Volume 01, Issue 02February 2012
Love
Love is in the air
- IN THIS ISSUE:
- FRONT PAGE
- EDITORIAL
- FEATURES
- INSTANT ASIA
- ASIA IN PHOTOGRAPHS
Sharing Hong Kong’s hidden secrets
by Mizah Rahman
Two backpackers discover their love for the city by bringing locals and tourists together to explore it.
Instant Asia 13
by Adele Chong
We speak to a graphic designer, a customer service analyst & a PR consultant about their city.
Lovable City
by FIVEFOOTWAY
We write design specifications for a proposed new 'making-out space'.
Where is the love?
by Adib Jalal
We look for love in our Asian cities
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Volume 01, Issue 01January 2012
Death
Death is only the beginning
- IN THIS ISSUE:
- FRONT PAGE
- EDITORIAL
- FEATURES
- INSTANT ASIA
- ASIA IN PHOTOGRAPHS
Instant Asia 12
by Mizah Rahman
An urban farmer, an architecture student and a 16-year old student tells us about their city.
Forgotten malls of a shopping paradise
by Rebecca Toh
We seek out Singapore’s older generation of shopping malls to see if there is still life there.
Final Note
by Rachel Koh and Mark de Winne
In search of the restless spirit
Cities: A place of death, a space for birth
by Justin Zhuang
Creative Cities, Industrial Cities — they are all just maps of cities by different generations of people living in them.
Instant Asia 11
by FIVEFOOTWAY
A blogshop owner, a teacher and a designer tells us what they think about their cities.
HK Honey
by Mizah Rahman
Product designer Michael Leung is injecting life into the rooftops of Hong Kong, connecting the city back with nature.
Not just dead spaces
by Jax Tan
Cemeteries are where the dead rest in peace. Or is it so?
Lost in transition
by PHILIPP ALDRUP
Fallen souls, drifters, the wasted, the waiting and the collapsed, the cheated potential, the hidden materials.
Instant Asia 10
by FIVEFOOTWAY
We speak to a gallery owner, a designer & an undergraduate about the city.
Looking after death
by Zakaria Zainal
We follow a funeral director through the final rites of a muslim burial.
Death, life and being
by Joel Gn
We discover how the city of Tokyo lives on, even with death so intertwined in its history and society.
Life and Death in the city of Singapore
by Darrell Lim
Can we interest you in the latest columbarium in Singapore?
Instant Asia 9
by GOH XUN BIN
We speak to a coffin maker, conductor of funeral rituals & a business owner selling Chinese religious products about the city.
Kim’s Pyongyang
by Calvin Chua
We take a peek into the late Kim Jong Il's architectural treatise and its impact on Pyongyang.
In memory of
by Letitia Tan
And she reminisced about Singapore's Golden Bridge...
Death is only the beginning
by Adib Jalal
Because there might be life after death.
Volume 00, Issue 02November 2011
Everyone (II)
A city is its people
- IN THIS ISSUE:
- FRONT PAGE
- EDITORIAL
- FEATURES
- INSTANT ASIA
- ASIA IN PHOTOGRAPHS
Future Asian City
by Adib Jalal
We imagine what the Asian City of the very near future could be.
At home with the community
by Justin Zhuang
Singapore editor Andrew Loh is building spaces for all online.
Eyes on the future
by ADIB JALAL
We close Volume 0 and take a look at the future
Instant Asia 8
by FIVEFOOTWAY
It’s been said that cities are all about its people. FIVEFOOTWAY asks everyone what their city means to them.
Our creative city
by MARK DE WINNE, ADIB JALAL & JUSTIN ZHUANG
The FIVEFOOTWAY team maps out everyday lives in Singapore’s creative neighbourhood
Common Corridor
by FIVEFOOTWAY
We trace the roots of the Rail Corridor movement and find out how it has worked with the state on the future of the railway land
Instant Asia 7
by Justin Zhuang
It’s been said that cities are all about its people. FIVEFOOTWAY asks everyone what their city means to them.
FROM THE GROUND UP: RE-SHAPING THE SINGAPORE CITY
by FIVEFOOTWAY
We profile some grassroots initiatives that are reclaiming the city for all.
A different kind of school
by Adib Jalal
We visit a school in Bali that teaches IQ, KQ, EQ, and SQ.
Instant Asia 6
by Shahidah Shahjihan & Justin Zhuang
It’s been said that cities are all about its people. FIVEFOOTWAY asks everyone what their city means to them.
Reviving Nalanda: Towards an Icon of Asian Renaissance
by Calvin Chua
The upcoming Nalanda University aims to spark an Asian renaissance by uniting the region around education.
Saved by Buddha – Sulamuni’s seven
by Jean Qingwen Loo
The monastery, the ancient heart of Burmese society, is once again bringing together the future of Myanmar.
Instant Asia 5
by Shahidah Shahjihan
It’s been said that cities are all about its people. FIVEFOOTWAY asks everyone what their city means to them.
How to set up a hotdog stand in Singapore
by Octopus Ink
The best food in Asia are usually found along the streets. We find out how we can setup our very own hotdog stand in Singapore.
This is my city
by Justin Zhuang
You can help build this city too.
In search of Common Spaces
by Calvin Chua
Though open, common spaces are not public spaces.
Volume 00, Issue 01October 2011
EVERYONE
A city is nothing without its people
- IN THIS ISSUE:
- FRONT PAGE
- EDITORIAL
- FEATURES
- INSTANT ASIA
- ASIA IN PHOTOGRAPHS
A Light-hearted Conversation
by Wong Shu Yun
Meet Ong Swee Hong and Paula Rainha, two designers who are helping cities in Asia see the light.
Picturing A City For All
by Justin Zhuang
Independent researcher Zhuang Wubin talks about Southeast Asian photography and the city
Meet them on the other side
by Wong Shu Yun
Come Mondays, an artist collective in Singapore meets to talk about art and life. And you are invited to join them.
Instant Asia 4
by Justin Zhuang
It’s been said that cities are all about its people. FIVEFOOTWAY asks everyone what their city means to them.
Archifest: De-Mystifying Architecture for All
by Justin Zhuang & Adib Jalal
FIVEFOOTWAY sits down with festival chairman Seah Chee Huang, to review the five-year old Archifest.
Archifest 2011, my thoughts
by Goh Xun Bin
Our contributor GOH XUN BIN shares her thoughts about Archifest 2011
Our hometown, Toa Payoh
by Nguan & Justin Zhuang
Once a big swamp land, the public housing town of Toa Payoh, the ʻheartlandsʼ for Singaporeans, is home to many.
Instant Asia 3
by Justin Zhuang
It’s been said that cities are all about its people. FIVEFOOTWAY asks everyone about what their city means to them.
Road to recovery
by Adele Chong
How can a community work together to revive their city after a disaster?
Good Morning Shanghai
by Non Arkaraprasertkul
Hear how an lilong community fits everyone into the city of Shanghai.
The Last Lap
by Huiwen Yang
As its city grows on land, Brunei’s biggest water village fights to stay afloat.
A musician, an editor and a student
by Justin Zhuang & Adib Jalal
It’s been said that cities are all about its people. FIVEFOOTWAY asks everyone about what their city means to them.
Welcome to EVERYONE’s city!
by Thomas Kong, Justin Zhuang and Shahidah Shahjihan
What do you think about your city?
Welcome to the FIVEFOOTWAY
by Adib Jalal
We are back with a brave new direction and plenty of ideas.
Only In An Asian City
by Jax Tan & Justin Zhuang
We track down some of the unique architecture forms and spaces that make an Asian city.
A visibly invisible community
by Zakaria Zainal
The Gurkhas are protectors of a city that they are not a part of.