Can a Small Private Building Become a Better Urban Neighbour?
At Naka-Ikebukuro Park, KEY OPERATION’s Clerestory Garden tests a modest urban proposition: how a privately owned shop-and-residence building can respond to a hard-working public plaza through frontage, planting, light and tenant activity.
Southeast Asia Energy & Decarbonisation Watchlist
A regional watchlist of energy and decarbonisation projects where rising fuel exposure, power demand, renewable procurement and 2030 climate targets are beginning to meet project delivery.
When a Cyclone Shelter Becomes a Landmark
In Kuakata, two very different projects suggest that resilience depends not only on structural safety, but on whether a building is known, trusted and folded into community life.
Southeast Asia Adaptation Watchlist
A regional watchlist of adaptation projects and programmes where climate risk is entering coastal protection, flood control, community resilience finance, drainage systems and outdoor work planning.
Exclusive Interview: Vicky Chan on Designing for Real Need
Interview/Sustainability Exclusive Interview: Vicky Chan on Designing for Real Need A lightly edited transcript of a Zoom conversation with Vicky Chan, founder of Vicky Chan + Partners. Candice Lim Award-winning architect Vicky Chan has worked across architecture, landscape, sustainability, education and community-centred design. I first knew Vicky some years ago, when he was invited as […]
Exclusive Interview: Vu Linh Quang on Infrastructure Delivery Outpacing Certification Standards
Vietnam Outlook/Interview/Sustainability Exclusive Interview: Vu Linh Quang on Infrastructure Delivery Outpacing Certification Standards Candice Lim Drawing from his work across certification, advisory, and industry leadership, Mr Vu Linh Quang, Managing Director of ARDOR Green and Board Member of the Vietnam Green Building Council (VGBC), shares on-the-ground perspectives on infrastructure delivery, certification gaps, and the practical […]
Exclusive Interview with Ar. Wynn Cam (PhD), Director, MORROW Architects + Planners
Future Atlas Digital/Interview/Sustainability Exclusive Interview with Ar. Wynn Cam (PhD), Director, MORROW Architects + Planners Candice Lim Dr Wynn Cam shares practitioner insights on how rising infrastructure demands—across digital systems, energy, and materials—are reshaping project decisions and urban development across Asia. In your view, how are rising infrastructure demands (e.g. digital infrastructure, energy systems) changing […]
Capability First: How Built Environment Firms Can Turn Sustainability into Real Business Transformation
Future Atlas Digital/Contributed Eassy/Sustainability Capability First: How Built Environment Firms Can Turn Sustainability into Real Business Transformation Serene Kwok Chief Transformation Strategist, Certified Sustainability Practitioner, PSC Management Consultant, Bluehive Consulting Asia Pte Ltd. Sustainability is now shaping how built environment firms are evaluated, shortlisted and awarded projects—but many still struggle to operationalise it. The real […]
Singapore–Batam Data Centres: A Cross-Border Digital Infrastructure Corridor
USRF™ Applications Series: March 2026 Singapore–Batam Data Centres: A Cross-Border Digital Infrastructure Corridor in Southeast Asia Using the Urban Systems Risk Framework (USRF™) to examine the emerging Singapore–Batam digital infrastructure system. Candice Lim Across Southeast Asia, the expansion of data centres is increasingly shaped not just by demand for digital services, but by the alignment […]
USRF™ Applications Series February 2026: First 3-City Scenarios
USRF™ Applications Series: February 2026 First 3-City Scenarios 3 Cities, 3 Likely Outcomes: Where the bottleneck shows up first. Candice Lim In fast-growing cities, the headline issue is rarely where the binding constraint shows up first. What looks like a waste project can become an operations-and-compliance bottleneck. What looks like flood protection can become a […]
