Singapore transformation is built upon housing, parks and renewal. Going forward we need to include Super Connectors. From Settlements to Towns to Cities to Conurbations one can see changes exerted by density. Growth generated by modern economy, society, politics, culture, transportation, science and technology are powerful. Don‘t forget Super Connectors. Extreme Density is a modern phenomenon via Urbanisation. Slums and Ghost Towns appeared also. Ebenezer Howard's Garden City Concepts reacted to the squalors of Industrialisation in England. Independent Singapore adopted New Towns and Condominiums to modernise. China transformed their villages through SEZs (Special Economic Zones). The next phase of growth faces big challenges: need a New Catalyst. In Singapore, Public housing and Private housing are well established. In China, originally villagers and Government were the developers. Now it’s in the hands of the Property Market. Settlements sent Primitive Man Neighbors and “Security”; Towns brought him trade and density. High rise gave Modern Man fresh air plus Views and Prosperity today. Finally, density means Wealth, so Cities get larger and denser. We must learn to Survive or get Suffocated. Today, Cities, rich or poor urgently need help from Super Connectors.

Speaker - Cheng Siong Tan, Chairman, Archurban Architects Planners Pte Ltd

Chair - Paul Finch, Programme Director, World Architecture Festival

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