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A Nation by Design
After independence, the city-state of Singapore embarked on one of the most extensive projects of modernist nation-building ever seen.
Calvin Chua is an architect and urbanist working at the intersection of design, planning, and advocacy.
After independence, the city-state of Singapore embarked on one of the most extensive projects of modernist nation-building ever seen.