Lecture: Building Breathable Cities

Located in Gillman Barracks, the NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore (NTU CCA Singapore) is a national research centre of Nanyang Technological University and is supported by a grant from the Economic Development Board, Singapore. The Centre is unique in its threefold constellation ofexhibitions,residencies,research and academic education,engaging in knowledge production and dissemination.Since the Centre’s inauguration in October 2013, the NTU CCA Singapore has featured leading artists presenting their work for the first time in Southeast Asia, making it one of the few spaces in Singapore to present contemporary art from around the globe.

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Bio-Centric Urban Design - How can cityscapes, as urban ecosystems, provide solutions that prioritise wellbeing for all?

Singapore, a high-density tropical city, faces urban environmental challenges such as the urban heat island effect and air pollution. As these issues intensify due to rising temperatures and increasing urbanisation, how can urban ecosystems provide solutions that prioritise wellbeing for all? This lecture will explore how landscape design - such as rewilding and the Rail Corridor - can improve air quality as air pollution intensifies with rising temperatures. For this lecture, we bring together international renowned scientist of air pollution Steve Yim (Associate Professor, Asian School of Environment and Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, and Director, Centre for Climate Change and Environmental Health), and Dr. Srilalitha Gopalakrishnan (Associate Director [Research], Future Cities Laboratory Global and President, Singapore Institute of Landscape Architects), to discuss architectural and scientific innovations to enhance green-city livability, focusing on integrated architecture, urban sustainability, and public health. This lecture will be moderated by Dr. Thomas Schroepfer (Professor of Architecture and Sustainable Design, Singapore University of Technology and Design and Director, Future Cities Laboratory Global, Singapore-ETH Centre) with a welcome address by Ute Meta Bauer (Professor, School of Art, Design, and Media, Nanyang Technological University and Senior Principal Research Fellow, NTU Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore). Tuesday Lecture18 February 2025, 6:30pm – 8:30pmThe Hall, NTU CCA, Blk 6 Lock Road, #01-10 Gillman Barracks, Singapore 108934 Image Description: One-north, Singapore, aerial view. Courtesy CPG Consultants. Climate Transformation Tuesday GatheringsDive deeper into the topics and discussions learned from the lecture series during these gatherings where we meet to read, debate and ruminate. The aim is to expand what has been introduced, explore topics that resonate with us, what troubled and what excites us about the possibilities offered by the speakers. We seek to consolidate our learnings and transform them into actions. Access to the lecture recordings and readings are made available after registration. Tuesday Gathering: Atmospheric Dwelling25 February 2025, 6:30pm – 8:00pmThe Hall, NTU CCA, Blk 6 Lock Road, #01-10 Gillman Barracks, Singapore 108934More details to come! The Climate Transformation: Sustainable Societies Series is organised by members of the Climate Transformation Programme (CTP) Cross-Cutting Theme 1: Sustainable Societies research team, Senior Principal Investigator Professor Ute Meta Bauer, research associate Ng Mei Jia and research assistant Angela Ricasio Hoten. Sustainable SocietiesSenior Principal Investigator, Professor Ute Meta Bauer (NTU ADM)Principal Investigator, Associate Professor Laura Miotto (NTU ADM)Principal Investigator, Professor Dr Thomas Schroepfer (SUTD) This Lecture Series is supported by the Singapore Ministry of Education Academic Research Fund Tier 3 grant [MOE-MOET32022-0006] for the Climate Transformation Programme.

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