Nagasaki IR Competition -Lost, but also Gained!

August 18, 2021 in Architecture, Urban Design - 2 min read

the Masterplan would have been a tourism landmark to revitalize Nagasaki, and all considerations to make it a successful IR casino were taken into consideration -socio-cultural, economic, historical, biodiversity, tourism, environmental sustainability, connections with the existing residents of Nagasaki, transport network -All of these came to play in our design! We went into an RFP document detailing all of those bigger, but also detailed considerations. This document included our purviews of Masterplan, Architecture and Landscape; but also included specialist information like Casino specialist, Gaming specialist, and the more traditional engineering consultations.

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Smart Cities/ Digital Minimalism

August 15, 2021 in Architecture, MOOCs, Urban Design - 3 min read

In contrast to my pursuit of knowledge on smart cities, I’ve also been reading the book “Digital Minimalism” and I’ve been enjoying the writing style and topics raised thus far. I personally know someone who lives by the tenets of the book (Limiting screen time, digital detox, and just cold turkey on unnecessary screen time). It is a really interesting juxtaposition on the idea of how we use/ are used by “smart” devices.

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What of Airports in a Post-Pandemic World?

June 1, 2020 in Architecture - 4 min read

I always thought of airports as some place exciting -a gateway to new worlds waiting to be explored, a portal to new cultures, new experiences and friends. With these transport hubs closed around the world, airlines are losing millions daily…

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Hanging on Eaves

May 31, 2020 in Architecture, Digital - 2 min read

Yet another quarantine weekend has passed by.As Singapore approaches Phase 1 (of easing out of the “circuit breaker” period), I found myself wondering an age old question that gamers ask: How do I complete my mission? Having committed to several…

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