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
11 Jan 2026
Traditional full-time employment with a single employer is gradually giving way in Singapore to portfolio careers, as more young people take on freelance work and side hustles. Research by LKYCIC's Mr Poon King Wang and Isabel Lam was referenced in the report. [...]
8 Jan 2026
New journal paper by Samuel Chng
Borzino, Natalia., Chng, Samuel., & Schubert, Renate. (2026). Public Support for Urban Heat Resilience: Preferences and Willingness to Pay for Mitigation Strategies in Singapore. Sustainable Cities and Society, 107110. Doi: 10.1016/j.scs.2025.107110 [...]
8 Jan 2026
New journal paper by Bayi Li, Sarah Wong & Samuel Chng
Li, Bayi., Choi, Yunkyung., Wong, Sarah., Chng, Samuel., & Cheah, Lynette. (2025). Hungry After Dark: Spatio-temporal Analysis of Food Accessibility in a Dense City. International Journal of Urban Sciences. doi: 10.1080/12265934.2025.2591306 [...]
7 Jan 2026
All the ways AI did not live up to the hype in 2025 – and what’s next in 2026 (ST, 02.01.2026)
The article examines the ways that AI did not live up to the hype in 2025 and what is next for it in 2026. SUTD’s Mr Poon King Wang was quoted. [...]
Featured Events and Visits
13 Mar 2026
Ideas Festival 2026 – Urban Resilience in 3 Acts
This SUTD-LKYCIC seminar explores Singapore’s urban resilience from three perspectives: economic resilience, social cohesion and climate change adaptation. [...]
16 Jan 2026
Visit by Dr Norbert Csizmadia, John von Neumann University
LKYCIC was delighted to host a visit by Dr Norbert Csizmadia, Geographer – Geonomist, Former President of the Board of Trustees, John von Neumann University on 16 January 2026 [...]
13 Jan 2026
Visit by Housing Development Board (HDB)
LKYCIC was delighted to host a visit by Housing Development Board (HDB) on 13 January 2026 [...]
24 Nov 2025
LKYCIC Seminar Series: “Mapping Urban Belonging in Places of Flux in Singapore”
Urban change in the next two decades in Singapore will be socio-spatial and multi-sourced as urban redevelopment will grow in scope and extent as the city’s built environment ages. Urban redevelopment is formidable and can exact emotional and social costs on individuals and groups as places, routines, and belongings become dislocated and disrupted. This presents a quandary of how urban change can be planned, designed, and managed in ways that enable belonging in the city, which is more often associated with stability than flux. [...]
Pillars of Research
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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.