces that allow […]
There are no sustainable buildings without sustainable cities. And while a sustainable city encompasses numerous characteristics, a key attribute is that it is inclusive; it offers amenities and rights to people of different standing and needs. The Main Feature in this issue looks at inclusivity through the filter of urban quality (Urban Portraits: Kuala Lumpur). Our Malaysia […]
Kuala Lumpur (KL) began as a little town and started to expand in 1875, in both physical size and population, due to the economic boom and the immigration of foreign workers, especially from China. As of 2016, 7.2 million lived in the Greater KL, or the Klang Valley, of which 1.73 million lived in the […]
