The brand new university will be located conveniently between Singapore’s principal Changi airport and the Changi Business Park, and is being developed with the help of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The technical school will offer four key programs: Architecture and Sustainable Design (ASD), Engineering Product Development (EPD), Engineering Systems and Design (ESD) and Information Systems Technology and Design (ISTD) – each formed with the goal of becoming a catalyst for technological advancement and economic growth.
UNStudio, in collaboration with Singapore-based DP Architects and Arup Singapore, designed the central campus facility that the rest of the university will eventually expand onto. The building, which is expected to be completed by 2015, is composed of a series of layers, courtyards, and meeting points. Two main axes, the learning and living spines, form a quadrant of buildings and a central plaza to serve as the heart of the new academic world.
The series of university buildings that form the heart of the campus will be covered in green roofs for additional outdoor space, and vegetated terraces and large shaded hallways and pathways will offer more areas for students to comfortably convene. Sustainable design features will also include proper site orientation, natural ventilation, passive solar design, and daylighting.
Green and sustainable design play a significant role in both of the buildings as well as the curriculum, and the eco-conscious efforts will be duly commended once the structure receives its Platinum Green Mark rating through Singapore’s Building and Construction Authority.
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Singapore University of Technology and Design hasn’t even been built yet, and won’t officially open its doors for classes until 2012, but school officials and architects are already feverishly proposing ideas for its design. In fact, UNStudio was chosen
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The new university will open its doors in 2012 at a temporary location while the new campus is being built. The brand new campus is expected to open by 2015.
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UNStudio was selected from a shortlist of five firms to design Plot A of the new campus, which will serve as the heart of the university.
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Shady walkways, overhanging terraces and abundant vegetation will provide cool places for students and faculty to meet, discuss, learn and create.
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Green and sustainable design are central to the university’s new curriculum and will be just as important in the design of the new campus, which is aiming for the Platinum rating of Singapore’s green building program.
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Green roofs, shady walkways, gardens and courtyards will provide additional outdoor space for interaction.
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Ben van Berkel of UNStudio says, “The main aim of the design for the Singapore University of Technology and Design was to create a campus that celebrates both teaching and learning in an open and transparent way.”
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“The network of horizontal, vertical and diagonal vistas within the double quadrant organization of the campus enables professors, students and faculty members to see, meet and communicate with each other through a network of crossing points, presenting
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The site for the new university is between Singapore’s principal airport and the Changi Business Park. SUTD will be the country’s fourth largest university.
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Preliminary considerations in the design include building orientation and depth in relation to sun and wind exposure, along with the incorporation of maximum natural ventilation and daylight to all buildings.
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