Research results from Singapore on show
From 24 September to 9 November 2014, an exhibition at the ETH main building presents the most important works of the Future Cities Laboratory at the Singapore-ETH Centre.
Cities are cultural centres and drivers of local and global economies. However, in their present form they are not sustainable in either ecological or social and economic terms. Rapid population growth, increased mobility and climate change has led to urban sprawl, air and water pollution and even social conflict.
Against this backdrop, ETH Zurich was invited by Singapore’s national research fund in 2010 to launch a five-year research project in Asia. The result is the Future Cities Laboratory (FCL) at the Singapore-ETH Centre (SEC). Now, an exhibition at the ETH main building presents the most important works from the research project.
The 13 research modules present methods and results of interdisciplinary research at the intersection of architecture, urban development and planning, construction, material science, computer science and social sciences.
See, for example, new methods of river restoration and urban environmental management applied to the Ciliwung river in Jakarta, or how new intelligent information and control systems can improve mobility in high-density cities. A case study on Singapore provides new insights into the structure and quality of public spaces and social housing in high-density neighbourhoods.
Opening of the exhibition:
Wednesday, 24 September 2014, 6 pm – 8 pm
ETH Zurich, main hall, Rämistrasse 101, Zurich
At the opening, ETH President Professor Ralph Eicher, Singapore-ETH Centre Director Professor Peter Edwards and other SEC professors will share their experiences of the four-year collaboration between Singapore and Switzerland.
The exhibition is open from 24 September to 9 November 2014. More information is available at www.futurecities.ethz.ch. The organisers would be delighted if you are able to attend the event.
FCL’s research activities will also be presented in short form at a symposium on 25 and 26 September. The aim of this event is to bring the findings and results from Singapore and the rest of Asia to ETH Zurich, the ‘home’ of SEC, and make them available to a Swiss and European audience. The detailed programme of the symposium can be downloaded here.