Dec 11 2024 38 mins 6
What if public housing could be a solution, not a symptom of urban inequality? Singapore offers an alternative to the traditional narrative of state-sponsored housing. In this episode, Fredrik, Leilani, and National University of Singapore Professor Kwan Ok Lee unpack an extraordinary housing system that defies global expectations. By transforming apartments into instruments of social cohesion, Singapore has created a model that challenges everything we know about urban living, community development, and civic belonging. Learn how one city-state turned housing into a strategic national asset that integrates, empowers, and connects its diverse population.
Learn more about Kwan Ok Lee's work as Associate Professor and Dean's Chair at the Business School and Deputy Head in the NUS Department of Real Estate.