2020

“Density and sustainability must not be seen as contradictory, but as mutually dependent and synergistic" says Dense and Green Building Typologies researcher, Srilalitha Gopalakrishnan in Domus magazine.

Urban landscape design is often considered static, but needs to be viewed more as the beginning of a long process. Dr Dan Richards advocates the ecosystem services design loop.

Researchers from the Urban-Rural systems team shared their stories on the expandable house project in two forums as part of the line-up for Singapore Archifest 2020, which is organised by the Singapore Institute of Architects (SIA).

FCL researcher Miya Irawati shares how studying the spatial distribution of COVID-19 cases in Jakarta and mapping the vulnerable areas to infection can lead to useful insights for rapid response.

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. 

Prof. Thomas Schroepfer and Srilalitha Gopalakrishan from FCL's Dense and Green Building Typologies project discuss clever way to cool the city on German TV ZDF.

Prof. Thomas Schroepfer provides a brief overview of the Dense and Green research approach, the various dimensions covered in the book and a short summary of the main research findings in an essay on Paysage.

What are the challenges of translating real-world conditions of complex and large-scale buildings into virtual reality simulations? FCL researchers report the challenges and suggest solutions in this book chapter.  

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.

FCL's Expandable House project received the Best Living Space award at the Inde Award 2020, which celebrates architecture and design excellence in the Indo-Pacific region.