Insights

Insights / Urban

Smart Mobility: Redefining Seamless Transit

Digital innovations such as Artificial Intelligence and Biometrics present exciting opportunities to transform transit station landscapes and the entire passenger experience for a truly integrated and seamless transport network.

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Insights / urban

Can we design for urban equity?

We look at the vital role that transit-oriented developments (TODs) play in the creation of equitable cities, as seen through the lens of Singapore’s Northpoint City.

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Insights / urban

Empowering transfers to connect communities

From intuitive wayfinding to inclusive entrances, effective intermodal transfers are crucial in ensuring transportation equity. We explore ways to enhance connectivity in urban spaces, as observed through Singapore's rail stations.

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Insights / urban

Invisible design

As we consider the role of our non-visual senses — sound, touch, smell, and taste — in our built environment, architects are uncovering the surprising benefits that come with creating immersive urban sanctuaries.

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Insights / Urban

Small is Beautiful

Shaping cities at human scale helps people stay healthy and socially connected

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Insights / Healthcare

A Care Home Full of Heart and Soul

The redesign of St Joseph’s Home shows how architecture can improve care by taking an empathic approach

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Insights / Healthcare

Healing, Naturally, in a Green Sanctuary

With a healing forest garden, this cool campus for patients is set to blaze a trail in healthcare design.

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Insights / Urban

A Bridge for Joy and Discovery

Cool, connected and inclusive, a transit-oriented development in north Singapore is where young families want to live in.

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Insights / Environment

Facing Up to the Crisis of Our Time

Climate change is an existential threat for humanity that we must act on, with unity and urgency.

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