Singapore boards
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I N T E R V E N T I O N H 1 Meeting capacity 2 Green 3 Pedestrian emphasis 4 Scale Wayfinding Color 5 6 citizens in Ang Mo Kio 44% citizens in public housing 82% 150K dwelling units in Ang Mo KIo Personal Agency Social Connection H HEARTLAND. ENDEARING. MACRO MICRO Life expectancy Corruption GDP Freedom Social support Generosity SINGAPORE SUCCEEDS in the economic metrics. AND FAILS in the social metrics. BUT IT FALLS FAR BEHIND on the HAPPY PLANET INDEX. Of 151 countries, it ranks: 11 33 Well-being Life expectancy Eco footprint 136 E N V I R O N M E N T A L D E M A N D S 1 151 Singapore South Korea Taiwan Bahrain Bangladesh 41 42 79 108 30 Happiness YET SINGAPORE RANKS WELL on Gallup’s World Poll (156 countries), especially in relation to similarly dense Asian countries. We usually think of happiness as an emotion: DO I FEEL GOOD RIGHT NOW? < But if we start considering happiness as a LIFE EVALUATION we can better recognize deep-seated social problems. Singapore’s built environment? NOTHING BUT RECTANGLES. SINGAPORE’S HAPPINESS DEFICIT Material but not emotional wealth. “Singaporeans are the least likely in the world to report experiencing emotions of any kind on a daily basis.”
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IN
TE R V E N TIO
N
H
1 Meeting capacity
2 Green
3 Pedestrian emphasis
4 Scale
Wayfinding
Color
5
6
citizens in Ang Mo Kio
44%
citizens in public housing 82%
150K dwelling unitsin Ang Mo KIoPersonal Agency
Social ConnectionH
HEARTLAND.
ENDEARING.
MACRO
MICRO
Life expectancy CorruptionGDP
Freedom Social supportGenerosity
SINGAPORE SUCCEEDSin the economic metrics.
AND FAILSin the social metrics.
BUT IT FALLS FAR BEHINDon the HAPPY PLANET INDEX.
Of 151 countries, it ranks:
11 33Well-being Life expectancy Eco footprint
136
ENVIRONMENTAL D
EMANDS
1
151Singapore
South KoreaTaiw
an
Bahrain
Bangladesh
41 42
79108
30
Hap
pine
ss
YET SINGAPORE RANKS WELL on Gallup’s World Poll (156 countries),
especially in relation to similarly dense Asian countries.
We usually think of happiness as an emotion: DO I FEEL GOOD RIGHT NOW?
<
But if we start considering happiness as aLIFE EVALUATION
we can better recognize deep-seated social problems.
Singapore’s built environment?
NOTHING BUT
RECTANGLES.
SINGAPORE’S HAPPINESS DEFICIT
Material but not emotional wealth. “Singaporeans are the least likely in the world
to report experiencing emotions of any kind on a daily basis.”
ANG MO KIOA Happiness Heat MapHow many criteria are present?
Zero to One
Two to Three
Four to Five
Six
Status Quo
Spaces of Intervention
A (BLAND) DAY IN THE LIFE
200METERS
0
31 3
5 5 64
4
3Void deck
4 Open space 5
Walkway
6Street
1 Hall
2Elevator
FIVE SPACES BREAKING FORM
Towards Personal Agency and Social Connection
1
2
3
4
5
Walkway
Void deck
Open space
Elevator
Hall
1
Before
After
3
Before
After
4
Before After
