Event Schedule
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2:30pm
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Guest Arrival + Registration
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3:00pm
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Title
Introduction of GDC - VP Awards, Stefan Anderl
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Time
3:05pm
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Prof. Zhang's Presentation + Q&A
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4:00pm
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Stephan Schütz's Presentation + Q&A
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5:30pm
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Networking with refreshments
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6:00pm
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End of Event
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Date
07-05-2026
Duration
3 hrs
Venue
SIA Level 3 Thearette and Online Zoom
CPD
2 CPD
Type
Hybrid
Germany's decades-long leadership in sustainable architecture — from Passive House standards to the holistic DGNB certification model — sets a compelling benchmark for the profession worldwide. This seminar brings together two leading practitioners to examine how conversion, adaptive reuse, and low-carbon transformation can drive new urban vitality. Sustainability is no longer a moral choice but a design imperative — and for architects in Singapore, rising standards are an opportunity, not a burden.
Prof. Zhang Jie (Tsinghua University, UNESCO Chairholder) presents case studies from China — including the Taoxichuan Ceramic Art District in Jingdezhen and the Lianjiang Kuilongfang Historic District — demonstrating how industrial brownfields and historic neighborhoods can be reactivated through his methodology of "Associative Regeneration," connecting industrial memory with contemporary cultural and civic use.
Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at gmp Architects, offers a German perspective through UMBAU: Nonstop Transformation — drawing on conversion projects across Germany and Asia, from the Kulturpalast Dresden to the National Museum of China — to show how architectural transformation is an intergenerational, collaborative discipline that transcends borders.
- Environmental Stewardship
- Design
- Building Innovation
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- Tickets are non‑transferable under all circumstances.
- For SIA Members with confirmed registrations, attendance is mandatory. Cancellations for complimentary registrations must be made at least three (3) working days prior to the event.A fee of $22.00 will be charged for any no-show.
- Group registrations are subject to an administrative fee of $1 per ticket per transaction. Changes, replacements, or cancellations of participants are not permitted for group registrations.
- Kindly note that the session will be recorded and/or photographed.
- 75% attendance is required for participants to be eligible for CPD points.