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- A green-roofed underground extension breaks the mold for school architecture Fri, 14 Sep 18, 4:30amWhen Singaporean architecture firm Park + Associates was tapped to design an extension for Nanyang Girls’ High School in Singapore, the team knew that it would have to think creatively...
- Singapore’s soaring SkyHabitat features floating gardens and sky bridges Wed, 10 Feb 16, 5:00amThe SkyHabitat high-density residential complex in Bishan, Singapore, looks like a three-dimensional matrix of living units connected with three bridging sky gardens...
- Rainwater-Harvesting Artscience Museum Floats Like a Lilypad on the Singapore Waterfront Tue, 28 Oct 14, 4:00pmThe museum, the structure of which was conceived by Arup, is supported by a complex steel lattice and 10 columns that come together toward the bottom in a basket-like shape...
- Treehouse-Like Huts at WOHA’s Goodwood Residences Serve as Cozy Gathering Spaces Fri, 28 Feb 14, 2:50amThe Goodwood Residence has 210 apartments that surround a central courtyard dominated by a large swimming pool and clubhouse. It is a community gathering space complete with a concierge, reading room and pools. Smaller landscaped...
- Tour Singapore’s Greenest Building: BCA Academy’s Zero Energy Headquarters Sat, 1 Feb 14, 4:00amSingapore has no shortage of green buildings, but when it comes to energy-efficiency, there is one that surpasses all others. Home of the Singapore Building and Construction Authority Academy, the Zero Energy Building (ZEB)...
- PHOTOS: Walk Atop the Treetops at Singapore’s Gardens by the Bay Fri, 31 Jan 14, 1:37amDesigned by Grant Associates and Gustafson Porter, Gardens by the Bay is a public park built on 101 hectares of reclaimed land in Singapore. The gardens are located at 18 Marina Gardens Drive adjacent to the Marina Bay...
- Wilkinson Eyre’s Carbon Positive Singapore Gardens by the Bay Wins the 2013 RIBA Lubetkin Prize Wed, 9 Oct 13, 4:00pmSpeaking about Wilkinson Eyre and Grant Associates' collaboration for Singapore's Gardens by the Bay project, RIBA President Stephen Hodder highlighted that “Cooling plants in a sub-tropical climate is necessarily less...
- PHOTOS: Incredible Swirling Green Roof Tops Nanyang Technical University’s School of Design Thu, 3 Oct 13, 12:45amWe visited NTU's School of Art, Design and Media as part of a recent trip hosted by Singapore's Buildings and Construction Authority. We'd always known that the 5-story building had a spectacular green roof, but on our visit,...
- Tour the PARKROYAL Hotel Singapore’s Surreal Sky Gardens and Greenery-Wrapped Towers (PHOTOS) Mon, 23 Sep 13, 11:29pmIt's obvious that PARKROYAL on Pickering is a feast for the eyes with its vegetation-wrapped glass reinforced concrete layers, but it's not just a pretty facade...
- Park Royal Tower: WOHA’s Stunning Vertical Garden Tower Opens in Singapore Tue, 30 Apr 13, 1:03amThe Park Royal on Pickering occupies a long and narrow plot in the west part of city’s central business district and connects the historic shophouse district with the Singapore River and park...
- The Tropical Meera House Has a Curvaceous Meadow of Green for Its Roof Sat, 12 Feb 11, 1:41amPhotos © Patrick Bingham Hall The Meera House isn’t merely a house (give us a break about this pun – it’s Friday). It’s also a garden, a meadow and a hill where the residents can take in the views and relax....
- Singapore’s Stunning Digital Cloud Skyscraper Wed, 1 Apr 09, 3:00amThis incredible pixelated skyscraper by Singapore-based Design Act was a finalist in a competition to design a pavilion for the World Expo 2010. Entitled “My Dream, Our Vision”, the project uses permutated cubes to generate...