Urban planning
Tokyo becoming colony for the rich, Pritzker winner warns
Riken Yamamoto says that what bothers him is the exclusivity of wealthy conclaves created by the Japanese capital’s recent blockbuster developments
Optimise land use: Build 5-storey landed homes
Taller houses occupying smaller land plots won’t destroy the character of landed housing estates
Expect carved-out Jurong Lake District site to draw warm response from developers
Town Hall Link white site is expected to be made available in March 2026
Marina Bay transformed: a new chapter in Singapore’s urban planning story
The district is a new nexus with a mixture of offices, residences, hotels and event facilities
New megacities lie in the path of devastating floods
The monsoon belt from South-east Asia to West Africa is where catastrophic rainfall is set to increase most dramatically
The changing landscape of petrol stations in Singapore: What lies ahead?
Some 2 million sq ft of land could potentially be primed for repurposing
What would it take for Singapore’s office decentralisation to succeed?
The city-state’s push to relocate commercial offices outside the CBD comes with several challenges
Taking Singapore’s commercial heart beyond the CBD – a mixed picture
The government’s push for more decentralised commercial spaces has had some favourable results but its overall success is yet to be seen
Developing a decentralised office market: what does it entail?
These locations supplement Singapore’s CBD, alleviate congestion in the city centre and enable better distribution of workspaces and jobs
Not a sinking ship: Jakarta aims for ‘global city’ status even after capital shifts to Nusantara
Indonesia’s parliament has designated a ‘special status’ for Jakarta, which maintains the metropolis as the economic hub
