SOUTHEAST ASIA BUILDING25 Jul 2019
BeyondX – Designing the Future
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ONG&ONG presented Singapore’s First Digital Technology Showcase for the Architectural, Engineering and Construction (AEC) Industry.

Featuring leading experts in the field of digital design, BeyondX attracted over 500 delegates on 11 July 2019.

The event explored how the built environment is improved through the harnessing of Artificial Intelligence, 3D-printed structures, and Immersive Reality technologies for transformational growth.

Attendees were encouraged to embrace an agile mindset and adopt disruptive technologies so as to bring about innovative changes for the AEC industry.

Trinity Methodist Church and Bedok Public Library were among several projects in Singapore cited as developments that were designed using new technologies, ensuring greater levels of sustainability and efficiencies across their construction process.

Speakers including Adriel Sim from URA DCG, Patrick Janssen from NUS and Felix Raspall from SUTD, AIRLAB showcased an array of future-forward solutions, including 3D technologies, computational design and digital fabrication respectively.

As an indication of its success, numerous attendees and various design technology experts are offering to come on board for the next edition of BeyondX in 2020. 

Ong Tze Boon, Chairman of ONG&ONG Group, stated during his opening speech, “If you’re not the one doing the disruption, regardless of your industry, you will be disrupted.”