Date 24 September 2020 Venue Zoom session, 3:00 – 4:30 PM


FuturArc Webinar Series: Ecopuncture


At the end of 2019, FuturArc published a book called Ecopuncture. The author, Dr Nirmal Kishnani, is an educator and expert in sustainable design as well as an associate professor at the School of Design & Environment at the National University of Singapore.


Ecopuncture is described by Dr Nirmal as acupuncture for the built environment. Every designed object affects the wider condition within which it is nested. Each insertion enhances the connectedness of social and ecological systems, seeking positive reciprocity, and strengthening the whole. As the social responsibility of the built environment falls upon the shoulders of policymakers, planners, developers and designers, this book is a must-have.


Date 6 November 2020 Venue Zoom session, 3:00 – 4:30 PM


Sigit Kusumawijaya also presented in this session with Dr Kishnani. His firm, SIG (sigit.kusumawijaya | architect & urbandesigner), emphasises on topics of urban farming, food security and sustainable issues in relation with the local architecture context towards liveable cities. He spoke about the uncontrolled urban sprawl, global food crisis, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as well as a net-zero carbon building target.


Yu Sing (Akanoma Studio) also presented in this session with Dr Kishnani. Yu Sing’s sustainability ethics, along with his works in village improvement and social housing, etc., have been recognised since 2009. His studio’s work on the Environmental Education Center in Gunung Kidul won the FuturArc Green Leadership Award in 2016, and the Holcim Award Indonesia for Sustainable Construction in 2015.


ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING HOUSE Gunung Kidul, Yogyakarta


IG @jiwalaut


Natural farming;


Waste treatment & water conservation; Local materials.


The landscape of karst stone is also formed by rainwater basins & bathroom walls.


Apart from stairs, there is also a ramp to increase accessibility.


Rorotan Park & Farm, Jakarta 108 FUTURARC


Environmental Education Center in Gunung Kidul


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