MBS, T3, University Town on show in NYC

SEVERAL of Singapore's iconic developments are now on display at an exhibition in New York City, as part of the city's architecture and design month, Archtober.

Titled Practical Utopias, the exhibition is organised by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) New York Chapter.

It delves deep into the architecture and urbanism of Singapore, Hong Kong, Seoul, Shanghai and Tokyo by pulling out similarities and differences as well as over-arching trends influencing architects and city planners in NYC.

Curated around five central themes - fun, connected, thick, dense and green - the exhibition provides a glimpse of the architectural advancement taking place across Asia.

According to Jonathan D Solomon, curator of the exhibition and also associate dean at Syracuse University's school of architecture, "the 'utopianism' of Singapore's recent global architecture and urbanism lies in its ambitions - to transform the economy, the urban fabric, and even the culture of the city…