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Planning A
Cityscape For A
Future Singapore
From an empty plot of land, Ng Jia Yi – URA Scholar sees
potential cities and living quarters.
We shape our cities; thereafter they shape us. I distinctly remember looking out through my Today, the world is undergoing its most dy-
window to an open patch of green when I was young, in which Sengkang and Punggol resides namic era of change. We are faced with an
today. As I wondered why and how such new towns were built, my fascination with city planning increasingly connected world, climate change
and making tangible change burgeoned. and technology’s ever-expanding role. Having
applied for the Urban Redevelopment Author-
ity (URA) Scholarship, I am privileged to be part
of a team that shapes the future of Singapore.
I am thankful that I will have a career where
tangible outcome of work is refl ected in every
Singaporean’s daily lives.
In identifying a course to pursue in university,
I asked myself which course provides me solu-
tions and insights from transport planning to
pollution control, from freight logistics to super
and sub-structures, from urban planning to
project management, from creating to future
proofi ng. Civil Engineering was a clear choice.
My internship at URA and studies in Imperial
College London have cemented my interest in
urban planning.
Currently in my third year of studies in Imperial
College London, the Civil Engineering course
has equipped me with technical skills such as
3D Modelling, Computational Analysis and
Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
London being a melting pot of culture provided
me with the opportunity to understand and
effectively work with people from all around
the world. The late-night conversations, pub
crawls and travels with my course mates have
given me valuable insights into how different
cities function and the struggles they face that
Singapore are blessed without but should nev-
er take for granted.
8 days and 7 nights of arduous work culminating in a 1:10 scaled
project in Civil Engineering Constructionarium course. Apart from academic rigour, the highlights of
the Civil Engineering course in Imperial College
