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Participants Package | Category 3My Community My Home

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Programme

**WORKSHOP

Sat 2 Mar

08000830 Registration ACJC0830 1100 Briefing & Team Consultation ACJC11001230 Journey to NUS & Exhibition DoA SDE, NUS*12301330 Lunch Reception DoA SDE, NUS

COMPETITION

Wed 3 Apr

1200 1300Registration

1. Written Proposal Submission2. Booth Set-Up

DoA SDE, NUS

1300 1600

Judging & Exhibition @ Booth

1. Poster2. Team Presentation3. Model Real/ Virtual

DoA SDE, NUS

1600

1630 Tea Reception DoA

SDE, NUS

1630 1800 Prize Presentation Ceremony DoA SDE, NUS

* During the workshop (compulsory), teams will be introduced to technical architectural drawings and

software programmes to design virtual models. They will also have the chance to clarify the requirements of

the components and discuss their projects with academia and undergraduates of DoA-SDE, NUS.


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Ageing in Place An Overview

The ageing population in Singapore remains one of the most pressing issues of our times. By 2030,

our senior population (65 years old and above) will grow to be one-fifth of our total resident

population, enough to fill nine Toa Payoh towns1. To meet the anticipated increase in care needs,

merely building more old folks homes is not an adequate solution. As such, recently, the Singapore

government has shifted her focus toAgeing in Place.

Under this scheme, aged care and support facilities will be located within each local community to

allow more seniors to enjoy their old age close to their loved ones, for as long as possible. The long-

term aim is to make every neighbourhood senior-friendly by developing a range of local, moreaccessible aged care services to meet the elderlys various needs, to support their caregivers, and to

allow their families to remain in close contact even if they need to be cared for in institutions.

The 3rd Eco Design Challenge aims to enable you to understand challenges faced by the elderly

and acquire knowledge of environmental conservation. You will also improve your critical

thinking, creativity, project management, organizational and interpersonal skills as you

brainstorm, write proposal, construct models, prepare poster and rehearse for presentation.

1 Department of Statistics, Ministry of Health, Singapore


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My Community My Home

Contrary to popular beliefs, Singapores senior citizens have positive attitude towards aging and are

more active in community activities than the youths.

95.80%

80.50%

71.20%

23.20%

4.20%

19.50%

28.80%

76.80%

"I believe that I am very importantto my family"

"I believe that I am very importantto my friends"

"As I grow older, I feel less stressand worry less"

"Ageing is a very depressingstate of life"

Attitude towards ageing among the elderly

Disagree Agree

< 35 years old 35-44 years old 45-54 years old 55-64 years old 65 & above

40.8 46.6 44.6 45.448

59.2 53.4 55.4 54.652

Level of participation in community activities

Involved Not involved


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As such, in the spirit ofAgeing in Place, the government strives to boost the level of participation of

the elderly in community activities. This will enhance both their physical, mental and emotional well-

being. In addition, to ensure that senior citizens can remain active for as long as possible, the

government also plans to improve the quality of the healthcare systems in the community.

In concert with national efforts, in this category, you are required to design an Aged Care

Community Centre an ideal place for families to drop off their aged parents during the day and

have the peace of mind to focus on their work, knowing their parents are being cared for. This

compound (approximately60 80m), located within the community, should consist of:

A Senior Activity Centre: A place where seniors can make friends, engage in regular socialactivities and receive social support.

A Senior Care Centre: A place that provides basic day care, dementia day care, dayrehabilitation services and basic nursing services.

In the Written Proposal and Presentation, you are required to:

Elaborate on all features of your Centre, Elaborate on how your design is elderly-friendlyand eco-friendly, Elaborate on the list ofactivities and services you want to find in this Centre, Analyse how your Centre is able to provide all-round care for the general well-being of

the elderly who are residing in the community,

Justifyhow your design and facilities used are applicable to local context.


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Requirements & CriteriaWeightage Component Requirements Criteria

30%Written

Proposal

Length is within (3000 10%)words, in Arial font size 11,

double-lined spacing, 1 inch

margin from all sides on A4 size.

Consist of but not limited to thesecomponents: Abstract, Design

Sketches and Details,

Elaboration and Analysis,Conclusion

Elaborate and justify all details ofyour design

Acknowledge sources ofinformation in footnotes and Annex

Design & Ideas:

Creativity and Originality of design Relevance of design to target

audience (beneficiaries of the Aged

Care Centre)

Feasibility of equipping proposedfacilities in the Centre.

Feasibility of carrying out theproposed activities

Eco-friendliness of design andfacilities used

Depth of knowledge of localcontext

Quality of analysis and justification Aesthetic appeals and accuracy of

architectural drawings (please

provide measurements and legend)

Credibility of sources ofinformation for research

Presentation:

Written Proposal:oClarity of presentation

Poster:oCreativity and clarityoQuality of architectural drawings

Oral Presentation:oClarity and concisionoInteresting and effective modes

of presentation such as skit/role

play, story-telling, etc.oFluency, confidence and critical

thinking

70%

Oral

Presentation

Present the whole project in 5minutes, involving all members

Elaborate and justify all details ofyour design

Answer questions posed by judgesin another 5 minutes

Poster

A0- sized paper Include at least Project

Summary, Design Sketches

and Details, Design Highlights

Model

Either real or virtual For real model: base size must be at

least 60 80 cm

Use of recycled materials in realmodel will gain extra credits


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Workshop Details

Guidelines on proposal writing, poster designing and model making will be provided during our

compulsory workshop, whose details are as follow:

Date and Time: 0800 1330

2 March 2013 (Saturday)

Venue: 1. Anglo-Chinese Junior College

2. Department of Architecture, School of Design and Environment, NUS

Programme:

1. Proposal WritingThis workshop will equip participants with more insights into the most essential skills and

components of architectural drawings, including floor plans, site plans, sections and roof

plans.

2. Poster DesigningThis workshop will offer suggestions on designing posters which effectively convey the

rationale and main ideas of the final design.

3. Model MakingThis workshop will offer suggestions on designing and constructing models which effectively

convey the rationale and main ideas of the final design.

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