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Climatic Link-way: Juxtaposition of the Back Alleys Singapore Chong Wen Jin (MArch\ Senior Lecturer Tomohisa Miyauchi) As a critique to the unsustainable nature of daily operations of a city, the thesis propose an urban link-way that exposes its users to the realities of the operation of a city by juxtaposing the heavy pedestrianized link way onto the back alleys and at the same time intensifying these back alleys which are the manifestations of climatic sustainability issues of a city.
Sensory Waterscape: Integrating Water in the Urban Context Rochor Canal, Singapore Yeo Kia Leng Adelene (MArch\ Senior Lecturer Tomohisa Miyauchi) By allowing water to inspire and guide an architectural project and its programs, a more synchronised integration between water and the urban context can be generated. The regard for water as an element would allow users to experience and be conscious of importance of water. This thesis aims to explore the possibilities offered by the pliable nature of water and probe for the potential to improve the relationship with water in order to realize the “wedding between water and urban space.” Architectute becomes a mediation to augment and enrich environmental education in Singapore with the introduction of water’s vitality into the urban public spaces of everyday life in Singapore.