Dear students, alumni, colleagues, and partners of CDE,
It has been quite a vibrant start to 2024 here in CDE.
We hosted CDE's Donor Appreciation Dinner on 19 January and welcomed more than 150 donors and their guests to a celebration of their generosity. Donors continue to support our students, education and research initiatives, joining us in our mission to inspire, innovate and transform. CDE would not be able to achieve as much as it has without their contributions. Through a showcase of projects that have blossomed from their contributions, we hope that we have shown our donors that they are very much a part of the extended CDE Community.
The CDE community spirit was also in full force at the 3rd CDE Day on 24 January. Spearheaded by our Office of Student Life with the support of the student clubs and others, CDE Day was a riotous welcome back to campus for our students and an opportunity to reconnect before the anticipated workload of Semester 2 and exams! I was very heartened to see so many staff and faculty members joining the fun, mingling with our students and chatting as they nibbled on the food provided.
It is this connectedness that is the true strength of this College. That we can so easily come together - be it donors, alumni, students or staff - is a testament to the value of shared experiences, bringing with it a sense of belonging to CDE. I look forward to many more opportunities to build bonds in the College.
I would like to end by wishing everyone who celebrates the Chinese New Year much happiness, good health, and prosperity in the year ahead.
Professor Teo Kie Leong
Acting Dean
College of Design and Engineering
HIGHLIGHTS
EVENTS
Between Line & Form Exhibition
Between Line & Form is an exhibition of hand-drawn architectural sketches by Ar. Rene Tan, presented in conjunction with the RT+Q Drawing Prize at NUS. Spanning over 40 years, the showcase features lead-on-paper sketches, mechanical pencil on vellum, ink and Pantone on Mylar, pen parti diagrams, ballpoint design esquisses, and sketchbooks on loan from the National Archives of Singapore. These drawings trace a personal journey through observation, discovery, improvisation, and speculation. From “Covid Drawings” exploring interior space to “Otto Wagner Drawings” on proportion and detail, “Pantone Drawings” on light and shadow, “Travel Sketches” on place and memory, and “Sketchbook Etudes” tracking design ideas, each work embodies what Michael Graves called “tangible speculations.” Between Line & Form invites visitors to reflect on the enduring value of hand sketching in an increasingly digital design culture, and to appreciate the liberating journey between each line and the next.
CDE Innovation Day 2026
CDE Innovation Day 2026 gives NUS students and researchers a clear pathway to develop ideas, strengthen prototypes and turn research into real-world solutions through three tailored tracks. Bringing together design, engineering and enterprise, the programme helps participants build skills, test and refine their concepts, and compete for more than SGD 300,000 in funding at the […]
Coastal Protection and Flood Resilience Institute (CFI) Annual Symposium 2026
The CFI Annual Symposium 2026 is a 3-day conference, co-located with the 6th International Symposium of Water Disaster Mitigation and Water Environmental Regulation (WDWE) and the 2026 Asia Tsunami Workshop (ATW), which would be held at SIT Punggol from 21st October to 23rd October. The theme for this year’s CFI Annual Symposium 2026 is ‘Adapting Cities for Coastal and Flood Resilience’, reflecting the urgent need to take proactive steps to prepare for flooding in our cities. Admission is free for all CFI Symposium attendees. Paid tickets are also available for WDWE and ATW.
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