Late last year as the Covid-19 pandemic entered a second wave in Singapore, more than 90 per cent of the cases were counted among the residents of migrant dormitories. A consumer economy that imports the majority of its goods and services, Singapore relies on labourers from throughout Asia for manufacturing and other manual labour, as […]
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A design that cares about the environment does not seek to suddenly impose an exuberant style, but rather allows the architecture to slowly ‘grow’ from the ground. Its semblance and gesture in harmony with the place seek to accommodate the maximum demand using the least land area. For this reason, the final developed area of […]
As the world’s northernmost energy-positive building, Powerhouse Brattørkaia intends to set the benchmark for the construction of sustainable buildings: one that produces more renewable energy than it consumes throughout its lifespan, including construction, operation, demolition and embodied energy. It is the third in the Powerhouse series of energy-positive edifices conceived by a multidisciplinary collaboration of […]
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Designed by VTN Architects (Vo Trong Nghia Architects), who are known for their traditional Vietnamese architecture approach, installed a memorable artwork named Bird Nest. It is a soaring bamboo installation right in the heart of Uniqlo’s flagship store at the central part of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Complementing the Japanese fashion house’s philosophy of […]
Västerås Travel Centre is a new infrastructural hub in the heart of one of Sweden’s largest cities. Behaving like a dynamic urban node and visual landmark, the travel centre will connect the neighbourhoods of Västerås and the city’s flows and create a new public destination in the city centre.The final design has now been revealed to the public and construction is slated to begin in 2022 and is expected to be finalised in 2025. […]
The demand for energy-efficient and sustainable buildings with healthy work environment is a growing trend, especially in developed economies. Occupiers may conduct portfolio reviews to understand which buildings match carbon neutrality targets. For example, there is demand by occupiers in the United States on environmental, social and governance (ESG) elements not only for office but […]
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Offshore wind can provide utility-scale renewable electricity as cheaply as combined-cycle gas turbines and other well-established forms of generation. The offshore wind market in Asia is expected to experience massive expansion over the next decade as the governments face increasing energy sources and hit their net-zero emissions targets. Taiwan is anticipating 10.5 GW of new […]
Especially in Asia, one of the grave concerns for many low- and middle-income households is access to affordable and adequate housing. This is even more acute now after the prolonged, multi-layered crises caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on Asian Development Bank’s research in 2019 on housing price involving 211 cities in 27 developing countries […]
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From “need to have” to “nice to have” Following through on a sustainable design intent is not always easy, but there’s no time to waste in tackling climate change and other sustainability issues. So what’s getting in the way? What are the biggest barriers to achieving more sustainable cities, buildings, interiors and products? Are there […]
Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat announced on Tuesday (16 February) that Budget 2021 will shift “from containment to restructuring” as Singapore’s economy continues to reopen. Budget 2021, with the theme Emerging Stronger Together, combines measures to help families, workers and businesses weather the COVID-19 crisis in the immediate term, with measures to accelerate structural adaptations for the long […]
