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Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities (LKYCIC)

LKYCIC is a research institute that seeks to stimulate thinking and research on the critical issues of cities and urbanisation and explore the integrated use of technology, design and policy to provide urban solutions.
27 July 2026

Urban Colour: Local Identity and Planning Guidelines

This talk examines urban colour not as surface decoration, but as a structured system shaped by nature, culture, and urban development over time.

Centre updates

News
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Chan Heng Chee: A China-US “Group of Two” (G2) Is Emerging
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Heat and habits: Survey finds hotter days changing how S’pore residents live
6 July 2026
The HDB town your children move to in 2050 will do more than just house them
2 July 2026
Residents in towns like Sembawang, Bukit Panjang, Punggol have longest work commutes

Events
Urban Colour Local Identity and Planning Guidelines
27 July 2026
Urban Colour: Local Identity and Planning Guidelines

This talk examines urban colour not as surface decoration, but as a structured system shaped by nature, culture, and urban development over time.

LKYCIC
Seminar/Lecture
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
SUTD Think Tank 21 (Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple Think Tank) (Building 2, Level 3, Room 2.310)
Redesigning Work in the Era of AI and Automation A Skills-First Human-Centric Approach
18 May 2026
Redesigning Work in the Era of AI and Automation: A Skills-First, Human-Centric Approach

Grounded in extensive organisational practices, this session introduces a structured, human-centric, and skills-first approach to identify how functional tasks can be automated, augmented, or reorganised, and how jobs can be reconstructed into higher-value, future-ready roles.

LKYCIC
Seminar/Lecture
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
SUTD Think Tank 21 (Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple Think Tank) (Building 2, Level 3)
From Water Sensitive Urban Design to Water Sensitive Communities Insights from Singapore Seoul and Zurich
24 June 2026
From Water Sensitive Urban Design to Water Sensitive Communities: Insights from Singapore, Seoul and Zurich

Nature-based solutions require community stewardship to thrive. Discover key insights on water-sensitive urban design in Singapore, Seoul, and Zurich.

LKYCIC
Seminar/Lecture
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
SUTD Think Tank 21 (Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple Think Tank) (Building 2, Level 3)

Highlights
2 July 2026
New journal paper by Li Yunjing, Khant Min Naing, Tay Yi Xuan, Du Yuting Flora, Samuel Chng & Harvey Neo
30 June 2026
Modern life may be outpacing the human mind
23 June 2026
Visit by Vision Zero Taiwan

Research programmes
Future of Cities I & II
Explores how Singapore can tackle technology disruption and transformation focusing on impacts on economy, transportation, living and urban typologies.
Ageing Urbanism
Explores how the built environment supports healthy ageing and develops evidence based designs and tools for age ready cities and neighbourhoods.
Urban Innovation
Examines the dynamics, performance and sustainability of urban innovation and transformation.
Cities and Urban Science
Provides solutions to improve citizen well-being through behavioural, design and policy interventions.
Urban Environmental Sustainability
Studies how cities improve liveability, reduce environmental impacts and address climate risks via a human-centric approach that nudges sustainable behaviours.
SUTD-JTC I³ Centre
Established by JTC and SUTD to develop innovative and sustainable industrial infrastructure solutions in Singapore.

Labs

Master of Urban Science, Policy and Planning

SUTD’s Master of Science in Urban Science, Policy and Planning is designed in the context of big data and smart city initiatives to train the next generation of urban researchers, analysts and practitioners. Students combine advanced social and data science research methods and computational techniques with urban theory, planning and practice to explore current and emerging topics and shape the cities of the future.