Mark Shan Chian Teo
Profile
Biography
Mark is an Assistant Professor of Design and Sustainability in the Business, Communication and Design cluster at the Singapore Institute of Technology. He has more than 17 years of experience, straddling both practice and higher education and has practiced architecture and interior design in Singapore, Australia and Canada. In practice, he is interested in how spaces impact the way people live and vice versa, and has crafted and overseen projects from small lighting installations to conservation shophouses and multi-unit high-rise residential development. He is a member of the Singapore Institute of Architects and served on the its Sustainability Committee in 2009, during which he was a contributor for the institute’s policy paper on the attributes of a sustainable built environment. His research interests are in human-centred design, sustainability, urban agriculture and food security and in SIT, he sits at the intersection of innovation and sustainability.
SIT Appointments
- Lead, Sustainability-related Continuous Education and Training– Present
- University-Module Coordinator - Design Innovation–
Education
- Master of Science, Environmental ManagementNational University of Singapore , Singapore
- Bachelor of ArchitectureThe University of Melbourne , Australia
- Bachelor of Planning and Design (Architecture)The University of Melbourne , Australia
Achievements
- Accredited Mediator with the Singapore Mediation Centre
Professional Memberships
- Specialist Adult Educator (Curriculum Development)– Present
- Singapore Institute of Architects– Present
- Society of Interior Designers Singapore–
Corporate Experience
- Sounding Board Member, Ideactio Center for Foresight Research and ConsultingPresent
- Advisor, Sixides Advertising Pte LtdPresent
- Extended Organising Committee, Systems Innovation Hub SingaporePresent
- Co-Founder, Open Fields Collective–
- Adjunct Faculty, Singapore Institute of Technology–
- Founder, Smith Design–
- Adjunct Lecturer, Singapore Polytechnic–
- Architectural Executive, SAA Architects Pte Ltd–
- Architectural Executive, FOURNIER GERSOVITZ MOSS DROLET & ASSOCIATES ARCHITECTS, Montreal, QC, Canada–
- Adjunct Lecturer, Singapore Polytechnic–
- Architectural Executive, Annex A Architects–
- Architectural Executive, AR43 Architects–
Research
Research Interests
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Architecture and Sustainable Design
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Food Security and Urban Agriculture
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Design Thinking and Human-Centered Design
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Human-Centered Design
Current Projects
- Blending Design and Critical Thinking in Design Innovation Modules– Present
Co-PI
- External Human-Machine Interfaces for Autonomous Vehicle to Pedestrian Communication– Present
Institute Co-PI, LTA Urban Mobility Grand Challenge Grant
- New Special Needs Learning Spaces– Present
Institute Co-PI, in collaboration with HOPE Technik, for the Rainbow Centre
Past Projects
- New Clinic Waiting Experience–
Institute Co-PI, in collaboration with the SATA (Singapore Anti-Tuberculosis Association)
Publication
Journal Papers
Attributes of a Sustainable Built Environment, Singapore Institute of Architects
Conferences
1st Sustainable Tropical Urbanism Symposium: Tropical Cities in a Warming World
Teaching
Teaching Modules
Food Business Management, BBA
- BAKE-200 - Principles of Design
Pharmaceutical Engineering, BEng (Hons)
- UDE1001 - Introduction to Design Innovation
- UDE2001 - Interdisciplinary Design Innovation
Past
- UINS303 - Interior Design Studio 3
- UINS403 - Interior Design - Studio 4
- UXDE303 - Design Domain 3
- ICT2902 - Career and Professional Development 2
- ICT3001 - Self-Learning Module
- ICT4004 - Design Thinking