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cross-disciplinary interface. The design offers for exhibitions, events and interaction: this
an opportunity to embrace innovation and Campus Centre forms the intellectual heart
creativity through a non-linear connective of the campus and directly links the main
relationship between students, faculty and programmatic anchors of the Auditorium,
professionals. the International Design Centre and the
Ben van Berkel: "By introducing diagonal University Library.
and framed view corridors, vertical and The SUTD is a highly sustainable
horizontal connections and covered building, incorporating numerous passive
walkways and by tapering the elevations of design strategies designed to counteract the
the buildings, openness is created that means conditions caused by Singapore's tropical
the individual buildings are experienced as a climate. Based on extensive orientation and
connected whole." wind studies natural ventilation principles
Following the master plan, the academic are applied throughout the design, alongside
campus is designed through two main axes: cooling techniques, covered walkways,
the living and learning spines, which overlap louvred facade shading, open voids,
to create a central point and bind together all extensive daylight to the interiors and
corners of the campus. At the centre of this protection from heavy rain showers.
node UNStudio proposed a flexible space (Photos: Hufton+Crow)

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