singapore design week 09 (10 articles)
william j. mitchell and MIT media laboratory: sustainable urban mobility
#technology
sustainable urban mobility introduces efficient urban mobility that can reduce energy demand and carbon emission, through use of light, intelligent electric vehicles organized »
sustainable urban mobility introduces efficient urban mobility that can reduce energy demand and carbon emission, through use of light, intelligent electric vehicles organized into new kinds of an urban-scale system.
tham khai meng: hopenhagen campaign
#design
ogilvyearth took the lead on developing the strategy and creative concept for the initiative, which simply replaces the first letter of copenhagen with 'h' to spell 'hopenhagen'. »
ogilvyearth took the lead on developing the strategy and creative concept for the initiative, which simply replaces the first letter of copenhagen with 'h' to spell 'hopenhagen'. the campaign brings about an air of hope and optimism for the future. it emphasizes the need to shift from 'coping' or just simply dealing or ignoring our global challenges to 'hoping'.
5.5 designers: 'guide to free farming' project
#design
5.5 designers proposed 'the guide to free farming' at the ICSID world design congress. lead by design indaba, the research project uses radical solutions to produce food, energy »
5.5 designers proposed 'the guide to free farming' at the ICSID world design congress. lead by design indaba, the research project uses radical solutions to produce food, energy and resources.
genexis theater, fusionopolis by ARUP/WOHA
#architecture
the theater's feature include 560 adjustable seats that are retractable to create a thrust stage, and yet movable in multiple directions. the use of 400,000 timber beads »
the theater's feature include 560 adjustable seats that are retractable to create a thrust stage, and yet movable in multiple directions. the use of 400,000 timber beads line the internally curved walls of an ovoid space with an acoustic solution reducing the echo to minimum.
structure+form exhibition: nanyang academy of fine art
#design
nanyang academy of fine art in singapore presented 'structure+form' a collection of furniture, which challenges students to examine materials and to discover a new language or »
nanyang academy of fine art in singapore presented 'structure+form' a collection of furniture, which challenges students to examine materials and to discover a new language or form.
jarrod lim design studio
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designboom visited singaporian young designer jarrod lim's studio during the singapore design week 09.
designboom visited singaporian young designer jarrod lim's studio during the singapore design week 09.
WOHA: masterplan for singapore 2050
#architecture
during singapore design week 09, WOHA presented a masterplan compiled into a science-fiction newspaper. the proposal included stories on the various structural developments »
during singapore design week 09, WOHA presented a masterplan compiled into a science-fiction newspaper. the proposal included stories on the various structural developments related to the tourism and agricultural industries of the nation.
henderson waves by RSP architects planners and engineers, IJP corporation
#architecture
henderson waves is singapore's highest pedestrian bridge and was awarded this year's design of the year at the president's design award, singapore.
henderson waves is singapore's highest pedestrian bridge and was awarded this year's design of the year at the president's design award, singapore.
chris lee: founder of asylum creative
#scoop
chris lee is one of four individuals who have been awarded the title of designer of the year for the president's design award 2009 at this year's singapore design week.
chris lee is one of four individuals who have been awarded the title of designer of the year for the president's design award 2009 at this year's singapore design week.
WOHA: the met residential skyscraper, bangkok
#architecture
the met, a bangkok residential skyscraper designed by WOHA won world's best housing development award this year at the world architecture festival, as well as design of the year »
the met, a bangkok residential skyscraper designed by WOHA won world's best housing development award this year at the world architecture festival, as well as design of the year at singapore design week 09.
