Humans, much like plants, require a nurturing environment to grow to their maximum potential. Creating the ideal environment then becomes a major consideration when building an institute of lifelong learning. Read more
Toppen Shopping Centre, one of Johor Bahru’s new shopping destinations, is set to open later this year. Located in Tebrau city, a short drive across the causeway from Singapore, the Shopping Centre boasts 46,696 square metres of floor space. Toppen Shopping Centre lies on the same plot of land as IKEA Tebrau.
As the first of a series of planned upgrades to 57 Shell stations across the country, the Tampines Avenue 2 Shell Petrol Station acts as a testing ground for the viability of the new sustainability features and facilities implemented there. Read more
The 50,000 sqm Early Learning Village, is a collaboration between the Australian International School and the Stamford American International School. The innovative new shared campus consists of five buildings and more than 100 classrooms, designed specifically for children aged 18 months to six years old and is the first in the world on this scale for Early Years education.
Datacom, New Zealand’s largest IT service provider, has a new home in the heart of Auckland’s Wynyard Quarter’s Innovation Precinct. The new building successfully weaved green efficiencies into high-tech office design to create a truly modern and sustainable workplace for its 1,200 staff, who is now housed within the same office building for the first time.
Without the intermittent school chimes and the sound of children emitting from within the cocoon-shaped structure in Sengkang Riverside Park, one would easily mistake the 4,000 square metres complex to simply be an architectural work of art. Look within and you will find that this complex is home to School4Kidz Preschool, the largest childcare centre to be located within a public park in Singapore, and the first collaboration between the Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA) and the National Parks Board (NParks).
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Heartware Network, a charity organization dedicated to youth development, recently made the move into a new office space, complete with a green wall to liven up the working space.
Hy-Tex (UK) Limited is an established family business, founded in 1991 on an in-depth knowledge of both technical and biodegradable textiles. Having developed an enviable reputation for providing quality products at competitive rates, supported by a friendly, efficient service and a comprehensive understanding of the materials and their applications, the company has diversified and is now offering an expanding range of innovative living wall and green roof modular systems.
DUO, a luxurious integrated development with its proven popularity of 87 per cent residential units sold within just three days is situated in the Bugis/Ophir area, the heart of downtown Singapore’s business and entertainment cluster. Its iconic building design and strategic location facilitates the Urban Redevelopment Authority’s plan for a vibrant mixed-use cluster within the Ophir-Rochor corridor to complement the Marina Bay and Raffles Place business districts.
Maha Bodhi School (MBS) is a government-aided and coeducational primary school for students between the ages of 7 – 12. Founded in 1949 by the Singapore Buddhist Federation, it is one of the more well-known schools in Singapore. It is also one of the few schools offering the Special Assistance Plan, a programme which caters to academically strong students who excel in both their mother tongue and English.
