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22 Apr | Dr Ralph Evins will speak on various methods of Surrogate Modelling - the creation of simplified approximations of more complex, higher-order models.

8 Mar | Introducing the Resource-Efficient Urban Intensification module, which focuses on socio-spatial interactions between individuals and population groups as a key aspect of urban vitality.  

1 Feb | Dr Yue Zhu will look at novel algorithms and techniques for analysing publicly-available data sources to build the resilience and sustainability of urban environments.

29 Jan | Prof. Dr Paolo Burlando will detail a framework to integrate and analyse water, energy and food (WEF) resources of river systems in complex contexts.

Until May 2024 | Currently being displayed, the 'Future Cities: Through Science. By Design. In Place. Over Time' exhibition highlights sustainable engagement and interdepencies.

In this seminar, Herbert Dreiseitl will first give a hands-on introduction with real water experiments, a basic thought exercise to understand the elastic and regenerative nature of water, which he calls 'Fluid Thinking'.

Co-curated with the Centre for Liveable Cities, FCL Global will present a panel on 'Regenerative Cities - A Nature Positive Future' at the Congress on 5 October.

9 Oct | This FCL Global-organised symposium brings together researchers from around the world to discuss how to develop, utilise, and assess mycelium-bound composite materials in building construction.  

13 Sep | Genki Unno will evaluate how the idea of the 'smart city' is implemented and discuss evaluative frameworks to perform a comparative analysis of multiple smart city projects from Europe and Asia.  

11 Sep | Dr Nazanin Saeidi and Dr Alireza Javadian explore how mycelium- and bamboo-based composites, and circular construction methodologies, can lead to a more environmental responsibility and sustainable construction sector.  

12-13 Oct | With keynote speakers, engaging presentations and a striking exhibition, the upcoming conference will present work completed during the first half of programme.

23 Aug | Dr. Anuj Jain will present a design guide for the adoption of nature-inspired innovation in the tropical built environment, for a transition towards sustainable architecture.  

16 Aug | This event introduces the Adaptive Mobility, Infrastructure, and Land Use (AMIL) Module at FCL Global, who develop adaptive plans to navigate uncertainties for long-term desirable outcomes for carbon neutrality.  

7 Aug | Federico Javier Fernández from URBANLY will speak about the technical and methodological problems, and solutions, to deploying data processing,  visualisation and algorithmic techniques for cities.  

26 Jul | Ryusuke Kojio of the Takenaka Corporation will look at the use of timber in historical and modern architecture, and how it contributes to the sustainability and circularity of a carbon-neutral built environment.  

21 Jun | Dr Benjamin Sanchez will describe the Circular Economy Potential Model (CEP), a moving towards a new paradigm for the urban harvesting of building materials.

20 May-26 Nov | FCL Global will be presenting their research at the exhibition titled 'By Science. By Design. In Place. Over Time' at the Biennal.

15 May | Visiting PI Prof. Dr Johan Six will give us an overview of the circular bio-economy and why it is relevant in the context of today’s society.  

17 May | Prof. Dr Dorothea Schaffner will discuss psychological explanations of the impact of road design on perceptions and behaviour, drawing from VR studies, and suggest practical applications for daily life.

2-4 June | As official strategic partners of the World Cities Summit 2024, FCL Global and other SEC researchers will present their latest work at the summit.

29 Mar | Nina Wiedemann will share on the potential of 'Vehicle-to-Grid’ (V2G) in future car-sharing systems, in ways that will benefit both vehicle owners and the urban power grid.  

A partnership between science, design, engineering and governance can show the way for sustainable urban development of cities and beyond, said Prof. Sacha Menz.

22 Feb | Maximilian Gester will present results of recent BIPV workshops in Zurich, his recent Master thesis on urban integrated PV, and ongoing research on feasible structures for PV in Zurich.  

16-19 Feb | FCL Global joins the NTU Centre for Contemporary Art to present workshops, ideas and perspectives on a more sustainable future for food.

31 Jan | Sarad Venugopalan will explain how to use tokenised data assets on a blockchain to gather building information and coordinate the built ecosystem.

19 Oct | This talk discusses different metrics and methods to predict pedestrian volumes in complex multilevel environments, to enable better transport planning, in Singapore.

31 Aug | Do attractive environmental features increase walkability in urban areas? Heidi Silvennoinen outlines the implications of her virtual reality experiment on urban planning and design.  

17 Aug | Pieter Herthogs will present the Cities Knowledge Graph (CKG) project and elaborate on the importance of formal Knowledge Representation in digital planning.  

24 Aug | SEC & NUS Researchers will present on the NRF-funded project 'Using black soldier flies in food waste management and sustainable food production in urban systems'.  

27 May | FCL Global resesarchers will analyse and present a data-driven model to examine the impact of urban design decisions on solar energy provision in real-time.

26 Apr - 12 Jun | Co-curated with FCL Global's Dense and Green Cities, the Equatorial Utopia exhibition in Geneva will showcase developments in the built and plant environment in Singapore.

23 Feb | Calum Handforth on redefining a truly 'smart' city as one based on the innovation, collaboration and aspirations of its population    

16 Feb | Researchers from FCL Global present a new approach to design and plan functioning blue and green infrastructures

15 Dec | Researchers of the New Urban Agendas under Planetary Urbanisation module will speak on design strategies and issues of urbanisation in agricultural territories.

8 Dec | Dr Nicolas Salliou presents the use of games in exploring urban transformation pathways, and the possibilities of games for change in sustainable development. Recording available now.

3 Nov | Co-Investigators of the Urban Biocycles Mycelium Digitalisation research module will present how fungi-based materials can be digitally fabricated for sustainable construction.

Dr Matthew Skjonsberg pointed to the future of settlement systems through the lens of history in a keynote presentation to Swiss civic organisations at Gësprache am Fluss.

6 Oct | Dr Heiko Aydt will elaborate on the Simulation-as-a-Service (SaaS) approach and its potential to enable the use of digital urban twins in ways not currently possible.

29 Sep | Prof. Sacha Menz and Prof. Dr Thomas Schröpfer from FCL Global present on the research and design of sustainable integrated districts (SIDs) as a model for future cities.  

8 Sep | Asst. Prof. Daniel Hall and Dr Pieter Herthogs from FCL Global discuss systemic innovations that support circular economy concepts in the construction sector.

30 Jun | How can building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) help us transition towards renewable energysystems to power future low-carbon cities?

2 Jun | The seminar introduces FCL's research on urbanisation and food production in Monsoon Asia, with an "agropolitan" outlook to urbanisation based on the relationship between future cities and future agriculture.

26 Mar | Dr Pieter Herthogs will speak about the concepts, approaches and digital tools in planning a more adaptive built environment, as part of the URA's Design and Planning Lab talks.

What are the challenges that FCL Global seek to tackle and what is our approach? Hear from the directors of FCL Global and our partner institutions at the onilne launch event.

How can urban design steer the impact of technological disruptions in the transport sector? View the recorded webinar by Tanvi Maheshwari, Prof. Stephen Marshall and Prof. Kay W. Axhausen. 

29 Aug 20 - 16 Feb 21 | Dense and Green Cities will be part of the Open Space exhibition in Venice, presenting the interaction between buildings and the city as an ecological system.

3 June | This webinar by Mohsen Nazemi introduces virtual reality (VR) as a method in research on cycling and discusses the application of PTV Vissim in creating 360-degree environments.

29 Jun | How can tropical cities maximise the benefits from nature? Explore how urban ecosystem services can improve cities and how this can be applied in design through this webinar.

The Dense+Green Cities webinar is now available for viewing. The webinar was held in conjunction with the exhibition by the Dense and Green Building Typologies team at FCL.

26 Mar | Multi-Scale Energy Systems for Low-Carbon Cities (MUSES) will present findings on the interactions between urban and energy systems design and going low-carbon at this webinar.

18 Mar | How can existing civil infrastructure be better managed? This lunch talk will discuss how quantitative methods can be used to improve the design of monitoring systems to better manage civil infrastructure.

5 Feb | How successful has spatial planning been in Switzerland? This lunch talk will discuss the achievements, lessons learnt and challenges of spatial planning in Switzerland.

Dec - Mar | The Future Cities Laboratory presents a series of digital research tools at the Shenzhen Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture 2019.

16 Dec | Join Prof. em. Kees Christiaanse and Dr Naomi Hanakata at the book presentation, followed by a discussion with Prof. em. Dieter Läpple and Prof. Bruns-Berentelg from the HafenCity University Hamburg.

27 Nov | How can local energy systems be operated CO2-​free? Prof. Matthias Sulzer will present the Energy Hub approach, which allows regionally specific solutions to be designed at different scales.

20 Nov | How can elements of game design be used in urban planning communication? This lunch talk will discuss the communication challenges within public participation between stakeholders.

3 Dec | How can concepts and strategies for zero carbon cities and communities, circular economy, and urban planning transform today's cities into carbon-​free cities? Join us at the roundtable on 3 December.