Research Projects
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1/3/2022
1/3/2022
1/3/2022
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1/3/2022
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2022
198
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Research Studies in Sustainable Construction
Research Project
PI
Research collaboration with Hilti Corporation, Liechtenstein
1/8/2021
1/8/2021
1/8/2021
1/8/2021
1/8/2021
1/8/2021
1/8/2021
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2021
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2021
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2021
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183
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From Big-D to Big-D+: An SUTD community led development of Next-Gen Design Education
Research Project
Collaborator; Lucienne Blessing (Lead PI)
Pedagogy Leadership Grant
1/6/2021
1/6/2021
1/6/2021
1/6/2021
1/6/2021
1/6/2021
1/6/2021
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31/5/2024
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31/5/2024
2021
2021
2021
2021
2021
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2024
2021
177
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Artificial Intelligence for Assessment in Design Education (AIDE)
Research Project
Collaborator; Lucienne Blessing (Lead PI), Lim Kwan Hui (PI), MOE Tier 3 Grant, MOE2020-TRF029
1/2/2021
1/2/2021
1/2/2021
1/2/2021
1/2/2021
1/2/2021
1/2/2021
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2021
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2021
170
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Course Health – Monitoring and Nurturing Attributes in Students
Research Project
Principal Investigator; with Mohan Rajesh Elara and Teo Su Chern (Co-PI)
Pedagogy Innovation Grant 2021-1171
1/12/2019
1/12/2019
1/12/2019
1/12/2019
1/12/2019
1/12/2019
1/12/2019
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2019
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2019
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2019
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2019
145
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Arup Global Research Challenge Collaboration
Research Project
Principal Investigator; with Oliver Heckmann (PI), with Arup
1/11/2019
1/11/2019
1/11/2019
1/11/2019
1/11/2019
1/11/2019
1/11/2019
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2019
2019
2019
2019
2019
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2019
140
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Mapletree Design Partnership 2
Research Project
Principal Investigator; with Kenneth Tracy (Co-PI), with Mapletree Investments Pte Ltd
1/4/2019
1/4/2019
1/4/2019
1/4/2019
1/4/2019
1/4/2019
1/4/2019
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1/9/2019
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1/9/2019
2019
2019
2019
2019
2019
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2019
128
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BCA Design Partnership for the IBEW 2019 Pavilion
Research Project
Principal Investigator; with Kenneth Tracy (Co-PI), for Building Construction Authority (BCA)
1/9/2018
1/9/2018
1/9/2018
1/9/2018
1/9/2018
1/9/2018
1/9/2018
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1/6/2020
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1/6/2020
2018
2018
2018
2018
2018
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2020
2018
109
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Next Residential High-Rise - Comparative study and analytical modelling for flexible housing typologies based on modularity and composite structural systems
Research Project
Principal Investigator; with Oliver Heckmann (PI), Lynette Cheah (Collaborator), 1 Post-Doc Researcher (0272019 – present), 1 Research Assistant (10/2018 – present)
Funded by the SUTD-MIT International Design Centre
1/8/2017
1/8/2017
1/8/2017
1/8/2017
1/8/2017
1/8/2017
1/8/2017
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1/8/2019
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1/8/2019
2017
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2017
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2017
81
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NRF Grant on Planning Guidelines and Contextualised Design Interventions for Age-Friendly Neighbourhoods in Singapore
Research Project
10% Collaborator; with Belinda Yuen (PI)
LKY Centre for Innovative Cities
1/5/2017
1/5/2017
1/5/2017
1/5/2017
1/5/2017
1/5/2017
1/5/2017
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1/1/2019
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1/1/2019
2017
2017
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2017
2017
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2019
2017
79
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BCA Grant on Maintainability Design Appraisal System
Research Project
Co-Principal Investigator; with Tan Szue Hann (PI) and Surbana Jurong, Nanayang Technological University (Co-PI), industrial collaborators
1 Research Assistant (11/2017 - present)
1/2/2017
1/2/2017
1/2/2017
1/2/2017
1/2/2017
1/2/2017
1/2/2017
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1/12/2018
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1/12/2018
2017
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2017
2017
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2018
2017
77
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Mapletree Design Research on the Reuse of Wood Planks for a Permanent Design Installation
Research Project
Principal Investigator; with Kenneth Tracy (Co-PI), for Mapletree Investments Pte Ltd
1/7/2016
1/7/2016
1/7/2016
1/7/2016
1/7/2016
1/7/2016
1/7/2016
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1/7/2019
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1/7/2019
2016
2016
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2016
2016
Since
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2019
2016
63
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DManD Research Grant
Research Project
Co-PI, Centre of Digital Design and Manufacturing (DManD)
Design and Robotic Fabrication of 3D composites
1/3/2016
1/3/2016
1/3/2016
1/3/2016
1/3/2016
1/3/2016
1/3/2016
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1/10/2018
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1/10/2018
2016
2016
2016
2016
2016
Since
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2018
2016
60
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Singapore University of Technology and Design
Research Project
MOE Tier 1 Grant
Co-Principal Investigator, with Asst Prof Alstan Jakubiec (PI)
Analysis of architectural elements for tropical climates; investigations into the performance of tropical architectural elements, their construction designs and parametric variability
1 Research Assistant (06-09/2017), 1 Research Assistant (03/2017-08/2018)
1/1/2015
1/1/2015
1/1/2015
1/1/2015
1/1/2015
1/1/2015
1/1/2015
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1/7/2015
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Front Desk Design for Service Apartments
Research Project
With Ascott Ltd
Undergraduate research opportunity programme (UROP), project with a team of 2 faculty members and 5 students on new design and technological solutions for the front desk operations of service apartments. Industrial partner Ascott Ltd is the world’s largest service apartment owner-operator with currently around 25.000 apartments under three brands
1/1/2015
1/1/2015
1/1/2015
1/1/2015
1/1/2015
1/1/2015
1/1/2015
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1/6/2018
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1/6/2018
2015
2015
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2015
2015
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2018
2015
39
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Start-up Research Grant
Research Project
Principal Investigator
Lamination processes for the design of spatial and multi-performative structural surfaces; timber lamination, lamination processes, multi-material lamination
1 Research Assistant (04-08/2015), 1 Research Assistant (11/2017-12/2018)
Teaching
1/1/2019
1/1/2019
1/1/2019
1/1/2019
1/1/2019
1/1/2019
1/1/2019
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Design Integrated Project II
Teaching
Coordination
0
01.019 Design Integrated Project is a mandatory component for all first-year undergraduate students at SUTD in term 2; students integrate the content from two out of three courses taught in parallel to 3.007 Design Thinking and Innovation. They choose from Physics, Mathematics and Sustainability (previously from Humanities) and use the acquired knowledge to substantiate their design concepts.
1/1/2019
1/1/2019
1/1/2019
1/1/2019
1/1/2019
1/1/2019
1/1/2019
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Design Thinking and Innovation
Teaching
Introduction to Design
Course lead
0
3.007 Design Thinking and Innovation, mandatory design course for all first-year undergraduate students at SUTD in term 2
asd.courses.sutd.edu.sg/dti
1/1/2018
1/1/2018
1/1/2018
1/1/2018
1/1/2018
1/1/2018
1/1/2018
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Design Studio Option 1
Teaching
Undergraduate and graduate elective studio
Co-teaching with Lai Chee Kien
0
Title: Tectonic Intersections, 20.111 Sustainable Design Studio Option
Investigation into formal and tectonic logics of the tropical house. The condition of the vernacular house is reflected with a discussion on Gottfried Semper’s ‘Four Elements of Architecture’. The further design process transfers abstract concepts into physical models in correlation with parametric design tools.
asd.sutd.edu.sg > courses
1/1/2018
1/1/2018
1/1/2018
1/1/2018
1/1/2018
1/1/2018
1/1/2018
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1/1/2021
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1/1/2021
2018
2018
2018
2018
2018
2018
2018
Since
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2021
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PhD Programme Coordinator
Teaching
Architecture and Sustainable Design Pillar
0
Coordination of the Pillar’s PhD programme and ASD Chair to the SUTD Board of Graduate Studies
Increased the number of applications by 35% from 25 to 33 applications/year; increased number of intakes from 3+ to 6+ students/year
1/1/2017
1/1/2017
1/1/2017
1/1/2017
1/1/2017
1/1/2017
1/1/2017
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Design Studio Option 2
Teaching
Undergraduate elective studio
Course Lead
0
Title: Micro-Towers, 20.112 Sustainable Design Studio Option
Design of small tower structures in timber construction, based on physical experimentation in combination with parametric models
asd.sutd.edu.sg > courses
1/1/2017
1/1/2017
1/1/2017
1/1/2017
1/1/2017
1/1/2017
1/1/2017
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75
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Master Thesis Preparation and Thesis
Teaching
Advising graduate students
0
50.112 Thesis Prep in term 1
50.113 Thesis in term 2 of the M.Arch programme
asd.sutd.edu.sg > courses
1/1/2015
1/1/2015
1/1/2015
1/1/2015
1/1/2015
1/1/2015
1/1/2015
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Design Studio Option 1
Teaching
Undergraduate elective studio
0
Title: Building Skins, 20.111 Sustainable Design Studio Option
Focus on a combination of material experimentation in physical models and digital design explorations in parametric models with the ambition to introduce students to a systematic design approach and familiarise them with the concept of design as research
asd.sutd.edu.sg > courses
1/1/2014
1/1/2014
1/1/2014
1/1/2014
1/1/2014
1/1/2014
1/1/2014
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33
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Architecture Science and Technology
Teaching
Core seminar on building technologies
Course lead
0
20.201 Architecture Science and Technology, term 4 in the undergraduate curriculum (1st term in the students’ major degree programme), 23 lectures and 12 lab sessions
asd.courses.sutd.edu.sg/ast

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