DISSERTATIONS

Research Program MA(Arch) & PhD students supervised

Year Graduated

Name

Dissertation Title

2016

PhD

Nguyen Thi Lan Truc

Shared Space for Remote Informal Interaction

2013
PhD

Hafizur Rahaman

Digital Heritage Interpretation: Interaction, Dialogue and Multiple Perspectives of the Past.

2014
MA(Arch)

Jungho Yeom

Ubiquitous Environment and Situating Computing

2007
MA(Arch)

Hii Jun Chung, Daniel

Achieving Efficient Real-Time Virtual Reality Architectural Visualization

Graduate Coursework MArch Dissertation Supervised

The dissertation titles are grouped under a few broad topics.

Academic Year

Name

Dissertation Title

LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS

2004/2005

Chen Simin Joelle

Altered Spaces of Singapore’s HDB Void Deck Childcare Centre: Planning, Design and Usage – The Relationship Between Space and Curriculum

2004/2005

Lee Wah Fong

Meta-spaces in Mind-Blindness: Designing Spaces for Children with Autism

2004/2005

Tan Si Ying

Designing for Informal Collaborative Learning Spaces: A Study on the Design of Education Resource Centre in National University of Singapore

2004/2005

Yeung Po Ki

Designing for Experiential Learning, Project Work and the Use of New Materials in Learning: Emerging Design Paradigms in Integrated Program (IP) Schools in Singapore

2006/2007

Foo Huili Priscilla

Case for Play in Singapore’s Child Care Centres: Play Spaces & Centre Typology – A Comparative Study

2007/2008

Hi Kai Ling Kelly

Play and Architecture: A Study of Play Spaces in Singapore Primary Schools

2007/2008

Pan Jing Yi

Place of the Special School for Children with Cerebral Palsy

2008/2009

Ladouce Nicolas

Pedagogy, ICT and Architecture: A Study of Informal Collaborative Learning Spaces

2009/2010

Nurul Ain Saadon*

Green Schools: Environmental Performance and Perception A Post Occupancy Evaluation of Two Singapore Schools

2010/2011

Ng Nay Ling

Constructing Meaning in a Hybrid Environment: A Study of the Local Library

SUSTAINABLE DESIGN

2006/2007

Choo Ying Hui

Small Green Cars, Big Green City: An Investigation of Perceived Impact of Small ‘Green’ Cars on Architecture and the Built Environment

2007/2008

Hong Shunjuan*

Monsoon Window for Natural Ventilation in Tall Building: A Study of Mahaweli Building by Geoffrey Bawa

2007/2008

Tan Eng Kiat

Carbon Efficiency in Singaporean Primary Schools: A Comparative Analysis of Bukit Panjang Primary School and Corporation Primary School

2008/2009

Ng Wykeith

A Parametric Energy Evaluation of Public Housing Design in Singapore

2010/2011

Andrew Lim Zhan Quan

Appraisal of Bamboo as a Construction Material for Low Cost Houses in the Tropics

2010/2011

Yong Meiling Ashley

Building Height in Relation to Sky View Factor in High Density Housing

2010/2011

Md Shaziran Bin Shahabdeen

NUS – National University of Sustainability?

2011/2012

Neo Wen Hao

Bicycle Parking Space: A Study on the Bicycle Parking Crisis in Singapore’s MRT Stations

2014/2015

Ding Si Wen Jamie

Rising from the Ashes: Using Disaster Debris for Rebuilding Homes after Typhoon Haiyan

2016/17

Yip Renhao

Comparative Study of the Impact of Biophilic Features in Singapore’s Healthcare Facilities

COMMUNITY AND HOUSING

2006/2007

Woon Der Yuan

Mis-Representations in Hakka Architecture

2010/2011

Tan Tiang Soon

Personalizing Space: A Study of Implications on Domestic Space in Low Cost Social Housing In the Philippines

2011/2012

Hartono Wijaya

Design Recommendations for GK Enchanted Farms in Philippines based on Gawad Kalinga Pilot project in Bulacan

2013/2014

Chua Yong Hui

Co-operative housing for Singapore

2013/2014

Huang Qingyuan Steve

Community and Society: Understanding Community in the Context of Singapore’s Public Housing Estates

2013/2014

Seow Cong Ming Shawn

Creating Lively Streets: A Study of Commercial Centres in 3 Public Housing Estates

2014/2015

Muhammad Khairul Anwar Bin Mohd Rashid

Pursuing a Complete Implementation of Pre-fabricated Building Components in HDB Public Housing

2014/2015

See Hong Lin

Study of the Community: Rental and Owner Blocks – Discussion on how the Built Environment Affects Community Bonding among Rental Blocks Residents

2014/2015

Tjong Wei Ping

Community Liveabilty: Social Bonding and Active Ageing in High Density Housing in Singapore

2015/2016

Che En Yong Joel

Livability in Singapore’s Public Housing: A Study of the Internal Public Spaces within the Housing Block

2015/2016

Wong Shi Mei Mandy

Typologies of Common Areas & Their Impacts on Social Interaction and Bonding in Singapore Public Housing Estates

2015/2016

Lee Min Hui Adrian*

Development of Neighbourhood Centres: A Comparative Study of Public Spaces and its Impact on Public Life

2016/2017

Cheng Ding Yi

Elevated Public Spaces in High-Density Living: A Comparative Study of the Usage of Muti-tier Elevated Public Spaces and its Impact on Social Interaction

2016/17

Wang Daxuan

Study on Urban Planning Principles & Building Typologies of Affordable Housing in Beijing: Deign for Middle and Low-income Inhabitants

AGING

2012/2013

Zhong He

The Promised Paradise: A Study on Public Housing Typologies for Elderly Independent Living in Singapore

2013/2014

Wong Hui Jun Amy

Ageing-in-place for Public Housing Environment in Singapore: A study on the Barrier-Free Accessibility for the Elderly in Bukit Merah View and Henderson Heights

2014/2015

Christine Chow

Enhancing the Quality of Life for the Elderly: A Study of Studio Apartment Typologies for Elderly Independent Living in Singapore

2015/2016

Zhang Zhi Rong

Shared Housing for Low-income Elderly in Singapore: A Study on the Well-being and Quality of the Living Environment among Low-income Elderly in a Sheltered Home and Senior Group Home

2016/17

Tiong Wei Yan, Charmaine

Retirement Communities: An Alternative Housing Option for Future Elderly Generations

PARTICIPATORY DESIGN

2005/2006

Su Fang Yu Marianne

Study of Possible Conditions for Community Participatory Design (CPD) in Singapore

2012/2013

Ng Geok Han

Exploring a Community Participatory Design (CPD) Approach in Singapore’s Public Housing

2015/2016

Wong Wenxuan Wilson

Investigating Participatory Design: A Study of CPD in Singapore’s Public Housing Programs

2016/17

Stephanie Nah Yun Yuan

The Study of Participatory Design: An Adoptive Framework for Singapore

ARCHITECTURE AND NEW MEDIA

1999/2000

Tay Shiaw Shih Alan

Taming the Electronic Muse: Re-Examining the Use of Computation for Architecture Design

2006/2007

Liau Ann Woon

Role of Information Communication Technologies at Work and Play: Its Impact on the Spatial Structure of the Future City

2006/2007

Tay Liam Khng

Architecture Against Itself: the Virtual is Material

2008/2009

Tan Zhi Liang*

Hybrid Urban Public Space: Inspirations for a Seamless Integration

2008/2009

Tse Enn Lim Tsung Yee Stephen*

Metaverse Architecture: Place-making In A Virtual Environment

2009/2010

Chen Zhilei

Interactivity: Art and Architecture

2009/2010

Thierry Chan Kwai Siong Kwen Shin

Urban Browsing: Active and Passive Participation in a Digitally Augmented Urban Space

2011/2012

Sim Yunwei Adriel

Sensors and Actuators – A Framework for the Design of Interactive Transformative Architecture