The homes of tomorrow
IMAGINE living in a neighbourhood that generates its own electricity, where public areas have 24-hour camera surveillance and residents are encouraged to get around by electric car-sharing services provided by the township.
Designing for wellness
WHAT do hospitals of the future look like? Drawing from his experience of designing the award-winning Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (KTPH) in Yishun, Singapore, Jerry Ong, senior vice-president of architecture of the healthcare division at Singapore-based CPG Consultants, envisions hospitals as “centres of wellness for everyone” instead of “repair shops to treat sick patients”.
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.
Understanding people to predict trends
TA Global Bhd, as its name suggests, has a global presence as a property developer with projects in various countries including Malaysia, Australia and Canada.
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.
Interactive polls provided some ideas on market trends
AS many as four interactive polls were conducted during the Future Forward event to find out what the participants’ views were on several topics.
Innovation and new technologies must be for the people
TECHNOLOGY may change the way we work and communicate, but human beings still want that personal touch that only another fellow human being can give.
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.
Rehda Youth showcases Penang’s heritage conservation efforts
THE Penang Cultural & Heritage Tour, which took place in July, was organised by the youth chapter of the Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association (Rehda Youth).
Putting people first
THE success of architectural works lies not by following trends but in focusing on the welfare of society.
