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High-rise Living in Singapore Public Housing

Department of Real Estate, School of Design and Environment, National University of Singapore, 4 Architecture Drive, Singapore 117566. rstbyuen{at}nus.edu.sg

Anthony Yeh

Centre of Urban Planning and Environmental Management, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong. hdxugoy{at}hkucc.hku.hk

Stephen John Appold

Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise, Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, CB 3440, Kenan Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-3400, USA. appold{at}unc.edu

George Earl

Faculty of the Built Environment, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia. g.Earl{at}unsw.edu.au

John Ting

Immediate Past President of the Singapore Institute of Architects, 79 Neil Road, Singapore 088904.

Lanny Kurnianingrum Kwee

Department of Real Estate, School of Design and Environment, National University of Singapore, 4 Architecture Drive, Singapore 117566.

In recent years, amid the debates of sustainable development and urban compactness, there has been a widening interest to reintroduce high-rise living in cities. Several European cities including London and Manchester are once again building high-rise housing as part of their urban housing strategy. Elsewhere, in Asia, Hong Kong and Singapore are distinguished by their high-rise public housing developments. With nearly half of the world's population living in urban areas, the unfolding trend is towards a more urban-style development with taller buildings included as an inevitable housing solution. Drawing on findings from a study of Singapore public housing residents' living experience, this paper aims to look at the increasingly important question of the liveability of high-rise living by discussing the occupants' appreciation and concerns of high-rise.

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