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What is it like to be part of one of the world's largest interdisciplinary research programmes tackling the complex challenges of urbanisation?

Explore how innovative cyber-physical design processes – enabled by artificial intelligence, cognitive science, and complexity science – can inform the future of urban practice, with the [ACP], [EFF], and [SUE] modules.

Explore the connective tissue of city-regions – networks, patterns, and relationships – and how they can be transformed across scales, with the [AMIL], [CEC], and [SEA] modules.

Explore the future of resilient food and infrastructure systems in emergent edge-city and hinterland regions with the [RES], [AGR], and [NEW] modules.

Explore how sustainable construction, design, energy generation, and reuse can enable liveable and resilient futures with the [CFC], [DEN], [POW], and [BIO] modules.

This session built on the previous day’s insights, connecting global urban research with actionable policy, design, and data-driven innovation. Speakers revisited key themes from governance and sustainability to the human dimensions of urban life. The focus then shifted to the Future Cities Laboratory’s Engagement Platform, highlighting its role in fostering collaboration, tracking research impact, and evolving toward an Urban Data Hub that integrates tools, models, and knowledge across Singapore and Zurich.

This session examines how urban design and architecture can respond to the twin crises of climate change and mental health. Drawing from Vietnam’s dense, polluted cities such as Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, the speaker highlights the urgent need for greener, more livable environments through passive design, rooftop farming, and biophilic architecture. Showcasing projects that merge sustainability with human-centered design, the talk explores how thoughtful spaces can improve both environmental and emotional well-being.