FCL Global Video Series

Project Name

Future Cities Laboratory Global Video Series

Project Date

2025-present

Affiliation

Future Cities Laboratory Global
Singapore-ETH Centre
ETH Zürich

Team

Joshua VARGAS, Series Director
Adrien BRESSAN, Co-Producer

Joshua's Contribution

Direction: series direction for all episodes
Motion Graphics: motion graphics and editing templates
Video Production: end-to-end production of Singapore-based episodes; co-creation of Zürich-based episodes
  • Researcher Interviews
  • Video Production
  • Motion Design
  • Storytelling
  • Video Series
  • Urban Development
  • Technology and Society
  • Urban Futures
  • Adobe After Effects
  • Adobe Premiere Pro

The FCL Global Video Series is a collection of researcher video portraits from Singapore and Zürich, showcasing the breadth of disciplines, methods, and institutions within the Future Cities Laboratory network. Launched as part of FCL's 15th anniversary celebrations, the series offers researchers a platform to introduce their work and perspectives to a global audience as they tackle key challenges in urban development, technology, and sustainability. Joshua directed the series and produced its motion graphics and editing templates, led full end-to-end video production for all episodes based in Singapore, and co-created the episodes based in Zürich.

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The FCL Global Video Series was launched as part of the celebrations for FCL’s 15th anniversary, featuring the researchers behind FCL Global’s work as they tackle key challenges in urban development, technology, and sustainability.

The Future Cities Laboratory (FCL) Global has over 150 researchers from diverse disciplinary backgrounds across its hubs of Singapore and Zürich. The series offers researchers a platform to introduce their work and perspectives to a global audience, with each episode a video portrait of the researcher and the module or project they represent.

Episodes from the series have been exhibited internationally, including at the Biennale Architettura 2025 in Venezia (the Venice Biennale of Architecture), and at the “15 Years Singapore-ETH Centre International Research Hub” event and exhibition launch at the ETH Zürich main building.

Architectural Cognition in Practice [ACP] — an episode featuring Lara.

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Semantic Urban Elements [SUE] — an episode featuring Matias.
Semantic Urban Elements [RES] — an episode featuring Chenyi.
The Sea-City Interface [SEA] — an episode featuring Jean You.
Adaptive Mobility, Land Use and Infrastructure [AMI] — an episode featuring Qiming.

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