LCK 30 by 2030: A New Typology for Food and Urban Resiliency

Date: 16 Feb 2024
Venue: SDE4 Level 5 Forum
Time: 6:00 PM

SILA and SIA: 2 CPD points.

Abstract
Located in the northern region of Singapore, Lim Chu Kang is envisioned as Singapore’s flagship agri-food production hub of the future, contributing to Singapore’s ’30 by 30’ vision of producing 30 per cent of Singapore’s nutritional needs by 2030. The Lim Chu Kang master plan sets out a transformative blueprint to safeguard Singapore’s food future while addressing key challenges of Singapore’s limited land resource for agriculture and aquaculture with careful consideration for the ecological sensitivities of the site. The presentation will touch on the key drivers of the proposed design of the Lim Chu Kang master plan. It will also showcase how green spaces and buildings can be effectively integrated to create multi-functional spaces that address a variety of needs from responding sensitively to the environment to creating recreational opportunities for members of the public.

About the speakers

Leonard Ng: Leonard joined Henning Larsen (formerly Atelier Dreiseitl) in 2008, where he
co-spearheaded the establishment of the Singapore office and was subsequently appointed Partner in 2016. In 2023, he was conferred the President*s Design Award – Designer of the Year, highest honour across all design disciplines in Singapore.

Leonard’s academic background and design interest lay at the juncture between man and his environment with the aim of finding a long-term sustainable balance between them. His approach involves extensive collaboration with diverse professions to foment holistic landscape-based solutions that engage and educate users while respecting the environment. His recent works feature design that integrates the water found on-site with the surrounding urban development in a sensitive manner and are winners at eminent international awards such as the World Architecture Festival, and President*s Design Award.

Seow Ling Png: I had the fulfilment in playing a (small) role to ensure Food Security in Singapore since 2019 – pre and post COVID. I am Seow Ling Png, an Urban Planner from Singapore Food Agency (SFA) from the Land and Sea Space Planning Division.

I am a graduate of bachelor’s in environmental architecture (UTAS) and master’s in urban design (NUS). Prior to my work in SFA, I had a few stints in several architectural firms. Since then, I have pivoted towards urban planning and over the past 4.5 years in SFA, I have worked on both strategic and physical planning works for land and sea spaces.