Centre updates
25 October 2026
Beating The Heat – Part 2: Cooling a Warming World
22 October 2026
‘Nobody will call you’: The long road back after retrenchment for workers in their 50s
21 October 2026
When children outgrow playgrounds, where can they go?
16 October 2026
Road changes around AMK Hub for 18 months after unexpected obstructions halt MRT tunnelling works
DesignZ Future of Innovation Lab
Pioneered alongside the DesignZ Positive City Lab. Here, design and artificial intelligence converge to tackle urban challenges — for a smarter, sustainable future.
DesignZ Positive City Lab
Dedicated to developing our urban design methodology, ‘Positive Urbanism' — fostering individual growth, societal progress, and holistic support for ecological and human well-being.
Smart Cities Lab
How can cities become and stay smart? The Smart Cities Lab aims to answer this question by focusing on three thrusts in education and research.
Urban Psychology Lab
The Urban Psychology Lab uses psychology and scientific research to understand behavioural phenomena in cities and to develop innovative human-centered strategies to addressing them.
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.