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Studied Architecture Before Medicine: Medical Student Explores the Connection Between the Two
SUTD alumna Lim Yu Wen studied architecture before enrolling in medical school. While others might view her as “wasting time,” she does not share that opinion. Yu Wen had long wanted to become a doctor, but she was also interested in other subjects, especially architecture and urban planning. She worried that if she studied medicine right away, she would not have the opportunity to explore other subjects.
World Cities Summit Young Leaders 2024
SUTD is proud to announce that six individuals from SUTD have been selected as the 2024 World Cities Summit Young Leaders. The Young Leaders are selected from a large number of invited nominations made by senior leaders from public, private and academic sectors.
The Holland Village we love is fading. But there are lessons we can learn from its constant change
Dr Yeo, an associate professor of architectural history, theory and criticism at SUTD, says gentrification turns problematic when the process happens too fast that people “cannot react to things and they get pushed out”, for instance, due to rising rent.
Heritage of city ports’ structures under study ahead of Greater Southern Waterfront development
SUTD’s Associate Professor Yeo Kang Shua, an architectural historian, said that given the scale of the city ports, the anticipated extent of redevelopment in the coming years, as well as the extended history of the site, a heritage impact assessment should be carried out ahead of its development.
SUTD Breaks New Ground With New Design Accredited Degrees
Every single SUTD graduate from our undergraduate degree programmes is now recognised as being “design-trained”. This marks the first time all degrees in a university worldwide have been design accredited.
The Climate Conversations – Here’s how your table at home can be made from cardboard
Peter Ortner, an assistant professor of Architecture and Sustainable Design at SUTD, tells CNA’s Julie Yoo how he’s come up with furniture that’s lightweight, spill-proof and sustainable.
Can the spectacular architecture and interiors generated by AI exist in the real world?
‘The real game-changer has been the iterative dialogues with AI – you need to learn how to talk, interact and transfer information,’ says Associate Professor Carlos Bañon, about advances in AI-image generation.
Ten thesis projects by students at Singapore University of Technology and Design
Spanning from Jakarta to Kuala Lumpur, Singapore to Hai Phong, these thesis projects mark the apex of architecture and sustainable design education at the Singapore University of Technology and Design.
162-year-old St Andrew’s Cathedral completes 2-year restoration works in time for new year
Associate Professor Yeo Kang Shua was involved in the restoration works as the conservation adviser. Gazetted as a national monument in 1973, the cathedral is the oldest surviving Anglican place of worship in Singapore.
One-Third of SUTD’s Faculty Ranked Top 2% of World’s Best Scientists
The prestigious list, as compiled by Stanford University, is based on the bibliometric information in the Scopus database and includes more than 210,000 researchers from across the globe.