Looming challenges in property development

TECHNOLOGY, low birth rates and an aging population are among the trends that will disrupt or affect the property development industry in the future, according to Varangkana Artkarasatapon, vice-president of business development and new business (high-rise) of Sansiri Public Company Ltd (Thailand) — one of Thailand’s most prominent luxury property developers.

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Building with purpose

WHEN thinking about architectural design and ecosystems of the future, Japanese architect Paul Tange and his colleagues at Tange Associates constantly challenge themselves with this question —“How do we create a comfortable environment for people?” Even though technology, particularly green technology, has advanced greatly, more often than not, individual technologies or systems are isolated and are not connected to one another, Tange notes.

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Fast forward to the future

SIGNS of globalisation are everywhere — from the cars we drive to the shared experience of hunting for virtual monsters on Pokemon Go.

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Rehda introduces Bumi Mapex

PETALING JAYA (Sept 27): The Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association (Rehda) Malaysia is introducing its inaugural Bumiputera Malaysia Property Expo (Bumi Mapex) targeted at bumiputera homebuyers.

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