Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities
The Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities (LKYCIC) is a research institute in the Singapore University of Technology and Design. The Centre 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.
News and Updates
17 Mar 2025
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. [...]
28 Feb 2025
Cities Today Institute published an article featuring Prof Cheong Koon Hean on how the Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize recognises cities' innovation efforts. [...]
26 Feb 2025
New journal paper by Sarah Chan
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 [...]
11 Feb 2025
Prof Cheong Koon Hean was featured on the CNA Documentary on ‘Singapore’s Balancing Act – Trade-offs of a Global City State’ which was aired on 9 Feb 2025. [...]
Featured Events and Visits
26 Mar 2025
In real behavioural ecologies, adaptive learning requires simultaneous exploration of both motor control (“policy”) and environmental task structure (“world model”), each posing its own form of search complexity. [...]
5 Mar 2025
[2 CPD Points] LKYCIC Trending Thoughts “The Evolving Landscape of Community Spaces in Singapore”
Synopsis As Singapore’s urban fabric continues to evolve, community spaces play an increasingly pivotal role in fostering social integration, inclusivity and […]
25 Feb 2025
LKYCIC Seminar Series: “Light Field Modelling and Applications in Complex Urban Scenarios”
Synopsis Growing concerns on climate change are driving emerging exploration of renewable energy transition, and it has been acknowledged that effectively […]
18 Feb 2025
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. [...]
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Master of Urban Science, Policy and Planning
Offered by the Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities and the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences Cluster, 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.