For 60 years, Singapore has transformed limitations into launch pads through design. Nation by Design celebrates our creative courage and calls on every Singaporean to embrace design at the heart of our progress – because great design isn’t just decoration, it’s direction for our future.
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DESIGN SHAPES WHERE WE LIVE AND THRIVE.
THE PINNACLE@DUXTON
ARC STUDIO
RSP
ENVIROSPACE CONSULTANTS
PRESIDENT*S DESIGN AWARD, DESIGN OF THE YEAR, 2010
It’s sky terraces created almost two hectares of land in the air, bringing incredible views and new amenity to the residents’ everyday lives.
SKYVILLE @ DAWSON
WOHA ARCHITECTS
ICM DESIGN INTERNATIONAL
PRESIDENT*S DESIGN AWARD, DESIGN OF THE YEAR, 2016
It strengthened the community spirit in high-rise living, with sky villages and sky gardens primed for neighbourly connections and thermal comfort.
KAMPUNG ADMIRALTY
WOHA ARCHITECTS
HENNING LARSEN
PRESIDENT*S DESIGN AWARD, DESIGN OF THE YEAR, 2020
It made the world rethink liability, community, and resilience at high density. By considering the needs of people as well as ecosystems.
DESIGN BUILDS OUR RESOURCE SECURITY OUT OF SCARCITY.
MARINA
BARRAGE
ARCHITECTS TEAM 3
TIERRA DESIGN
It created a reservoir in the city, turning seawater into freshwater. It’s also enabled flood prevention and become a favourite spot for kite-flying with a view!
BISHAN –
ANG MO KIO
PARK
HENNING LARSEN
PRESIDENT*S DESIGN AWARD, DESIGN OF THE YEAR, 2012
It encourages people to experience the rhythms of the water system, while also improving water quality through natural cleansing.
LAKESIDE GARDEN AT
JURONG LAKE GARDEN
HENNING LARSEN
CPG CONSULTANTS
It’s restoring the natural balance of the Jurong Lake ecosystem, cleaning stormwater, and attracting wildlife as well as people of all ages and abilities.
DESIGN REMAPS OUR SHORES IN READINESS FOR TOMORROW.
EAST COAST
RECLAMATION
HOUSING AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD
It created space for housing, an expressway and a beachside park beloved by generations of Singaporeans. Now, it’s poised for another rejuvenation.
MARINA BAY
RECLAMATION
HOUSING AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD
It extended the central business district and came alive with recreation and tourism. It boosted our economy and accommodated a globally recognizable skyline.
CHANGI EAST
RECLAMATION
MARITIME AND PORT AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE
It made room for the world’s fourth-busiest international air hub to expand. It’s enabling Changi Airport to keep pace with the growth of air travel in our region.
DESIGN MOVES US AND TAKES US FURTHER.
PARK CONNECTOR
NETWORK
NATIONAL PARKS BOARD
It encouraged healthier lifestyles by supporting active mobility around the island. It brings nature closer to people
ECO-LINK@BKE
STEPHEN CAFFYN
LANDSCAPE DESIGN
It links the central catchment and Bukit Timah nature reserves, enabling wildlife to safely cross a busy expressway, and expands the territorial range of plant species too.
PUNGGOL COAST MRT
LAND TRANSPORT AUTHORITY
The public plaza at its entrance is a first among MRT stations, it advances out community-centric vision for public transport infrastructure
DESIGN ELEVATES OUR EVERYDAY EXPERIENCES.
REDESIGNED
MRT SYSTEM MAP
AND TRANSIT SIGNAGE
LAND TRANSPORT AUTHORITY
It makes wayfinding clearer with user-friendly feature like a more legible map, larger font and new and improved icons that are easily understood by all.
SINGPASS
GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGY AGENCY OF SINGAPORE
It creates a safe digital safe digital space for personal identity verification and online transactions, including registering a new business and opening a bank account
DELTA
SPORT CENTRE
RED BEAN ARCHITECTURE
It shows how our older community infrastructure can be reinvented for today’s needs and make a positive impact on it’s neighbourhood.
DESIGN MEETS OUR DIVERSE NEEDS.
GOODLIFE STUDIO
(BUKIT PURMEI)
DP ARCHITECTS
It transformed a HDB void deck into a carpentry studio for seniors. It signalled an evolution in active aging programmes by supporting a greater sense of personal agency
KINDLE GARDEN
LEKKER ARCHITECTS
It was Singapore’s first inclusive preschool, accepting children of all abilities. Its customized learning plans and spaces cater to diverse needs.
ACCESSIBLE
PUBLIC
TRANSPORT
Barrier-free access features such as ramps, make it easier for seniors, persons with disabilities, and those travelling with young children to get around with comfort and independence.
DESIGN BRINGS US CLOSER TO NATURE.
ENABLING
VILLAGE
SALAD DRESSING
WOHA ARCHITECTS
PRESIDENT*S DESIGN AWARDS 2016
It rewilded an urban site, creating a cooling community haven where biodiversity thrives. Phytoremediation cleans the water in the naturalistic ponds, which are free of artificial filtration.
NATURE
WAYS
National Parks Board
They stretch alongside our road fir 240 KM in total. Nature ways use multi-tiered planting to mimic the structure of natural forests, linking biodiverse habitats and allowing animals to move between green spaces.
CAPITASPRING
BJARKE INGELS GROUP,
RSP,
CARLO RATTI ASSOCIATION
WOHA ARCHITECTS
PRESIDENT*S DESIGN AWARDS 2023
It brought peaceful and publicly accessible sky gardens to the Central Business District. It was another step in the expansion of our city’s greenery into the vertical dimension.
DESIGN GIVES SHAPE TO OUR NATIONAL PRIDE.
UNICA
PLASTIC STOOL
CHEW MOH-JIN
DESIGN COUNSEL
It’s sturdy, stackable and can be secured with a chain. Easy to manufacture and entirely fit for purpose. It has become an integral part of our hawker culture.
DYSON PENCILVAC™
AND DYSON HYPERDYMIUM™
140K MOTOR
DYSON
It’s the world’s slimmest vacuum cleaner just 38 MM in diameter, and it’s powered by a tiny yet powerful motor. Dyson’s Singapore team was pivotal in its design and manufacture.
SUPERTREES
GRANT ASSOCIATES
WILKINSONEYRE
ALTELIER ONE, ATELIER TEN
They’re immediately recognisable and impossible to miss. Rising up to 50 metres above the ground. They’re showpiece vertical gardens and much more.
WE’VE GATHERED60 VOICES, AND WE WANTTO HEAR FROM YOU TOO.
60 on 60 captures Singapore’s creative heartbeat at SG60. We’ve invited sixty voices across generations and industries to reflect on our journey as a Nation by Design. Explore the perspectives. Be inspired. Then tell us how you see design shaping Singapore’s future.
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