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Research Cores
The Department of Architecture aims to
excel as a regional centre for advanced research in architectural
design, technology, urbanism, architectural history and theory. It
seeks to equip design professionals with critical knowledge and
expertise to meet the developmental challenges of the Asian region.
Anticipating a new kind of cities that will emerge throughout Asia,
the Department addresses critical issues that demand fresh designs
and planning solutions that are engaged with the contemporary
reality of “borderless” economies and technological advancements.
Asia’s unique pressures to house, educate, and engage large
populations provide NUS Architecture a set of design and research
agendas formed by critical insights into uncharted territories of
knowledge and experience. In this regard, the Department’s research
focus responds to these emergent conditions through its three core
research areas:
1. Design Technologies
2. History, Theory & Criticism
3. Urban Studies
Sustainable Urban Development [Design Technology]
The research group examines issues related to sustainable urban
forms and developments in Asia, and in particular to the conditions
of the Tropics. It researches on the relationship between human and
natural landscapes, and on traditional and emerging technologies
that will contribute to a new understanding of the human ecosystem.
Asian Modernity [History, Theory and Criticism]
Architectural heritage and modernity are the core focus of the
research group. These themes are critically examined under
contemporary settings; the global as well as the local contexts; and
inter-disciplinarily. Issues covered include cultural identity,
subjectivity, continuity, post-coloniality and place- and
space-making.
Asian Cities [Urban Studies]
Asian Urbanism aims to conduct research to understand the cities of
Asia. There are various facets and each facet with its own unique
problem: habitation and travel are two examples.
The research group attempts to understand the complexity of the East
Asian cities and the implication of rapid urbanization.
The vision is to develop high capacity models to cope with demands
and implication of high-density physical development.
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