National University of Singapore, School of Design & Environment Department of Architecture AY2013 -14 COMMUNITY & HOUSING DESIGN

SECTION

This section is defined by interests in the user-centric needs and seeks creative reconciliation between the individual and community. It explores techniques to realize convivial and resilient communities and theoretically underpinned by participatory design methods, post-occupancy studies, concepts of open society, qualitative and quantitative approaches. Its focus is on the socio-cultural issues of resilient communities, aging, active design, healthcare and human factors. Research areas include Aging, Active Design, Community Bonding, Sustainable Urban Living, Environment & Behaviour studies and Urban regeneration.

FACULTY Architecture Dr. Chen Yu Adjunct Prof. Fung John Chye Dr. Lai Chee Kien Assoc Prof Tse Swee Ling Dr. Cho Im Sik Dr. Tan Beng Kiang (Leader) Adjunct Prof. Tay Kheng Soon (Co-Leader) Dr. Lilian Chee Assoc Prof Wong Yunn Chii Dr. Emi Kiyota (visiting) Dr. Ruzica Bozovic Stamenovic (visiting)

ASSOCIATED FACULTY (Urban Design) Low Boon Liang Jurgen Rosemann

All Year 3 & Year 4 students in the Community & Housing Design Section are required to attend this one-week workshop 2013 (schedule subject to change)

Mon 12 Aug 11am to 12 12- 1pm 1pm - 3pm 3pm 6pm Tues 13 Aug 11am 12 noon 12 noon 1pm 1pm to 2pm 2pm to 3pm 3pm to 4pm 4pm to 5pm Kong)* 5pm to 6pm

Introduction to Design Section & History of public housing and flat designs (TBK) @LR426 Orientation talk on the Global Situation (TKS)@LR421 Lunch followed by travel to the Field Visit site Field Visit to HDB housing estate with community programmes (guided by NVPC volunteers & NUS non aki volunteers ) Morphology (TKS) Aesthetics (TKS) Lunch break Climate adaption to density in Singapore Housing & learning from vernacular examples (LCK) Skyland is our Future (TCS) Politics of space in public housing: challenges of social integration (Sociologist Prof. Ho Chong Discussion

* 40 minutes talk, 20 mins Q&A Wed 14 Aug 11am to 11.30am 11.30 am to 12.30pm 12.30 1.30pm 1.30pm to 6pm Thurs 15 Aug 9am to 6pm
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Ezio Manzini & other videos Empowering community through Block Pooling (Moh Hong Meng Lunch Hands on workshop prep work Hands on workshop (Morphology exercises)

Fri 16 Aug 9am to 1pm Review of workshop work 2pm to 6pm Reflections and Discussion TBK : Tan Beng Kiang TKS: Tay Kheng Soon LCK: Lai Chee Kien TCS: Tan Cheng Siong Thurs 22 Aug 2pm to 6pm & Fri 9am to 1pm (For year 4s and selected MArch students) Lecture and workshop by Tris Kee, Director Community Project Workshop Faculty of Architecture The University of Hong Kong Topic: Community Planning Framework, Principles, Methods & Scenarios