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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Design Technology and Sustainability"”.

  1. SKY RECRE-ATIONAL HUB : RECLAIMING AIR SPACE ABOVE ECP EXPRESSWAY : RECONNECTING DISSECTED SPACES

    NURUL AIN SAADON2010

    … premise of this thesis began with the issue of land scarcity that Singapore is facing with an increasingly high density population. It questions the current land planning strategy which does not take into account multiple land use. Expressways currently take up about six percent of Singapore’s …

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  2. A SEMI-OPEN SOUND ENVELOPE : ENCLOSING SOUNDS WITHIN, REDUCING SOUNDS TRANSMITTED BEYOND

    LIM HUIJUAN2010

    … spaces. The focus of research is in the design of a prototype that achieves a desired sound effect in a semi-opened space which is to create an even sound distribution within and a reduced noise transmission beyond the space. Besides achieving the desired acoustic effect, the research …

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  3. DATAFLOW MODELING STRATEGIES : DATAFLOW MODELLING FOR PANELING OF COMPLEX SURFACE

    ZHANG QIAOJIE2010

    … one of the major issues discuss in recent years. Designers can easily draw a freeform curved surface using 3D software like Rhino. The challenge that follows is to break down digital complex surface into buildable panels. With the help of the new generation of architectural software, designers can …

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  4. BOAT SHELTER AND FISHERY IN HAI DUONG COMMUNE : PROTOTYPE INTEGRATING COASTAL PROTECTION AND WAVE ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE IN CENTRAL VIETNAM

    OW HUI RUAN, TIFFANY2011

    This thesis looks at designing a fishery and a boat shelter integrating coastal protection and wave energy conversion on the vulnerable coastline of Central Vietnam (Thua Thien Hue). It suggests how structures can be integrated to encourage the growth of natural defense mechanisms against strong …

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  5. A KINETIC SUN-SHADING SYSTEM FOR THE TROPICS : DYNAMIC INTERACTION BETWEEN THE SKIN AND ECOLOGY IN SINGAPORE

    KHAIRUL RIZAL BIN SAMAT2011

    … changes like regulating light, thermal comfort and visuals. Each component of the sunshade mimics a living skin cell membrane to respond with climatic changes. It morphs through kinetic means via the sensors of the programmed facade system in relation to the environment. The sun shading skin not …

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  6. SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE AS A TOOL FOR EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING IN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION

    YANG YA JU BETH2014

    … caused much destruction of Singapore’s natural landscape, depriving generations of Singaporeans growing up in the post independence era the opportunities to grow up close to nature and therefore result in a lack of affinity towards nature. This lack in affinity towards nature has inevitably …

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  7. KUEH LAPIS: REDEFINING COMMUNITY AND FLEXIBILITY IN URBAN VERNACULAR HOUSING

    FOONG KAI QI2017

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  8. BRIDGE SCAPE

    KOO EDRIA RENSE2014

    … to pursue an alternative in tackling the land shortage issue in Singapore by using existing negative spaces that are formed due to the presence of the expressways. With around 60% built up area on its 716km2 land, Singapore has applied and envisioned some strategies in anticipating its even …

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