In 1995, Malaysia embarked on a project to build the new federal government administrative city, Putrajaya. The city will be exemplary of a tropical city that will eventually become the model for new green cities in Malaysia. Initially, the focus was only on projecting a powerful image by desired physical and spatial structure through the macro scale scope of the master plan. On the ground, the completed parcels of the various precincts have not achieved the expected image of a Garden City mainly due to the extensive network of roads and the excessive projection of architectural imagery to evoke a mnemonic sense of place. This paper intends on summarizing an urban design exercise at Dataran Rakyat (The People's Square) which is one of the four public squares embellishing the 4.2 km Boulevard of Putrajaya's Core Island. The square is flanked by two parks, namely Taman Rakyat 1 and 2 connecting both the eastern and western portions of the waterfront, which are crucial as they will be the main transit hubs connecting the two monorail lines. The centrality of the park is vital for the urban intervention to further enliven the city. The intervention will anchor upon monumental urban spaces that act as a political device that instils a sense of patriotism for Malaysian. The legacy of our prime ministers will be resurrected through built form dedicated as a public space for all. The proposed intervention embodies the leader ideologies, thought and visions for the nation to be appreciated by future generations. The new orchard park will be a fine example of urban landscape that merges into a seamless symbiosis that enhances Putrajaya's image as a Garden City. A huge measure of sustainable systems has been appropriated in the scheme, upholding Putrajaya as the leading green city in the world. The merger between build form and landscape bring strong attachment between man, god and nature, as it was originally intended to be the soul of the city establishment.

On July 7, 2008, Georgetown was formally inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It was recognized for its unique heritage of a living multicultural community. Since then there have been various conservation projects within the vicinity of Georgetown, but the initiative seems to be fighting a losing battle. There have been a few major significant conservation projects developed especially in the cultural enclave in order to maintain the status-quo of a world heritage site. Engaging Love Lane as a pilot project to experiment on a new mechanism of heritage rejuvenation involving public participation and extensive use of technological infrastructure could be an alternative approach in conservation development. Heritage value in Love Lane will be enhanced with the use of information technology via the 'Groupon' method which has been proven successful among online shoppers. It is about time this method of collective fund is put to the test in conservation and management of heritage sites. This theoretical urban design exercise covers a 12-acre block of old shophouses in restoring appropriate historical artifacts through smart partnership among stakeholders. If the project is a success, it could be the key to safeguarding not only Penang, but hundreds of world heritage sites facing similar problems.

The manifestation of this project starts with the idea of reclaiming undefined spaces around the Berlin S-bahn network. The potentials for intervention of urban spaces along the ring are enormous as they are well connected to the rest of the city. Demand for sustainable food is on a rapid rise in Germany, and organic food producers are unable to keep up with the increasing demand. In Berlin, food travels an approximate half of the city's length before it reaches the consumers, contributing greatly to thousands of food miles. This fact sparks a number of design notions of the possibility to plant food within the confinements of the city to supply the need of the urban populace and beyond. The chosen site for this proposal is between two stations, Westhafen and Beusselstrasse, strategically located along the river and Tegal airport further enables it to be an important transit and epicentre for future expansion that link the whole of the SBahn ring. The preference towards this type of food production is new and could be accepted as more Berliners opt for organic and locally-produced food. The mechanism of plot ownership leads back to the traditional allotment gardens owned by the city dwellers.

The urgent need to rethink the current living conditions in the urban villages of Bandung was established by a desire to regain self-empowerment through creative urban design intervention. Contextual analysis was thoroughly conducted to understand the urban grain of these places. Since the beginning of its establishment, the villages have undergone significant transformations from the basic dwelling spaces to the complex interlocking units of the existing typologies. The proposed pixilated modules are the key in improving the quality of life here as the demand for spaces become a major commodity to population implosion within the city's boundary. This new urban pattern will slowly expand within the existing urban fabric, replacing dilapidated buildings with standard modules, enabling each dwelling to be more affordable. As the community spaces are being shared, this will eliminate unwarranted wastage. Villagers are given essential equipment to construct their own homes, using bamboo as its prime resource material. Since bamboo is endemic to this particular urban environment, if used creatively will prevents flood, erosion, and grows ten times faster than an average timber with the same structural capacity. Growing bamboo itself contributes tremendously to the environment as it recycles CO2 into O 2 at an astonishing rate. Many sustainable practices will be integrated in this self-help pixel village community to attain self-sufficiency in their daily lifestyles such as in food production, farming, biogas energy production and a simple rainwater harvesting system. As Bandung is set to be a major tourist destination in Asia, the Pixel Village will be a new brand of indigenous living symbolizing an era of uniqueness and rarity through reformation of the public realm and private domains of the city. As the Pixel Village matures, the dwellers will attain selfsufficiency through shared community spirit and aspirations.

Despite the current brouhaha over energy issues, the problem of sustainability is not just limited to matters of earth, water, air and environment but also should include the functional program of buildings. Therefore, architectural design must be approached creatively to meet future demands and challenges. The idea of creating large undefined flexible space is no longer a sustainable approach. This design escapade attempts to present an alternative to the current event space scenario with optimized performance of the space through juxtaposition in a proposed Institute for Mental Athletics. By creating a structure that embodies a number of programs, a single structure can truly be used all year round with minimal or no physical alteration at all. This creates a new paradigm in thinking of sustainable space. Instead of having four different event spaces to host different functions, a singular geometry that is capable of performing the same task will save space, materials and also operational cost. The proposed design of the hedron evolves but stays true to the notion that it is an object that can be manipulated with ease according to the user's demand. The structure and service has to be independently integrated to ensure it functions efficiently just like an object. In order to appreciate the essence of spatial coherency in the hedron, one must understand how each plane of the hedron plays a different complimentary role. The complexity between the profile relationships goes beyond physical form. They function as independent surfaces, but also work together. This idea can be brought forward into other event space design that requires versatility to achieve a sustainable program.