Urbanisation and urban planning

Yishun 10, S’pore’s first multiplex, set to make way for residential and commercial building

The building was designed by Australian architect Geoff Malone in the postmodern style.

Singapore then and now: Liu Thai Ker planned 20 of 24 HDB towns, here’s what they looked like on paper

The late veteran architect and urban planner Dr Liu Thai Ker in 2023.

Residents gather to share conservation ideas for Siglap’s six-decade-old Block 1

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Generic photo of Block 1 East Coast Road on April 11, 2026.

URA prepares former Shuqun Secondary School site for hundreds of new homes

The former Shuqun Secondary School site in Jurong East Street 21.

New roads to be built by end-2030 to serve homes in new Paterson neighbourhood

Overview of the plot of land bounded by Paterson Road, Orchard Boulevard and Grange Road on March 31, 2026. The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) has called a tender for the demolition of existing buildings on the site and plans to construct a new road linking the three roads. ST PHOTO: BRIAN TEO

City Square Mall’s microforest can lower urban temperatures by up to 5 deg C: Study

The microforest was developed by real estate company City Developments Limited in collaboration with experts from NUS.

Exhibition charts landscape architects’ quiet contributions to Singapore’s green city image

(From left) Yvonne Tan, President of the Singapore Institute of Landscape Architects, and Tay Bee Choo, an industry veteran, at the Singapore Landscape Architecture Exhibition at The URA Centre, on Mar 16, 2026.

India’s top cities can be a nightmare to live in

Commuters drive past as anti-smog sprinklers on lamp posts spray water to curb air pollution in New Delhi on December 9, 2025. (Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP)

Viewpoint

Want to change your neighbourhood? Start with a power walk

A simple stroll can help you explore the possibilities for transformation in the place you live.

A love letter to Singapore’s disappearing past

Tanglin Halt, one of the oldest estates in Singapore and where the writer grew up, is being redeveloped.

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