Re-Thinking Long Island Exhibition

“Singapore – Re-Thinking Long Island” presents the design work of 39 students from NUS’ Master of Arts in Urban Design (MAUD) programme, who tackled the Long Island project first introduced in 1991 and revived under URA’s Draft Master Plan 2025. This 800-hectare reclamation off East Coast Park would create a new freshwater reservoir while offering integrated coastal protection, flood resilience, and 20 km of public waterfront spaces. Divided into three teams, the students focused on Katong, Marine Parade–Bedok, and Bedok–Tampines—each with unique historical, ecological, and socio-spatial characteristics.

Through multi-scalar and interdisciplinary approaches, the students developed master plans that respond to Singapore’s climate and urban growth challenges. Their proposals integrate nature-based climate resilience, low-carbon urban design, and community-centered strategies. Addressing issues such as historical land reclamation, ecological change, and future population infrastructure, the projects reimagine Singapore’s eastern coastline as a sustainable and resilient urban frontier. This exhibition showcases their critical work, developed in collaboration with URA, JTC, and NParks.

Catch the MAUD “Singapore – Re-Thinking Long Island” project exhibitions at both Singapore Archifest and AkiVal:

Exhibition at Archifest
12 – 27 July | 11am – 8pm (Daily)
341 Joo Chiat Road, Singapore 427593

Exhibition at AkiVal
5 – 23 July | 10am – 8pm (Daily)
NUS SDE3, The Exhibition Space Levels 1 and 2,
4 Architecture Drive, Singapore 117566

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