Civil Justice Center

Image featuring Manchester Civil Justice Centre by Denton Corker Marshall from http://www.dentoncorkermarshall.com/projects.aspx?p=0&projectID=844&catID=undefined&f1=all

Unit Fusion by Y Design Office

"Under rapid housing developments in the past years, Hong Kong has benefited much in terms of economy. However, important values such as value in sense of community and individual identity were lost. This thesis hereby critically reviews current and past housing projects in Hong Kong and stating the notion of verticality as the only solution. The ambition is a new alternative high-rise residential typology, in which its inhabitants are given unique units and allocations in accordance to specific zoning strategy within a tower structure, thus creating a phenomenal living experience through bonding and acquiring needs by each and every single individual. It is a re-interpretation of the balance between genericity and specificity aiming at formulating an extraordinary democratic living concept." to find out more...
Passage and Image via http://ynotwhy.com/?p=587

DesignIntelligence

"DesignIntelligence is the Design Futures Council’s bi-monthly report on the future, delivering original research, insightful commentary, and instructive best practices. Design leaders rely on DesignIntelligence to deliver insight about emerging trends and management practices, allowing them to make their organization a better managed, more financially successful enterprise." to find out more...
Passage via http://www.di.net/about/

Canberra Accord on Architectural Education Ratifie

"Accreditation and validation agencies from Australia, Canada, China, Korea, Mexico, the United States, and the Commonwealth Association of Architects announce the ratification of an Accord declaring substantial equivalency of professional degrees in architecture covered by their accreditation/validation systems." to find out more... 
Passage via http://www.comarchitect.org/news.asp

Vertical Cities Asia

"The exhibition of “Vertical Cities Asia International Design Competition: Everyone Needs Fresh Air” will be held at The URA Centre from 2 February to 2 March, 2012." to find out more...
Passage and Image via http://www.verticalcitiesasia.com/
Related links:
http://newshub.nus.edu.sg/headlines/0711/wff2_12Jul11.php
http://www.worldcities.com.sg/ 

fabprefab

"Fabprefab is an information resource dedicated to investigating the market for affordable modernist factory-built residential architecture. The subject matter is limited in scope to single family dwellings. No homes are marketed or sold at fabprefab.com. Each listed project provides links to the relevant architect or vendor for enquiries regarding product availability and pricing." to find out more...
Passage via http://www.fabprefab.com/fabfiles/home.htm
Image via http://www.trailerwrap.net/

Stuart Tanner Architects

Interesting projects by Stuart Tanner Architects. to find out more...

Image featuring Pirates Bay House via http://www.stuarttannerarchitects.com.au/

Crossbox by CG Architects

Interesting Crossbox by CG Architects. to find out more...
related link:
http://www.busyboo.com/2011/08/16/container-home-crossbox/
Image via http://www.cgarchitectes.fr/#/projets/categories/3/4

Tiny Houses

Small Spaces are attractive to its' efficiency and effective organisation of things and fundamental components that built ones' living style.
Prefabrications, modulations, flexibility to different characters and spatial needs are sustainable.
'The bare neccessity of live'.
Some related links here:-
http://www.archdaily.com/160892/the-pros-and-cons-of-cargo-container-architecture/
http://www.lifeofanarchitect.com/shipping-containers-a-design-primer/
http://weburbanist.com/2008/05/26/cargo-container-homes-and-offices/ 
http://www.busyboo.com/tag/shipping-container-homes/
http://tinyhouseblog.com/ 
http://www.fabprefab.com/ 
http://www.prefabfan.com/
http://www.jetsongreen.com/design/container-design/page/5Simple spatial planning tool available online for free here:
http://urbanbarn.icovia.com/icovia.aspx

Peter barber Architects

"West Cromwell Square is a new high density,medium rise urban quarter laid out around tree-lined streets, a beautiful new public square and featuring a 14 storey landmark tower the prominent intersection of West Cromwell Road and Warwick Road." to find out more...
Image and Passage via http://www.peterbarberarchitects.com/60_WCR.html

Kannisto School by Linja Architects

Kannisto school by Linja Architects. to find out more...
Image via http://www.linja-arkkitehdit.fi/en/project/30

The City as a Project

"The barest condition in which architecture can exist is presented here not as a stylistic exercise, but as a paradoxical act of representation, as a will to give to the conditions of the city its adequate form, whose meaning is the definitive renunciation of any will to representation" to find out more...
Passage via http://thecityasaproject.org/
Image via http://thecityasaproject.org/2011/10/a-discussion-about-the-computational-logic-of-late-capitalism-a-seminar-with-phillippe-morel/

Corrugated Art by Mark Langan

Some inspiring art work for your browsing pleasure. to find out more...
Images via http://www.langanart.com/art-gallery-new/view/2.html

Lumion 3d

Our 3d team was exploring Lumion, an instant 3d program to create 3d images and animation for presentations. to find out more...
For the system requirements, a graphic card is required.
My computer settings are not high but sufficient for your reference for Lumion, Ecotect and Max rendering.
Graphic Card: Radeon EAH 5570,
Computer CPU: Aspire X3960,icore3
Memory: 12G RAM

Urban Sketchwalk URA 29Oct2011 - Sharing

Some fruitful results here in flickr.

There will be a walk on 12Dec2011 with some URA officers..wow..but don't think I can make it next round. Hoping to join the group soon.
Facebook:http://www.facebook.com/urbansketchers
TIA's blog: http://tiastudio.blogspot.com/