Nirmal Kishnani and Wong Mun Summ

THE WRITERS ARE COLLABORATORS IN RESEARCH AND TEACHING AT THE DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE. WONG MUN SUMM IS ALSO CO-FOUNDING DIRECTOR OF DESIGN FIRM WOHA

Density, resilience and self-sufficiency can be planned for in tandem. The writers make a case for reinstating the production of food, energy and water closer to where people live. Above is a 2013 proposal for Tengah Green by design agency WOHA.

When the gates close – designing the resilient city

Each crisis – including the current conflict in the Middle East – has shown how global supply chains buckle. Will Singapore rethink its urban planning and design?