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Singapore Digest - April/May 08
By adib@fivefootway.com on April 29, 2008

You've seen the China Digest on FFW by Bert over the last months and now, we are proud to bring you FFW's Singapore digest; a quick summary of events ...

AIA announces Top Ten Green Projects
By jjyeo@fivefootway.com on April 28, 2008

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and its Committee on the Environment (COTE) have selected the top ten examples of sustainable architecture.

Cityscapers of the world, unite!
By adib@fivefootway.com on April 18, 2008

Cityscapers: By the Throat is one of 3 Cityscapers studios in the UK over 3 years which will support the development of the next generation of designers, architects and visual artists through collaborative ...

By jjyeo@fivefootway.com on April 7, 2008

Thirty-five arrests were made following clashes between pro-Tibet protesters and police as the Olympic torch made its way through London. Was Daniel Libeskind being smart to take sides early in his criticism and boycott of doing work in China? London saw ...

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By Lyn-Anne Loy on March 14, 2008

The Young Urbanist Programme [YUP] was a 1-day workshop initiated by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) and was held on Monday 10th March 2008. The workshop, held at the URA Centre, was an enrichment programme for the ...

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By Bert de Muynck on March 6, 2008

Olympic Fever There can't be any doubt that in the coming months we are going to be swept away by articles, opinions and reports on the architecture of the 2008 Olympic Games. Like we have been swept away ...

Kisho Kurokawa Green Institute
By FFW on February 15, 2008

Kisho Kurokawa Green Institute Founded in Honor of World-Renowned Architect An American university is honoring the late globally acclaimed architect Dr. Kisho Kurokawa with the founding of an environmental institute in his name. Anaheim University, based in California, has established the Kisho ...

Really Ar?
By adib@fivefootway.com on February 11, 2008

Walking up the steps of Night&Day bar at Selegie, no one had much idea what to expect of the first Really Ar? sharing session organised by Really Architecture. Really Architecture is a group of visionary architecture ...

Construction begins on Metropolitan Opera House in Taichung
By Bert de Muynck on February 1, 2008

Taiwan Construction of the Taichung Metropolitan Opera House - a building Taichung Mayor Jason Hu has described as "a feat of engineering" - began Monday in downtown Taichung City. Addressing a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the ...

Shigeru Ban at the Cooper Union
By jjyeo@fivefootway.com on January 23, 2008

The annual Franzen Lecture on Architecture and the Environment is delivered by an international figure whose work has significant implications for the relationship between architecture and the environment.