NUS Module Blogs

Architect Norman Foster discusses his own work to show how computers can help architects design buildings that are green, beautiful and ''basically pollution-free.'' He shares projects from throughout his career, from the pioneering roof-gardened Willis Building (1975) to the London Gherkin (2004). He also comments on two upcoming megaprojects: a ...

Professor John Rogers and his colleagues at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have collaborated with researchers in the US and Singapore to create a flexible circuit technology. The new circuit, which parallels existing rigid circuits in performance, while having the ability to be stretched and folded. The new circuits are mounted on ...

Paola Antonelli, design curator at New York's MOMA, wants to spread an appreciation of design, in all shapes and forms -- and to remove any stigma of it being considered mere decoration. She takes the TED2007 audience on a whistlestop tour of some design exhibitions she has organized, including ''Mutant Materials,'' ''Workspheres'' and ...

Business week just publish a speical report on D-School.  This report includes a list of best D-Schools in the world which were selected by a panel of innovation consultants, academics, and executives. This list includes some of the most famous design programmes, such RCA, Art Center, .... etc.  This second Annual ...

We would like introduce more projects on NUS Industrial Design showcase 2007, and will be covering these NUS students on their exciting ideas & concepts. Stay tune to satisfy your quest! We will be releasing them here for next few days. Today's specials projects are 1) Electrolux Design Lab 2006 2) Glide- Final year Thesis ...

The Industrial Design Programme of the National University of Singapore celebrates eight years of progress since its founding in 1999. The 5th graduating cohort in 2007 shows bright hope for the future, bringing the University’s tally of international design awards and honours to unprecedented heights. Despite being a relatively new programme, ...