The National Water Agency PUB will commence a site-specific study along Singapore’s City-East Coast, looking into possible solutions to protect it from the threat of rising seas caused by climate change. This is the first of a series of planned studies for different parts of Singapore’s coastline to be progressively carried out over the next […]
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Date: 30 April 2021 Venue Zoom session: 3:00 – 4:30 PM Supported by Indonesian Architects Institution’s Central Java Chapter, this session for Semarang, Central Java, saw Widiadnyana from Somia Design sharing his firm’s projects, such as Sujiva Living House; Mandanila House; Misol House; Siligita House; and Kalibata House. This session also highlighted technology reviews from […]
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BEAM Society launched iBEAM on 13 May 2021, the first-ever locally developed integrated Green building cloud data platform in Hong Kong. It is capable of analysing 450,000 entries of project data related to the built environment and sustainable development every year, which would turn into a data warehouse for the prediction of Green building development […]
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Samsung’s WindFree Cooling Technology redefines comfort Brought to you by Samsung The common pain point consumers of traditional air-conditioners have is that they feel warm for one moment, but after switching on the airconditioner for some time, they start feeling the cold draft blowing on them, causing them discomfort. With Samsung’s WindFree air-conditioner, they can […]
Dear FuturArc Readers, Much has been said of the challenges that women face in the workplace, how a female point of view is often lacking in the boardroom. But how are these manifested in the field of design? In the realm of sustainability, in particular, is there a woman’s perspective at the drawing board? In […]
Yasmeen Lari Kotchakorn Voraakhom Serina Hijjas Ganga Rathnayake Sonali Rastogi Ching-Hwa Chang Maria Warner Wong Writers’ Perspectives Assoc Prof Dr Zalina Shari I was among a few female Malaysian architecture students when my architectural journey began at the University of Humberside and Lincolnshire in the UK. But it took me until my practical training years […]
The EPIC, located in the Seremban’s Waste Eco Park, is the brainchild of the nation’s largest toxic waste collection and an integrated environmental solutions company. Amidst modern technological advancements, one of the key aspects at the heart of environmental sustainability is energy—how we extract it from our environment, how much we use and how to […]
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Oreintation and Building Design The site is located at the frontage of Persiaran Barat, facing the Federal Highway. The building overlooks the highway, occupying PJ Sentral Garden City’s western boundary and is directly accessible from the Jalan Timur-Jalan Utara ring road as well as the Taman Jaya LRT Station. The building has a northwest orientation […]
In order to minimise ecological impact on the greenery at the site entrance, access into the building is done via a 300-metre-long overhead bridge in which greenery can still thrive underneath. The building is also raised onto a platform 7 metres above ground to allow growth of vegetation tucked at the perimeter of the platform. […]
Serina Hijjas is perhaps one of the most dynamic women personalities on Malaysia’s sustainability front. Her internship with Foster + Partners in London had taught her the basic belief in technology, architecture, sustainability and collaborative thinking. Currently, she is Director of Hijjas Kasturi Associates, an architectural design firm founded four decades ago by her father, […]
