BJ: You started from working on low-cost housing, and then moved on to designing high-end residential homes. What caused such a shift? DD: It was not a conscious effort to only do low-cost housing or what we call cost-effective housing here. In the days we started, projects with budget constraints were easy to come by, as we […]
CL: There is a line on your company website that says, “We hope to create a healthy environment which eliminates the boundary between human and nature.” What is your working definition of nature? YC: It is more about sunlight, wind… solar radiation, wind flow, seasonal changes in temperature and humidity—that’s a very big part of nature, as well as […]
Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated cities in the world. Only around a quarter of the total land in Hong Kong is urban or built-up, with the remaining land reserved as green areas and country parks. Coupled with a large population of over 7.3 million people, the demands on developable land far […]
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The 10th edition of the International Conference on World Class Sustainable Cities 2018 (WCSC) was held on Thursday, 27th September 2018 at the InterContinental Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Jointly organised by the Real Estate & Housing Developers’ Association Malaysia Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur (REHDA K.L.), Malaysian Institute of Planners (MIP) and Malaysian Institute of Architects […]
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“In a gentle way, we can shake the world.” These were the opening lines from Brinda Somaya, the keynote speaker at the fifth edition of the Festival of Architecture and Interior Design (FOAID) in New Delhi on 21 and 22 September 2018. FOAID is conceived as a networking platform for the design fraternity, where heavyweights […]
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Organised by the Building and Construction Authority (BCA), Singapore Green Building Week (SGBW) 2018 was host to 10,654 international visitors from 54 countries, including international Green building experts and professionals, policymakers, thought leaders, academics, built environment practitioners, tenants and end-users (including members of the public and students) for a congregation of ideas, collaboration, partnership and […]
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The Architecture and Building Services (ABS) 2018 series was graced by guest of honour Heng Swee Keat, Minister for Finance, Singapore. The three-day show (2 to 4 October 2018) at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Marina Bay, Singapore, presented six key architectural and building services exhibitions and 14 industry conferences, and was attended by […]
The Institution of Engineers, Singapore (IES) had clinched the first runner-up position in the Green Building Awards – Small and Medium Green Buildings category of the ASEAN Energy Awards 2018. Dato Lim Jock Hoi, ASEAN Secretary-General, presented the award to Prof Yeoh Lean Weng, president of IES at the 36th ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting […]
The Building Green (BG) conference is the Philippine Green Building Council (PhilGBC)’s annual event for nationwide awareness campaign on Green building. The theme for this year was Global Collaborations for a Greener and Sustainable Built Environment. During BG2018, the industry benchmarked on building better together— synergistically advancing with greater industry collaborations and global cooperation for […]
Supported by the World Green Building Council, the Towards Net Zero Energy Buildings conference took place on 18 October 2018 at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Malaysia, in conjunction with the International Urban Sustainability & Green Building Conference (IUSGBC) 2018 and the International Greentech and Eco Products Exhibition & Conference (IGEM). It was jointly organised […]
AD: What’s the history of Mexico City’s water problem? MP: The problem goes back 700 years, when the Aztecs decided to build a city in the middle of a swamp. It established the city’s relationship with water. This relationship is not the most harmonious, but it is a statement that we’re here to stay, and we know […]
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