TWC Session 11

This session marked the start of the group presentation, I shall recall some of the things which I have learnt, both from other team's presentation and through presenting my own as well.

First up was a presentation by the SMUrbans, they did a case study on urban planning in Singapore. The headings in the website had a very clear flow, it felt as though I was reading through an essay, from the conventional dimension all the way till the game plan. The game plan featured several interesting suggestions, such as introducing "Smart" climate control system to minimize energy usage. With more focus being put into sustainable development, the "Smart" system could be the driving catalyst for the replacement of fossil fuels by renewable energy sources since this means that the amount of energy required over a period of time would be reduced.

Next up was the presentation done by my team, it was very fun and exciting to present our website in a unique way through debate. The suggestions given by Prof Shahi, Pavan as well as the rest of our classmates were very helpful in my opinion, they will certainly help to make the presentation of our research clearer and more interactive.

After us, the Architechs presented on architecture, they were spot on regarding several pressing issues that we currently face, such as overcrowding caused by the ever growing population. Since our population is expected to hit a plateau of 10 billion by 2050, we cannot rely on the traditional style of architecture, radical approaches have to adopted instead. I found one of the future ideas suggested, which were the 'water lily' style of man made islands to be the most interesting, the fantastic sketch done perhaps being a large factor in my preference. The only issue that I would have with extra-terrestrial or the 'water lily' islands would be the difficulty in moving to another exact island, and the only viable solution I can think of is teleportation, which frankly isnt that feasible now as well.

Lastly, the TingTongs presented on the history of the music industry and the piracy issue threatening the existence of the industry. They were very frank in stating education as a probable solution but not an effective one, the only way would be legislation which prevents an individual from even having access to pirated music, or a very elaborate monitoring system which could locate every individual indulging in piracy and fine them.

I learnt a lot from this round of presentations and I am looking forward to presentations done by next week's groups.