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Emmanuel Daniel, Founder, The Asian Banker, Wealth and Society… Tea party with Emmanuel Daniel  Topic:  'The Personalisation of Society' Time: Oct 1, 2022 09:30 PM Singapore Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85916417104?pwd=bDJrZFFObCtabkZaVHdXdnRJZ2VUZz09  Meeting ID: 859 1641 7104 Passcode: 318875 His views are thought-provoking and stimulating, and sure to open our minds. A must read for all who want to partake in the next tidal wave of digital finance-led revolution that is profoundly changing our society. His answer will jolt our consciousness since Kishore's 'Can Asians Think?'. Tonight is the chance to hear him in person. A chance to interact and share. Join us! His latest book. Just out. Pre-order here, 

Following the success of the first lecture (more than 1,000 participants) two weeks ago, I am very delighted to announce that the second lecture of MAUD 25Th Anniversary International Keynote Series will be held at 18:30, 29 September (Thursday) at NUS College of Design & Engineering The second lecture will be delivered by Prof. Stephen Marshall, Professor of Urban Morphology and Urban Design from Bartlett Planning, UCL. Drawing substantially from examples of Asian cities, he will explore the idea of ‘four-dimensional cities’, and consequences for how we might plan and design them.  The same as the first lecture, this session is accredited 2 points under the Continuous Professional Development (CPD) programmes of both Singapore Institute of Architects (SIA/BOA) and Singapore Institute of Planners (SIP).  National University of Singapore Master of Arts in Urban Design 25th Anniversary International Keynote Series 2 —— [Topic] Four Dimensional Cities [Speaker] Stephen Marshall (Profe

Athanasios Tsakonas, author of the book 'In Honour of War Heroes' Buy the Book from Amazon.sg Buy from Kinokuniya Buy from Book Depository Please check here for the Zoom recording of this inspiring tea party, sharing with the Author >>>   Zoom Site Passcode: J.2X*b1j One comment from Jason Ang: I found out that from the Kranji War Memorial there exist a vista along Kranji Road to the coast where the tree in the sea use to be when I was a child. The vista carried on to Sultan Abu Bakar State Mosque on a knoll in JB that was built between 1892 and 1900. Looks likely that Colin may have intentionally aligned the plan to Abu Bakar Mosque as I believed that was one of the point where the Japanese had crossed the straits. The vista looks like a sky streak left by the the 'Hawker Hurricane' designed by Colin St Claire Oakes

We shall have our 2nd Zoom tea party on 28th Sep at 10:30-11:30am. We shall chat with Wang Xing, our 2000-2001 alumni, and a cultural tourism development expert. This tea party will be organized in Mandarin Chinese, Zhu Yihan will moderate, he will be joined by other alumni, Jason Ang 1998-1999, Li Jinzhe 2018-2019, and Jia Tong 2021-2022. Feel free to join us as audience, you can raise questions through the Voov meeting chat function. Voov meeting ID is 571-047-652 (Please notice that this is Voov meeting rather than Zoom.) 王星 (Wang Xing) 先生就读于武汉大学建筑学系城市规划专业、新加坡国立大 学城市设计专业、香港大学跨专业设计与管理专业。曾服务于广东省 城乡规划设计研究院、新加坡新工集团 (CPG CONSULTANT 高级建筑 师)、世界五百强阿特金斯(ATKINS 中国区副董事，)同时荣获全球 杰出贡献奖，世界五百强 AECOM(中国区规划与设计总监，资深助理 董事)等职务。多次荣获国家级省级优秀规划与设计奖。 王星先生具有在中国、新加坡、亚洲城市规划与开发实践领域具 有二十余年的国际及本土从业经验。在城市规划、城市设计、建筑设 计、城市更新、文旅开发、城市街道广场、TOD 发展模式、都市空间 与人行为模式研究、公共空间使用与管理方面具有丰富的实践经验。 主持项目曾多次获得建设部优秀规划设计及广东省优秀规划设计奖。 具体领域包括了乡村振兴规划与设计、文旅项目规划与设计、度 假区设计与规划、运动和休闲区规划、城市中心区(CBD)扩张规划、 工业园区规划与设计、大型居住区设计，步行街区设计，滨水区城市 设计与规划、公共空间及街道景

We are glad to announce that we shall have our 1st Zoom tea party next Tuesday 27th at 10-11am. We shall chat with Athanasios Tsakonas, author of the book 'In honour of war heroes :  Colin St Clair Oakes and the design of Kranji War Memorial.  Jason Ang will moderate, he will be joined by other alumni, one of which is Syed Mukim 1998-1999. Feel free to join us as audience, you can raise questions through the Zoom chat function. The meeting ID is 893 5061 7249, passcode: 818378. Athanasios Tsakonas  is a practising architect, urban designer, master builder and writer. With a background in public housing, he is a founding partner and design principal of Singapore based, design consultancy Tan + Tsakonas Architects. Practising extensively throughout Asia, the Middle East and Australia, he also runs a small design & build studio in Melbourne exploring contemporary condition. Through new approaches to urban housing amidst the wider social and built environment, the aim is to better

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What is the current state of AI? Lee Kai-Fu explained deep learning and how it can help humans to be better.  Then 70 years ago ... There is always the question of whether AI can think like a human, not that all human has the same capacity to think intelligently. However, the crucial test of whether an AI is human is that the human has self-consciousness. An AI without self-consciousness is therefore not a human. In 1950, Alan Turing formulated the Turing test to test whether a machine could think like a human being. Eliza passed the test. I was having a go at it in 1989 on my Mac SE, that was really fun and amazing talking to a machine that was so life-like. (Note: Here is a link to try talking to Eliza .) I had tried a few chatbots and nothing more inspiring than Eliza. I was not able to engage in a human-like conversation in the past but with Eliza, it really felt as if I was talking to a human. ( Best Chatbot. ) In 2018 … After that, I tried many devices and applications but none I

  Please feel free to  contact me  if you have any feedback on the article and required more information about the project and its firm. Meanwhile, we will be pleased to invite you to submit any good design project or professional article that you want to publish. Project submitted by RSP Architects Planners & Engineers  Started in 1956, RSP has since grown in scope and scale, to become one of the largest practices in Asia.  Today, RSP Architects Planners and Engineers stands tall & strong, as a renowned multi-disciplinary international corporation. In addition to its home base in Singapore, RSP has established offices in China, UAE, Malaysia, India, and Vietnam, covering operations and service provision that span all continents. The Group’s services range from cutting-edge master-planning & urban design to world-class architecture, engineering and interior design.  With a talent pool of more than 1,200 experts and professionals, our integrated multidisciplinary expertise,

The climate is becoming detrimental, a third of Pakistan is flooded. Was it due to Climate change? More than a thousand people died, and millions of homes were destroyed.  Many NGO's got into action to help. The Unicef , AnglicanAids , Islamic Relief ,  Unite for Change and many other organizations started to give aid and asked for donations. How are the aids and donations going to be disbursed to reach those who needed help? Many questions remain as questions, but the works need to be done.  What can Urban Designers and Architects do?  On the 28th of August I received a whatsapp message from Ar Tariq    Repubished below ‘INTBAU Pakistan’ has begun a Shelter Program for flood-hit families in Sindh. Architect Yasmeen Lari’s video message lays out the specifics and technicalities of this initiative (attached). Those interested in contributing to these ‘ Prefab Bamboo Shelters ’ (Rs: 25,000/- per unit), can review this self-explanatory video and proceed directly to donations - or sen

Features Desk Wei Kiang y2koh.wk@gmail.com The first time I went to Kazakhstan was in November 2006. Before touching down in the capital Nur-Sultan (formerly Astana), Kazakhstan, my only impression of Kazakhstan was that it is a country on the steppes and where the former silk road passes through. Nur-Sultan was an industrial city set up during the Soviet era and was known as Tselinograd, and later Akmola after the independence of Kazakhstan, it became the capital of Kazakhstan only fairly recently in 1997. The name Astana used from 1997 to 2019 literally meant Capital City in Kazakh. Nurjol Boulevard Ishim River Promenade I visited Nur-Sultan with the multi-disciplinary team as part of a project for the transport planning and to propose Transit-Oriented Developments (TODs) for the city. It was a surprise for me that the society and culture in Nur-Sultan was heavily influenced by western cultures, likely from the 74 years of Kazakhstan under Soviet rule. The government of Kazakhstan