FIELD*vision - Curitiba, Brazil

Photo1: Elongated Bus Rapid Transit System on fast boulevards 

Photo 2: Fast passenger loading via elevated ticketed bus stands

2nd FIELD Trip to Iskandar Region (South Johor)

Photo: Sungei Melayu

Old bridges, pontoons, sea air and drying fish nets are probably what urban folks miss the most! Kampong Sungei Melayu is home to mussel farmers and more. Folks there are responding to rapid urban change around them through providing homestay experiences, cottage industries serving local treats like belachan (shrimp paste) and more.

FIELD*visions Mid-Levels, Hong Kong

longest escalator connecting Central to Mid-Levels in Hong Kong !

FIELD*vision - Bangkok canal taxi

Unofficial Sukhumvit Express - free seating 25 Baht

Accessorize@PEEK! 36 Armenian Street

FIELD team brought students from Raffles Institution & Singapore Sports School to meet the kind folks at PEEK! 360 degree shots, lomography fat/thin format and even Polaroids!

www.peek-ture.com  
PEEK! Singapore's largest dedicated Analogue & Toy Camera Store
 

Taipei: social housing planning

Unlike the developmental model in Singapore, public housing in Taiwan has been neglected over time by the government in periods of rapid economic growth. Most public housing units were built for and sold to the public servants and the people in the military sector instead of socially and economically disadvantageous people. Nowadays, public rental housing for disadvantaged people only occupies 0.09% of the total housing stock. Therefore it could hardly play the role as social safety net when the Taiwan society experiences economic fluctuations. At the same time, the skyrocketing price of housing has made purchasing a housing unit an unreachable dream for young people. In addition, discrimination in the housing market also leads to the difficulties in housing searches for disadvantaged people such as elderly singletons, the disabled, and poor people.

Flashback: Nigerian Institute of Planners in Singapore

FIELD team worked closely with Singapore government agencies and curated a robust 10 day program centering on Urban Security, Development Control and Transporation. The Nigerian Institute of Planners (NITP) is a professional body concerned with Urban Planning issues in Nigeria's 36 states comprising 170 million people in all. 33 NITP members that FIELD team hosted comprised of Permanent Secretaries, Junior Ministers, Property Tribunal Heads and Senior Civil Service officers.