Brought to you by Technal Cities grower denser by the day and noise pollution is becoming a major issue in the building sector. With innovation, Technal, an established aluminium systems brand, has created the Active Acoustic Window. This sliding window concept provides acoustic insulation to airborne noise even when a window is open. It is […]
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Brought to you by Bona Bona, a leading firm in wooden floor treatment, introduces a new brush technology that enhances the natural character of wood and creates contemporary designs with ease. With a century-long industry expertise in wooden floors, Bona has developed an innovative system for creating modern flooring effects as a part of the […]
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Brought to you by American Standard Thoughtfully crafted, the KASTELLO Collection weaves technological and sustainable features into a modern classic design. It bridges aesthetics with functionality to bring about a full range of contemporary products that is built to last. Together with American Standard’s signature design elements—flared out silhouettes, defined edges, bespoke details—the KASTELLO Collection […]
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Malaysia Green Building Confederation (MalaysiaGBC), a leading organisation of sustainable development in Malaysia, had its 10th Anniversary 2019 Networking Night on 18 January 2019 at The International Gallery at Alya Kuala Lumpur. The event was graced by Chan Seong Aun, president of MalaysiaGBC. Sustainable development is a business opportunity that will green our environment, mitigate […]
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The new National University of Singapore (NUS), School of Design & Environment 4 (SDE4), the first net-zero energy building of its kind, opened in Singapore in January 2019. The building, a prototype of sustainable design, combines a stringent net-zero target and a revalidated grammar of tropical architecture. It is a 8,500-square-metre, six-storey, multi-disciplinary space that […]
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During Singapore’s Chairmanship of ASEAN in 2018, ASEAN undertook a wide range of initiatives to respond to the shared challenges facing the region, including cyber threats, terrorism, climate change, and the disruptions brought about by the digital revolution. ASEAN also stepped up efforts to integrate economies and empower youths, in the hope of building a […]
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The fifth edition of the Asia Clean Energy Summit (ACES) was held from 31 October to 2 November 2018 at Marina Bay Sands, Sands Expo & Exhibition Centre, Singapore, featuring speakers who set the benchmark for best practices as well as debate trends and solutions in the regional solar and clean energy industry. Organised by […]
The Mumbai edition of the Festival of Architecture and Interior Designing (FOAID) was held on 8th and 9th December, 2018. Conceived as a networking platform for design and architecture professionals, FOAID moved away from the stereotypical mould of architectural conferences and events in India by inviting the state President of ruling party as the chief […]
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NA: Most of your projects are contextual. Your buildings respond to the site—its topography and the climate, more than anything else. I’d like to know what Green architecture means to you. SP: I feel for it in every way that you can. So the whole premise of design starts merely from there. In warmer regions, […]
HARSH REALITIES OF IN-MIGRATION Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, has been infamous for its place among the five most ‘unliveable’ cities in the world since 2011. One of the major factors for the ‘uninhabitable’ status of the city is the ever-increasing phenomenon of rural to urban migration within the country. Sixty-three per cent of the […]
HOW RURAL-URBAN MIGRATION SHAPES OUR BUILT ENVIRONMENT: A SPOTLIGHT ON CHINA & INDIA In Asia, we are in the midst of a significant demographic shift, as rural populations flock to urban centres to share in the region’s economic rise. As they do, they are radically transforming both the urban and rural landscapes. Some of the […]
How can global society strengthen its rural areas and reverse a decline in countries such as the United States that is now more than a century old? Slowing down urban migration and building up skills and opportunity for rural inhabitants is an oft-cited goal for many sustainability thinkers. In one example, Amory Lovins told this […]
