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Commentary: Stop mourning strata-titled malls and start ensuring their survival
Associate Professor Calvin Chua on Singapore’s malls — rather than building more “Grade A” malls, the focus should be on “Grade A” ideas to strategically adapt existing “Grade B” spaces like strata-titled malls.
Joo Chiat as tourist draw: Can it stay cool without losing its soul?
Associate Professor Yeo Kang Shua on Joo Chiat tourism — while icons such as Peranakan houses draw in tourists, much of the interaction remains surface-level, with scope to deepen understanding.
How is AI revolutionising the world of architecture and what remains human?
From viral Instagram concepts to new platforms, Associate Professor Carlos Banon on designing faster and why vision continues to make all the difference.
Down but not out, Singapore's ageing strata-titled malls still have life in them
Associate Professor Calvin Chua shares his views on strata-titled malls and the role they play in Singapore’s urban landscape.
In its 10th year, THE TOKYO TOILET project has altered the way we view restrooms forever
SUTD students, Akrapong Kiatkongchayin, Howard Budihartono, and William Tan won the best public toilet design along Singapore’s Park Connector Network under the Rethinking Public Toilet: Student Design Contest.
SOY Architecture's founders bet on patience, craft and intention
SOY Architecture was co-founded by three young Singaporeans, one of whom is SUTD alumnus Terence Chew.
Yeo Kang Shua and Tan Kay Ngee engage in an in-depth dialogue on "Home" and "Temple"
Architectural historian and associate professor at SUTD, Yeo Kang Shua, and architect Tan Kay Ngee will engage in a dialogue exploring the relationship between home and temple, private and public, and history and modernity.
148-year-old Orchard Road Presbyterian Church proposed for conservation status
URA plans to designate the main building of the 148-year-old Orchard Road Presbyterian Church as a conserved building. Associate Professor Yeo Kang Shua shares his expert views.
SUTD hosts its first Festival of Funny Machines, showcasing creative design and AI-powered inventions
SUTD hosted its inaugural Festival of Funny Machines, which aims to use humour and creativity to showcase creative design and AI-powered inventions.
Framework Maps Singapore's Transport Emission Hotspots
This research authored by Research Associate Sanjana Singh Raichur and Research Fellow Dr Irina Orlenko uses mobile phone traces, transit data and spatial modelling to produce one of Singapore’s most detailed district-level maps of transport emissions, offering new insights into how urban form shapes daily mobility.
