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The Connection Between Placemaking, Community Building, & Social Wellness

One leads to the other — the tripartite relationship between Placemaking, Community Building, & Social Wellness.
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05.12.2024
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Placemaking: Another way of saying “creating meaningful and mindful spaces”

Aptly named A Mindful Kampong, the retreat was curated with the intention of celebrating the elements of a ‘kampong’ into the similarly named neighborhood — the spirit of community, a culture of togetherness and …
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22.11.2024
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Shophouse Movie Night in Geylang

It is simple, enjoyable moments like these that help bring people closer together and we aim to bring more of such opportunities for interaction in Geylang at our next gathering.
By Dianne
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20.08.2024
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Happie Shophouse InHabitants

We all love a cute animal, and animal memes were sent amongst friends and colleagues even before the days of social media (anyone remember receiving icanhazcheezburger memes?). So when the team from Mandai X …
By Dianne
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25.07.2024
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Interconnected spaces in our historic shophouse office world

The whole idea of being in a heritage space is very exciting, as we get to build our own world on the inside of a shophouse, and be as versatile and adaptable as we …
By Dianne
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29.05.2024
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Worldbuilding future retail spaces in historic shophouses

Guests at the Dior pop-up, held at the 4 Jiak Chuan shophouse. These days, shophouses aren’t just for F&B establishments. The Afternaut is working with Meir Collective, a real estate investment and management company, …
By Dianne
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25.04.2024
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Scaling up the New EDL Regional Headquarters: all of the best parts of the previous showroom & more

EDL logo The long awaited EDL Regional Headquarters at 17 Woodlands Terrace is officially open! The launch of this new building was a long time coming but this innovative space that blends elements of …
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22.04.2024
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An Incomplete Manifesto For the Budding Placemaker

10 Rules for Creating Human Places & Forging Human Connection Within Communities. As part of our placemaking initiative with our friends MEIR Collective, we’re bringing to light the hidden narratives of ordinary people that …
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25.03.2024
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Three things we learned about rewilding and placemaking – from the perspective of a couple of urban dwellers

We thought that rewilding would be hard in urban Singapore, but we’ve learned that rewilding doesn’t only have to take place in places with vast natural landscapes. Rewilding in urban spaces is actually a …
By Dianne
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14.02.2024
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‘Geylang Unfolded’ — Lighting a spark of growth in one of Singapore’s most historic and controversial neighbourhoods

Together with our partners, MEIR Collective, we are working to repurpose an important part of Singapore to make it relevant and meaningful for future generations. In the early evening hours of an ordinary Thursday, …
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26.09.2023

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