THE CITY AT EYE LEVEL ASIA
BIOGRAPHIES Anca Abraham is a Partner at Abraham John Architects. Originally from Romania, she has made Mumbai her home since 2005. She is one of the lead designers of The Bombay Greenway Project, a series of urban planning proposals for a city for people, where open spaces, connectivity and alternative modes of transport are the key to thriving communities. She chooses to give back to the city through design and participation in several social initiatives. Giulia Ambrogi is a curator specialized in contemporary art and management of cultural heritage. She has been working in museums such as MAXXI in Rome as well as on public art projects since 2007. In 2014 she founded St+art India Foundation — the first Urban Art platform in India — and in 2016 the XXL Collective art & design agency.
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Jack Backen specialises in the economics behind property performance. With qualifications in economics, law and finance, Jack was one of the founding directors of Cistri’s Singapore office, having previously worked with Cistri’s parent company, Urbis Australia. In recent years, Jack and his team have worked closely with master planners, landscape designers, social researchers, property valuers, and other economists to help build up a deep understanding of placemaking and the value that it brings to real estate.
Fransisca Callista was born in Banjar City, West Java. Sisca studied Product Design at the Bandung Institute of Technology, then continued to pursue a Master Programme of Design Culture at Chiba University in Japan. She became involved in the Spedagi project while she was a student in Japan as a participant of ICVR # 1. In 2015, she was trusted as the Project Manager of Pasar Papringan 1. In 2018, Sisca became The Chairman of ICVR#3. Now Sisca is active in the field of permaculture and contextual education, while also taking on independent projects. Tsai-Her Cheng is an author, architect and urban planner in both Taiwan and Netherlands. She is the director of Boundary Unlimited, an intercultural urban research and planning agency. Stephanie Cheung is executive director of Urban Discovery, a Hong Kong-based social enterprise that managed the cultural mapping aspect of the Magic Lanes project.
Angeline Basuki is a member of Konsorsium Kota Tua Jakarta. The consortium aims for reviving the present for the future of Jakarta Old Town. The Konsorsium does this through restoration, venue, event & heritage management.
José Chong works as Programme Management Officer for the Global Public Space Programme at the Planning, Finance and Economy Section of UNHabitat. He leads the development of new tools for public space assessments / city-wide strategies and applies innovative tools for community participation / collaborative urban design. He is an urban planner and licentiate architect (Lima, Peru) with master studies in Renewable Energies, Sustainable Architecture and Urbanism (Huelva, Spain), and International Cooperation and Urban Development (Darmstadt, Germany) specialising in Sustainable Emergency Architecture (Barcelona, Spain).
Margaret (Maggie) Brooke has worked in the property profession in the Asia Pacific region for over 40 years. Based in Hong Kong, she’s a leading industry professional and long-time advocate for heritage preservation in Hong Kong. Maggie is also the chairwoman of the Heritage Hong Kong Foundation, the agency behind the award-winning revitalisation of the Blue House Cluster in Wanchai.
Dr. Jacqueline Chung is the senior principal and Academic Director of St. James’ Church Kindergarten, Singapore (SJCK). She believes that play is essential for developing children’s cognitive and social skills, as well as their creativity and imagination. Under her leadership, SJCK’s Nature Playscape and Creative Sensory Playscape have won national early childhood innovation awards.
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