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Assistant Professor

Mark Shan Chian Teo

Lead, Sustainability-related CET
Master of Science, Environmental Management, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Cluster:
Business, Communication and Design
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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 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 CET
    – Present
  • University-Module Coordinator - Design Innovation
    –

Education

  • Master of Science, Environmental Management
    National University of Singapore , Singapore
  • Bachelor of Architecture
    The University of Melbourne , Australia
  • Bachelor of Planning and Design (Architecture)
    The University of Melbourne , Australia

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 Consulting
    Present
  • Advisor, Sixides Advertising Pte Ltd
    Present
  • Extended Organising Committee, Systems Innovation Hub Singapore
    Present
  • 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 Interests

  • Architecture and Sustainable Design
  • Food Security and Urban Agriculture
  • Design Thinking and Human-Centered Design
  • 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)

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 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