Volume 01, Issue 06
November 2012

Time

Time-travel

Timeout

by Adib Jalal

With this sixth issue, we take a time-out till 2013.

Ticking Buildings

by Melissa Wong

What if buildings could tell time?

A time for Everything

by Samuel He

For sustenance, there's Starbucks and Mccdonald's. For others, there's more.

Naked City

by Jax Tan

Taking a walk through the city at the break of dawn

Concourse conundrum

by Rachel Koh

Spending a Saturday afternoon at Singapore's Changi Airport Terminal 3

1 city, 4 seasons, 12 hours

by Dorothy Tan

How does one dress appropriately in a city like Singapore?

Instant Asia 18

by FIVEFOOTWAY

We speak to some people from China about their city

Instant Asia 17

by FIVEFOOTWAY

We speak to an Undergraduate, a filmmaker and a music teacher about their city.

BACK ISSUES

Volume 01, Issue 05
July

PROPERTY

Imagining a future for Telok Ayer Performing Arts Center

FIVEFOOTWAY x Lit Up 2012

by FIVEFOOTWAY

We participate in Lit Up 2012 and give our take on the property development phenomenon

Launching Soon

by FIVEFOOTWAY

Vision

by FIVEFOOTWAY

A vision for Studio D'Art @ TAPAC

Facilities

by FIVEFOOTWAY

Check out the amazing facilities at this Arts development

Heart of the city

by FIVEFOOTWAY

Located in the heart of the city, TAPAC is an inspiration in itself

Artists in Residence

by FIVEFOOTWAY

Be part of a diverse commune of artists

The Studios

by FIVEFOOTWAY

Intuitive in design and architecturally charming, see our Studios!

Creative Spaces

by FIVEFOOTWAY

Volume 01, Issue 04
May 2012

PLAY

All work and no play makes us dull people

Instant Asia 16

by Rachel Koh

We speak to a DJ, a lawyer and a planning superitendent about their city.

The city is her playground

by Justin Zhuang

Artist Debbie Ding invents games, solves mysteries and seeks adventures to cope with the banal everyday life in Singapore.

A Playful City

by FIVEFOOTWAY

It’s only while having fun that one truly finds life in the city

The rides of their lives

by Justin Zhuang

Once a common sight outside stores in Singapore, kiddy rides have lost their space in the city.

Danger and Dragons

by Justin Zhuang

The playgrounds a generation of Singaporeans played and grew up in were slain in the name of safety.

My own playspace

by Russell Wong

A room in his school is where RUSSELL WONG found a space to act out his real self

Bill-ing a united Hougang

by Justin Zhuang

Bill Ng is building a community by empowering people and making sure the bills are paid at his football club, Hougang United

Quest for a space dream

by Dawn Lim

Wandering through arcades in Singapore, DAWN LIM seeks out a place to play

Volume 01, Issue 03
April 2012

ROADS

The veins of a city

Instant Asia 15

by FIVEFOOTWAY

We speak to a taxi driver, a cyclist and a public transport commuter about their city.

Expressway to the future

by Rachel Koh

A look into the history of the development of roads in the city-state of Singapore

On the road

by Rachel Koh

What does it take to build a road?

I hear only

by Naweera Sidik

Have you heard about what might happen to Sungei Road?

Weekend two-wheelers

by Sze Ying Goh

With clockwork precision, on an unusually early Sunday morning, twenty urbanites congregate for a #betterKL

Roadsides

by Adib Jalal

Have we ever thought about roadsides?

Tourists (ii)

by Woo Wei-Ling

A story about love on the streets of Tokyo

Riding the roads

by Adib Jalal

We invite you to take a closer look at the roads that we ride on everyday.

Volume 01, Issue 02
February 2012

Love

Love is in the air

Love beyond boundaries

by Adib Jalal

The age of long-distance relationships

First Love

by Adele Chong

A woman's love letter to her hometown of Kuching

Tourists (i)

by Woo Wei-Ling

A story about love on the streets of Tokyo

Instant Asia 14

by Rachel Koh

We speak to a book merchandiser, camera man & a grandmother about their city.

Sharing Hong Kong’s hidden secrets

by Mizah Rahman

Two backpackers discover their love for the city by bringing locals and tourists together to explore it.

Instant Asia 13

by Adele Chong

We speak to a graphic designer, a customer service analyst & a PR consultant about their city.

Lovable City

by FIVEFOOTWAY

We write design specifications for a proposed new 'making-out space'.

Where is the love?

by Adib Jalal

We look for love in our Asian cities

Volume 01, Issue 01
January 2012

Death

Death is only the beginning

Instant Asia 12

by Mizah Rahman

An urban farmer, an architecture student and a 16-year old student tells us about their city.

Forgotten malls of a shopping paradise

by Rebecca Toh

We seek out Singapore’s older generation of shopping malls to see if there is still life there.

Final Note

by Rachel Koh and Mark de Winne

In search of the restless spirit

Cities: A place of death, a space for birth

by Justin Zhuang

Creative Cities, Industrial Cities — they are all just maps of cities by different generations of people living in them.

Instant Asia 11

by FIVEFOOTWAY

A blogshop owner, a teacher and a designer tells us what they think about their cities.

HK Honey

by Mizah Rahman

Product designer Michael Leung is injecting life into the rooftops of Hong Kong, connecting the city back with nature.

Not just dead spaces

by Jax Tan

Cemeteries are where the dead rest in peace. Or is it so?

Lost in transition

by PHILIPP ALDRUP

Fallen souls, drifters, the wasted, the waiting and the collapsed, the cheated potential, the hidden materials.

Instant Asia 10

by FIVEFOOTWAY

We speak to a gallery owner, a designer & an undergraduate about the city.

Looking after death

by Zakaria Zainal

We follow a funeral director through the final rites of a muslim burial.

Death, life and being

by Joel Gn

We discover how the city of Tokyo lives on, even with death so intertwined in its history and society.

Life and Death in the city of Singapore

by Darrell Lim

Can we interest you in the latest columbarium in Singapore?

Instant Asia 9

by GOH XUN BIN

We speak to a coffin maker, conductor of funeral rituals & a business owner selling Chinese religious products about the city.

Kim’s Pyongyang

by Calvin Chua

We take a peek into the late Kim Jong Il's architectural treatise and its impact on Pyongyang.

In memory of

by Letitia Tan

And she reminisced about Singapore's Golden Bridge...

Death is only the beginning

by Adib Jalal

Because there might be life after death.

Volume 00, Issue 02
November 2011

Everyone (II)

A city is its people

Future Asian City

by Adib Jalal

We imagine what the Asian City of the very near future could be.

At home with the community

by Justin Zhuang

Singapore editor Andrew Loh is building spaces for all online.

Eyes on the future

by ADIB JALAL

We close Volume 0 and take a look at the future

Instant Asia 8

by FIVEFOOTWAY

It’s been said that cities are all about its people. FIVEFOOTWAY asks everyone what their city means to them.

Our creative city

by MARK DE WINNE, ADIB JALAL & JUSTIN ZHUANG

The FIVEFOOTWAY team maps out everyday lives in Singapore’s creative neighbourhood

Common Corridor

by FIVEFOOTWAY

We trace the roots of the Rail Corridor movement and find out how it has worked with the state on the future of the railway land

Instant Asia 7

by Justin Zhuang

It’s been said that cities are all about its people. FIVEFOOTWAY asks everyone what their city means to them.

FROM THE GROUND UP: RE-SHAPING THE SINGAPORE CITY

by FIVEFOOTWAY

We profile some grassroots initiatives that are reclaiming the city for all.

A different kind of school

by Adib Jalal

We visit a school in Bali that teaches IQ, KQ, EQ, and SQ.

Instant Asia 6

by Shahidah Shahjihan & Justin Zhuang

It’s been said that cities are all about its people. FIVEFOOTWAY asks everyone what their city means to them.

Reviving Nalanda: Towards an Icon of Asian Renaissance

by Calvin Chua

The upcoming Nalanda University aims to spark an Asian renaissance by uniting the region around education.

Saved by Buddha – Sulamuni’s seven

by Jean Qingwen Loo

The monastery, the ancient heart of Burmese society, is once again bringing together the future of Myanmar.

Instant Asia 5

by Shahidah Shahjihan

It’s been said that cities are all about its people. FIVEFOOTWAY asks everyone what their city means to them.

How to set up a hotdog stand in Singapore

by Octopus Ink

The best food in Asia are usually found along the streets. We find out how we can setup our very own hotdog stand in Singapore.

This is my city

by Justin Zhuang

You can help build this city too.

In search of Common Spaces

by Calvin Chua

Though open, common spaces are not public spaces.

Volume 00, Issue 01
October 2011