SmartScape Design Lab

ISARC 2026 highlights construction automation and robotics at NUS

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The 43rd International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction (ISARC 2026) was held in Singapore at the National University of Singapore. The event brought together global research and industry discussions on construction automation, robotics, digital construction, lean construction, and smart built environment technologies. SmartScape Design Lab will continue to follow these emerging directions.

For more information, please visit the official ISARC 2026 website.

SmartScape Design Lab visits Zhejiang University for academic exchange

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

SmartScape Design Lab conducted an academic visit to Zhejiang University, engaging with faculty and researchers on shared interests in urban design, landscape architecture, and computational approaches to the built environment. The exchange strengthened collaborative ties between NUS and one of China’s leading design institutions.

Congratulations on new HDB research grant

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Dr. Jinda Qi, Principal Investigator of SmartScape Design Lab, has received an HDB research grant to support research on smart, sustainable, and human-centered approaches to Singapore’s built and residential environments.

AI-assisted Landscape Design Workflow Guide

Tue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Suitable:

Lab members, research students, design thesis students, and external collaborators.

Environmental Comfort and Wearable Data Export Reference

Mon, 25 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Suitable:

Lab members, project researchers, data analysts, and students working on comfort, health, and human-centred environmental studies.

REVEALING THE POTENTIAL FOR GREEN: Morphological Assessment and Retrofit Strategies for High-Density Streetscapes in Ho Chi Minh City

Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

AI-assisted Spatial Organization Strategies for Campus Green Space Design

Sun, 10 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

A Multi-Objective Parametric Framework for Green Wall Allocation at Kent Vale, Singapore

Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Pedestrian Heat Exposure in Chengdu: Hotspot Identification and Public-Realm Responses

Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

SmartScape Design Lab participates in HIT–NUS academic seminar

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

SmartScape Design Lab participated in academic seminar with faculty and students from Harbin Institute of Technology during their visit to the National University of Singapore. The seminar provided a platform for academic exchange on climate-responsive public space design, computational urban science, AI-assisted spatial perception, and related approaches to urban and landscape research.

SmartScape Design Lab participates in NUS Graduate Research Symposium 2025

Fri, 14 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000

SmartScape Design Lab participated in the NUS Department of Architecture Graduate Research Symposium 2025, held on 14 November 2025 at SDE4, National University of Singapore. The annual symposium provides a platform for PhD students to share their research with the broader scholarly community, welcoming researchers and faculty from institutions across Singapore and beyond.

SmartScape Design Lab participates in U21 Early Career Researcher Workshop 2025

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Dr. Jinda Qi, Principal Investigator of SmartScape Design Lab, participated in the Universitas 21 (U21) Early Career Researcher Workshop 2025, held at the University of Nottingham, UK. The workshop brought together early career researchers from U21 member universities across disciplines for cross-disciplinary collaboration and knowledge exchange.

The 2025 workshop centred on the theme of health across the life course, exploring topics including healthcare quality, health disparities, well-being through social systems, environmental factors, sustainability, and global health challenges. Participants engaged in small-group workshops, poster sessions, lightning talks, and panel discussions with established researchers from around the world.

SmartScape Design Lab presents research at IFLA World Congress 2025

Mon, 01 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000

SmartScape Design Lab presented research at the IFLA World Congress 2025 in Nantes, France. Under the congress theme “Guiding Landscapes,” Dr. Jinda Qi, Principal Investigator of SmartScape Design Lab, shared the study “Development and Validation of 3D Spatial Metrics Using Point Clouds for Landscape Visual Quality Assessment.”

The presentation highlighted the lab’s ongoing research on point clouds, spatial metrics, and landscape visual quality assessment, contributing to international discussions on data-informed landscape analysis and design.

Congratulations to Dr. Jinda Qi on receiving the 2026 NParks grant

Sun, 01 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000

The Principal Investigator of SmartScape Design Lab, Dr. Jinda Qi, has received the 2026 NParks grant as Co-Principal Investigator for a project on human-centric urban thermal comfort perception, greenery, and LiDAR-based environmental measurement in dense cityscapes. The project adopts a human-centric approach to examine how urban greenery influences thermal comfort perception across different land use types, urban forms, and socio-demographic groups in Singapore.

Running from 2026 to 2029, the project will identify effective greenery-based design interventions for high-density urban environments. It will also develop decision-support guidelines and a digital platform to help stakeholders optimize greenery strategies for improving thermal comfort at local and microscale levels.

SmartScape Design Lab attends 9th APRU Sustainable Cities and Landscapes Conference

Wed, 21 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Dr. Jinda Qi, Principal Investigator of SmartScape Design Lab, attended the 9th Annual APRU Sustainable Cities and Landscapes Conference, held at Shanghai Jiao Tong University in Shanghai, China. The conference, themed “Evolutionary Cities and Landscapes in the Pacific Rim,” brought together researchers, practitioners, and policymakers from APRU member universities to advance interdisciplinary dialogue on sustainable urban development, landscape design, and climate-responsive approaches to cities.

MLA Design Studio Review and Exchange

Thu, 01 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Welcome to the MLA design studio review and exchange session, held at the NUS Department of Architecture on 7 March 2025. The session brought together students, tutors, and reviewers for an engaging conversation around landscape architecture, urban environments, and design research. Through the presentation of studio projects, students shared their ideas, site readings, and design strategies, opening up discussions on how landscape design can respond to climate, ecology, public space, and everyday urban life.

SmartScape Design Lab joins NUS x UQ Joint Symposium on Climate Resilience for Healthy Urbanism

Thu, 13 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

SmartScape Design Lab joined the NUS x UQ Joint Symposium on Climate Resilience for Healthy Urbanism, an academic exchange jointly organized by the NUS Department of Architecture and the University of Queensland School of Architecture, Design and Planning. The symposium brought together researchers, staff, and PhD students from both institutions to discuss climate resilience, healthy urbanism, tropical design, and digital approaches to urban research.

The event provided a valuable platform for sharing research related to climate-responsive urban design, urban heat mitigation, landscape design optimisation, thermal comfort, and urban digital twins.

For more information, please visit the official NUS Department of Architecture news page.

BLA Design Studio Teaching and Review

Fri, 07 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

The BLA design studio at the NUS Department of Architecture held a teaching and review session on 7 March 2025.

The session featured discussions on students’ design works, site analysis, landscape strategies, and climate-responsive approaches to urban and landscape environments.

Congratulations to Dr. Jinda Qi on receiving the NUS-SZ grant

Sat, 01 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

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2026–2029 $ 160, 376.00 SGD

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