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The Park Royal on Pickering occupies a long and narrow plot in the west part of city’s central business district and connects the historic shophouse district with the Singapore River and park. The 12-story high tower features massive curvaceous, solar-powered sky-gardens that appear t...
have developed a new nanomaterial that functions like the best Swiss army knife in the world. The material, known as Multi-use Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) , can produce energy, it can generate hydrogen, and it can even produce clean water. But that’s not all: The remarkable material can a...
In order to successfully operate these greenhouses in an energy-efficient way, Wilkinson Eyre had to design sophisticated systems. The envelopes are the key to the whole operation; the myriad glass panels act to let in light while reducing solar heat gain. Low-e panels take in approxi...
The farm itself is made up of 120 aluminum towers that stretch thirty feet tall. Looking like giant greenhouses , the rows of plants produce about a half ton of veggies per day. Only three kinds of vegetables are grown there, but locals hope to expand the farm to include other varieti...
Hot off the press: Singapore's landmark Gardens by the Bay has scooped the coveted World Building of the Year award at the World Architecture Festival ! Officially the prize went to Wilkinson Eyre Architects for their design of the Cooled Conservatories, which are thought to be the la...
If you're love a well-designed retreat that serves up wholesome food in a verdant setting, then Café Melba in Singapore might just catch your eye. Designphase dba designed the simple rectangular box, which has tall windows that open to a quiet patio shaded by ancient Angsana trees and...
Although it's nothing at all like donning a mask and exploring the earth's vast underwater environments in person, there is something magical about visiting an aquarium - and Singapore just opened the world's largest. The S.E.A. Aquarium and Adventure Cove Waterpark at Singapore's Res...
It's hard to find extra space in the built-up areas of Singapore, but TOPOS Design Studio gave a home on Mt. Sinai Road a protective wing-shaped screen made of bamboo that seems to soar over the neighborhood. A material experiment, the screen was made entirely out of bamboo without th...
