{"id":52759,"date":"2026-05-16T09:03:39","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T01:03:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=52759"},"modified":"2026-05-16T09:03:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T01:03:39","slug":"how-singapore-designs-for-togetherness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=52759","title":{"rendered":"How Singapore designs for togetherness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"NewsArticleHeader_newsArticleTagContainer__9oA_J\"><a class=\"ArticleTag_articleTag__P1Zo7\" href=\"https:\/\/asia.nikkei.com\/editor-s-picks\/tea-leaves\" data-trackable=\"primary-tag\" data-dark-mode=\"false\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tea Leaves<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"NewsArticleHeader_newsArticleHeaderSubtitle__ZlvPp\" data-trackable=\"subhead\" data-dark-mode=\"false\">From &#8216;void decks&#8217; to integrated hubs, shared spaces foster community<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div data-trackable=\"image-main\" class=\"NewsArticleHeaderImage_newsArticleHeaderImageContainer__CIe9L\" style=\"display:block\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-main img-fluid ImageNew_imageNewImageResponsive__f1VTu\" src=\"https:\/\/images.ft.com\/v3\/image\/raw\/https%3A%2F%2Fcms-image-bucket-productionv3-ap-northeast-1-a7d2.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com%2Fimages%2F4%2F0%2F5%2F5%2F12475504-2-eng-GB%2F325d317717e8-image00028.jpeg?width=780&amp;fit=cover&amp;gravity=faces&amp;dpr=2&amp;quality=medium&amp;source=nar-cms&amp;format=auto\" alt=\"image00028.jpeg\" width=\"780\" height=\"auto\" loading=\"eager\"\/><\/div>\n<p class=\"NewsArticleCaption_newsArticleCaption__fxo8v\" data-trackable=\"caption\" data-dark-mode=\"false\" style=\"display:block\">Singapore&#8217;s sprawling Our Tampines Hub combines sports facilities, dining areas, public services and event spaces in a single multilevel complex. 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