Finding Common Ground in Historic Ethnic Districts through Evidence-based Approaches to Place Management A study of Singapore’s Little India helps to develop a practical approach to preserving and enhancing the livability of historic ethnic districts.
Hawker Centers: Serving Up Affordable Food for All Singapore's hawker centers are considered to be useful social tools that not only brings people from all walks of life together through affordable food but also provides a source of livelihood for those with limited financial means.
Using Universal Design to Make the Built Environment More Accessible Singapore is making buildings and living and work spaces accessible to all.
Six Lessons to Learn from Asia's World-Class Universities A combination of factors, including having savvy leaders, strategic planning, and key collaborations, has helped four Asian universities rise up the league table.
Enhancing Urban Spaces with Pedestrian-Friendly, Mixed-Use Development Singapore revives the Bras Basah and Bugis neighborhoods through a 20-year master plan that prioritizes pedestrians and promotes a vibrant street life.
Rejuvenating an Old Residential Area by Crafting and Activating New Civic Spaces In its makeover of a public housing estate, Singapore focused on not only improving the physical infrastructure but also on creating more spaces for community bonding.
Building an Offshore Nature Haven on Trash Singapore built an offshore landfill on Pulau Semakau primarily for waste management, but it also ensured that marine life would thrive and it could serve as a public park.
Transforming Old Industrial Buildings into Vibrant, Affordable Work Space Singapore halted demolition of an old industrial building within a high-tech business park and repurposed it into a vibrant start-up cluster.
How to Build a Competitive and Livable City Singapore reinvented itself into a world-class city by taking an integrated approach to sustainable urban development.
Turning a Public Hospital into a Site of Healing, Biodiversity and Urban Green Space Singapore’s biophilic public hospital was built by rehabilitating and incorporating a nearby stormwater collection pond to create a waterfront healing space popular with patients and nearby residents alike.