Ageing with grace: Redesigning senior living in Singapore

An artist's impression of an elder- and family-friendly integrated development at Yew Tee. PHOTO: MKPL ARCHITECTS
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SINGAPORE - It may take a village to raise a child, goes the popular proverb said to originate from ancient Africa. But in Singapore, it takes a village to help and house its seniors.

More "vertical kampungs" are expected to be completed in the coming years, in the wake of the award-winning Kampung Admiralty, which was completed in 2018.

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