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International seminar explores design for intercultural innovation

International seminar explores design for intercultural innovation

How can we better exchange our respective creative ideas to bring novel solutions to older proble...

13 Dec 2024
Bridging dreams and urban design

Bridging dreams and urban design

In the heart of Sarawak state, Malaysia, surrounded by the ancient rainforests of Borneo, lies th...

29 Nov 2024
Book about how cities can use smart technologies to create equitable futures to launch at WUF12

Book about how cities can use smart technologies to create equitable futures to launch at WUF12

  A new UN publication on using smart technologies to plan and build fair and sustain...

05 Nov 2024
Symposium presents outcomes of XJTLU collaboration with UN

Symposium presents outcomes of XJTLU collaboration with UN

By 2030, it’s expected that two thirds of the global population will be living in cities, transfo...

04 Nov 2024
Symbolic displacement: Gentrification can leave residents feeling powerless and alienated in their own neighbourhood, research shows

Symbolic displacement: Gentrification can leave residents feeling powerless and alienated in their own neighbourhood, research shows

In East Asia, a silent shift is taking place: gentrification. Urban neighbourhoods are undergo...

01 Nov 2024
International conference explores boundaries of architecture

International conference explores boundaries of architecture

The boundaries of architecture are constantly changing. But are innovative technologies and globa...

19 Sep 2024
Urban forests reduce heat-related mortality, study shows

Urban forests reduce heat-related mortality, study shows

Across the globe, heat waves are becoming more frequent and more intense. Therefore, how to effec...

12 Sep 2024
28 projects approved: XJTLU achieves record high in NSFC grants for 2024

28 projects approved: XJTLU achieves record high in NSFC grants for 2024

The National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) recently revealed that Xi’an Jiaotong-Liv...

03 Sep 2024
Tranquillity amid the bustle: ‘Mirage’ installation illuminates Shanghai street

Tranquillity amid the bustle: ‘Mirage’ installation illuminates Shanghai street

The “Mirage” installation, a collaborative art project by the Design School of Xi’an Jiaotong-Liv...

22 Jul 2024