Highlights
Well-being in the City: Innovating Healthy Living Exhibition
Two LKYCIC research projects—designing walkable neighbourhoods and co-creating with the community, were part of the Urban Redevelopment Authority Urban Lab exhibition on Well-being in the City: Innovating Healthy Living launched on 1 April 2025 by Mr Tan Kiat How, Senior Minister of State for National Development & Digital Development and Information.
MOU with the Centre for Liveable Cities (CLC)
SUTD signed an MOU with the Centre for Liveable Cities (CLC) of the Ministry of National Development. In this MOU CLC and SUTD seek to foster deeper collaboration in key areas, including Innovative Cities, Healthy Cities, Regenerative Cities, Mobility and Urban Liveability. SUTD’s cutting-edge research in design, artificial intelligence and technological solutions aligns closely with CLC’s focus on future-oriented urban research. The LKYCIC is a key collaborator in many areas of this research and looks forward to its partnership with CLC.
New journal paper by Sarah Chan
Chan, Sarah Hian May., Qiu, Lin., & Yong, Jose. (2025). Urban-Themed Mobile Phone Wallpapers Reduce Connectedness with Nature Compared with Nature-Themed Wallpapers: Evidence from Two-Field Studies. Ecopsychology. https://doi.org/10.1089/eco.2024.0055
Visit by Urban Land Institute (ULI)
LKYCIC was delighted to host a visit by Urban Land Institute (ULI) led by Ms Zheng Wanshi, Group Chief Strategy & Sustainability Officer, Fraser Property, Urban Land Institute (ULI) Exco Chair and delegates on 18 February 2025.
Visit by National Parks Board
LKYCIC was delighted to host a visit by National Parks Board led by Ms Hwang Yu-Ning, Chief Executive Officer and delegates on 13 February 2025.
Staff Achievement: Mr Galvyn Goh
LKYCIC is pleased to announce that Mr Galvyn Goh is awarded the SUTD PhD President’s Graduate Fellowship (PGF) scholarship.
SUTD Chief Strategy Officer Mr Poon King Wang redesignated as Chief Strategy and Design AI Officer
This reflects SUTD’s pivot towards artificial intelligence and becoming the world’s first Design AI university to specialise in design and AI across education and research, for both undergraduates and postgraduates.
Prof Cheong Koon Hean appointed onto the Board of Directors of Surbana Jurong Group
Prof Cheong Koon Hean has been appointed onto the Board of Directors of Surbana Jurong Group with effect from January 2025. Surbana Jurong Group is a global urban, infrastructure and integrated solutions consulting firm with 120 offices in 40 countries and is supported by 16,000 talents.
New journal paper by Sarah Chan
Chan, Sarah Hian May., Leung, Angela Ka-yee., & Ng, Shu Tian. (2024). Regret about environmental destruction: Examining the relative strengths of affective regret and cognitive regret in promoting pro-environmental behaviors. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 100, Article 102487. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2024.102487
VIASTA!: Changi Simei Viaduct Fiesta
Researchers from LKYCIC’s Urban Psychology Lab and DesignZ’s Positive City Lab co-curated VIASTA! 2 held on 30 November 2024 in Changi Simei.