Forest Town

So what is a biophilic city? These are cities/housing projects that aspire to be richer in nature within their unique and diverse environments and where the planning and design abundantly incorporate the natural world into the daily lives of residents. It's based on the idea that humans have an innate love for and desire and necessity to connect with nature.

We describe the vision of Biophilic Cities as one of immersive nature — nature is not just something to be found in a park here and there that you have to walk to, but rather we need to re-imagine the city AS a park, or like a forest,” People, especially those living in cities, need a daily dose of nature in their lives to enable them to be healthy and productive. We need to see it, feel it, smell it, as that is how we are created — it's in our DNA. Cities have often lost this connection with their concrete, steel, and bitumen, not to mention their plastic Singapore is one of the best examples in showing that you can accommodate dense development and population growth and also actually protect and grow nature as well.