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The smart city of the future
24 September 2021
The smart city of the future
PICTURE this: hot-pink driverless electric vehicles, stuffed to the brim with food deliveries, cruising along our highways.
Are school networks in SE Asia smart enough to empower future learning?
24 September 2021
Are school networks in SE Asia smart enough to empower future learning?
Schools across Southeast Asia have been forced to close during the pandemic lockdowns. In many cities, students have shifted to home-based …
In China, the state is regulating children’s work and play – to what end?
23 September 2021
In China, the state is regulating children’s work and play – to what end?
China’s “techlash” has claimed its latest victims: gaming companies and the country’s online education sector. While these measures may yield modest short-term results, Prof Lim Sun Sun and Wang Yang discuss why the state should explore more holistic solutions as it seeks to manage the social impact of ubiquitous technological innovation.
$457m to boost social science and humanities research
21 September 2021
$457m to boost social science and humanities research
A total of $457 million has been set aside to strengthen social science and humanities research in Singapore over the next five years.
High traffic increased infection risk at Toa Payoh Lorong 8 market: Study
21 September 2021
High traffic increased infection risk at Toa Payoh Lorong 8 market: Study
Many of those who live in the area are elderly or have jobs that do not allow them to work from home.
Law grad, former IMH specialist in latest cohort at Duke-NUS Medical School
20 September 2021
Law grad, former IMH specialist in latest cohort at Duke-NUS Medical School
One is a law graduate from the University of Cambridge in Britain, while the other is a creative media professional turned peer support …
Pawnbroker body raises $538k for SUTD bursary as it marks 100th year
20 September 2021
Pawnbroker body raises $538k for SUTD bursary as it marks 100th year
The Singapore Pawnbrokers’ Association (SPA) has raised $537,500 to fund a bursary scheme for Singapore University of Technology and Design …
Don’t sideline access amid pandemic
19 September 2021
Don’t sideline access amid pandemic
More developers have incorporated accessibility into building design, and initiatives like Inclusive Spaces highlight the need to design for people’s wants and needs.
Singapore Malay writers imagine fantasy and future worlds
18 September 2021
Singapore Malay writers imagine fantasy and future worlds
In a futuristic underground cemetery, machines dispense electronic prayers for the departed. A man’s shadow splits into two… These are the worlds of Singa-Pura-Pura, a groundbreaking anthology that collects speculative fiction by home-grown Malay writers.
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Forming—Unforming and 粵海清廟：建築與歷史的對話 win the Golden Pin Design Award 2021
17 September 2021
Forming—Unforming and 粵海清廟：建築與歷史的對話 win the Golden Pin Design Award 2021
We are very pleased and excited to share that ASD’s publication, Forming—Unforming and 粵海清廟：建築與歷史的對話 by Assoc. Prof. Yeo Kang Shua have won the prestigious Golden Pin Design Award 2021. We would like to extend our heartiest congratulations to Prof. Erwin Viray, Assoc. Prof. Yeo Kang Shua and Asst. Prof. Immanuel Koh.
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