Forthcoming

• 15th December 2009: Signing of Research Collaboration Agreement between the Housing and Development Board (HDB), Singapore and the National University of Singapore on the “Study of Township Climatic Conditions to Enhance Sustainability and Energy Efficiency”

Seminar & Workshops

• 4th November 2009: Research Discussion with Simon Mabey, 3D Application Specialist from Arup, on city modeling and the application of 3D computer models to facilitate the planning, consultation and design processes of regeneration projects in large urban areas.

• 4th November 2009: Singapore Index on Cities' Biodiversity (Speaker: Dr. Lena Chan, National Parks Board, Singapore)

• 23rd October 2009: Workshop on Sustainable Transport Planning (Speakers: Prof. Marcial Echenique, Cambridge University and Associate Prof. Lee Der-Horng, NUS)

• 20th October 2009: Joint Seminar with Department of Architecture. Strategic Spatial Planning in Europe (Speaker: Mr André Mueller)

• 17th September 2009: Workshop on Sustainability and Real Estate jointly organized with the Department of Real Estate, School of Design and Environment. Topics discussed include “Impact of Green Buildings on Property Values and Valuation (Assoc. Prof. Yu Shi Ming), “Environmentally Sustainable Green Real Estate Development and Yield Dynamics (Assoc. Prof. David Ho) and “Taking Sustainable Growth Seriously: Evidence from Chinese Cities” (Assoc. Prof. Tu Yong)

• 8th May 2009: Joint Seminar with Institute of South-East Asian Studies. Resilient Cities: Responding to the Crash, Climate Change and Peak Oil (Speaker: Prof Peter Newman)

• 2th February 2009: Workshop on High Density Cities and Urban Morphology (Speakers: Prof Serge Salat and Ms Sara Adhitya)

• 8th to 19th Nov 2008: Recent Findings on Planning and Designing Sustainable Cities - Workshop II (Speakers:  Prof Marcial Echenique, Prof John Hamilton Frazer, Assoc. Prof. Matthias Roth, Assoc. Prof Tan Eng Khiam, Prof Tsou Jinyeu, Assoc. Prof Zhu Jieming)

• 21st to 22nd May 2008: Recent Findings on Planning and Designing Sustainable Cities - Workshop I (Speakers:  Prof AbuBakr S Bahaj, Dr Robert France, Prof Heng Chye Kiang, Prof Lutz Katzschner, Dr Kua Harn Wei, Dr Malone-Lee Lai Choo, Dr Nirmal Tulsidas Kishnani, Prof Edward Ng, Dr Ong Boon Lay, Prof Sung Woo Shin, Assoc Prof Wong Nyuk Hien)

Events

• 28th October 2009: Visit by Central and Local Government Officers from Indonesia under the “Integrated Urban Planning for Sustainable Management” Program jointly organised by The Asian Institute of Technology – Centre in Indonesia (AIT-CI), together with the Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies - Indonesia (PT Inti Hexa Semesta)

• 8th September 2009: Research Collaboration Agreements Signing (NParks, NUS, URA, HDB, LTA)