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Webinars

View webinars exploring future living in Singapore, covering housing innovation, community dynamics, and ideas for maximising space in a land-scarce city.

Last updated 17 April 2026

List of webinars

Date	Organiser	Webinar/Video
21 October 2021	Centre for Liveable Cities and URA	Hope You’re Well: Building Healthy and Happy Cities How are cities trying to be happy and healthy? Moderated by Teoh Zsin Woon, Second Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of National Development, this webinar featured a panel of international experts who shared how we can incorporate liveability, wellness, and a sense of identity in the design and management of cities holistically. This webinar was hosted by the Centre for Liveable Cities for the World Cities Summit 2021.
19 October 2021	Singapore Institute of Landscape Architects and URA	Biophobia to Biophilia Experts of different backgrounds came together to discuss the need for a paradigm shift in our perception and management of nature as Singapore moves toward being a “City in Nature”. This seminar was organised by the Singapore Institute of Landscape Architects for Archifest 2021
20 April 2021	DesignSingapore Council	Design Singapore: To Our City With Love Part 3 How can Singapore continue to be a loveable home amidst an evolving urban landscape? The Loveable Singapore Project, organised by the DesignSingapore Council, sought the views of around 2,300 people on what they love about Singapore, such as its spaces and institutions. Hear expert insights on their findings from Deloitte's Center for the Edge Executive Director Duleesha Kulasooriya, Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth Coordinating Director Dawn Yip, National University of Singapore's Prof Heng Chye Kiang and Dr. Adrian Kuah as well as The Thought Collective Director Tong Yee.
25 March 2021	Centre for Liveable Cities	Social Resilience in a Disrupted World Building strong community ties across diverse segments of society is key to collectively overcoming future challenges. How can we continue to develop a strong social compact in Singapore? Hear more from Northeastern University Professor Daniel P. Aldrich and Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth Coordinating Director Dawn Yip on the importance of social ties and citizen engagement and how it can inspire collective action and mutual aid to overcome crises.
25 February 2021	Centre for Liveable Cities	Ageing Well in Post-Pandemic Cities How can we plan and design neighbourhoods as conducive places for seniors to play an active role in the community? In this webinar, the founder of Ibasho Dr. Emi Kiyota and Ministry of Health Group Director Charlene Chang discuss how empowering seniors in contributing to their communities and ensuring convenient access to socialisation opportunities beyond amenities and services can help address social isolation among seniors.
4 June 2020	Institute of Policy Studies	Bouncing Back from COVID-19 Like many other cities, the impact of COVID-19 on Singapore has been enormous. What are some of the strategies that we can explore in shaping a more resilient future city? A panel of experts tackled this topic in this discussion moderated by Institute of Policy Studies Deputy Director Dr. Gillian Koh, discussing how the public as well as business and community leaders can work toward longer-term resilience and growth. In partciular, panellist and former CEO of the Housing Development Board Dr. Cheong Koon Hean shared how planning and designing for 'healthy densities' in our built environment could enable Singapore to continue enjoying the socio-economic benefits of a highly urbanised city while building on the ability to space out the congregation of groups of people.
15 October 2019	CNA	Is Singapore Still Based on Equality? \| Regardless Of Class Every city is home to people of diverse socio-economic backgrounds. How can we plan and design towns that encourage positive interactions among people of various social classes? Explore the potential fault lines in Singapore in the context of different classes in this episode of a CNA series hosted by Chairman of OnePeople.sg Dr. Janil Puthuchary. You can also hear from Singapore University of Social Sciences Associate Prof Leong Chan-Hoong on how living in close proximity to people of different backgrounds could lead to friction in shared space.
10 March 2019	CNA	Where Singapore’s Future Homes Could Be Built Overcoming our land constraints is a perennial challenge for Singapore. What are some new and creative ideas that can look into to maximise space when planning future homes? CNA turns its lens to other land-scarce cities and countries for some inspiration, showcasing unconventional living spaces such as floating islands and homes perched over roads in this episode of their 'Land Unlimited' series.