Projects of Academic Interests

IPS is a user-friendly phonetic system designed to represent words from any language using intuitive, keyboard-friendly symbols. It avoids the complexity of IPA and uses familiar letters, simple markers, and clear rules. IPS is primarily intended to provide sufficient level of accuracy for language learners to assist with proper phenomes. IPS would have a much less steeper learning curve than IPA. With proper sample sets, one should be able to get familiar with IPS, within a few days. 1. Vowels Short/long pairs: a / aa, i / ii, u / uu, o / oo, é / éé, è / èè Nasalized vowels: [an], [en], [in], [on], [un] Rounded front vowels: [ue] (ö / ø), [au] (dough, daughter) The nasal ringing ° (pin° pon°, din° don°) 2. Consonants Base: b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, t, v, w, x, y, z Special: [sh], [ch], [ts], ñ, [jz], [Rr] Aspirates: uppercase P, K, B, G) Clusters: use brackets [ ]: e.g., [br], [str], [jñ] [gñ] 3. Apostrophe (') Marks abrupt stop, glottal closure,...

International Phonetic Script (IPS): a mnemonic, ligature-based system for unambiguous pronunciation IPS is a phonetic meta-script designed to pronounce words across languages without ambiguity, while staying intuitive and easy to memorize.  It borrows the consonant–vowel ligature logic of South Asian scripts (consonant + vowel as a unit), adds simple, memorable linkages (like [θ] -Theeta- for “ [θ]ermometer”), [ the ] for the and avoids cryptic symbols one usually encounters in IPA. The goal is universal coverage with strong mnemonic hooks, so learners can reliably say any word the way it’s meant to be said. The vowels (examples in British English) a aa (a :  a lma, a lmirah) (aa :  a rm) e ee (e :  e h!) (ee :  e arly, e arth) é éé (é :  e lephant, e levator) è èè (è :  a lpha, A rabic) i ii (i :  i ndigo, e lectricity) (ii : ea sy) u uu (u :  U rsula) (uu :  U ber) o oo (o :  o ctober, o ctagon) ° (the pi (ng )° / po (ng) ° nasa...

“What if every apartment unit had a real garden?” SKY GARDEN HOUSING A New Typology for Private Vertical Landscaping Sky Garden Housing proposes a new model of high-density living where every resident, regardless of floor level, gains access to a private, full-scale garden in the sky . Instead of treating greenery as a superficial façade treatment or a communal amenity that belongs to no one, this concept restores the human scale by giving each household a private  yard , a mini-courtyard , or a greenhouse terrace — directly integrated into their apartment. At its core, the project asks a simple but radical question: “What if every apartment had a real garden?” Not a potted balcony. Not a decorative strip of vines. But a true piece of landscape, suspended in the vertical dimension. 1. Concept Overview The design organizes residential units around a series of staggered, interlocking garden platforms . These pla...