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Lay Bee Yap is the Group Director of Architecture & Urban Design at the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA), the national land use planning and conservation authority of Singapore.
Leading a multi-disciplinary team of architects and planners in URA, she develops structure plans, urban design plans, and formulates strategies, policies and programs to realize the planning agenda to make Singapore a sustainable, attractive and vibrant global city. She has experience in public-private partnerships, having worked closely with other Ministries, government and private sector agencies in Singapore to implement key projects. This includes implementing key public environmental works, and facilitating urban development and economic growth through appropriate planning and regulatory measures.
Lay Bee also oversees and carries out policy reviews and organizes public programs to enliven public spaces and promote architectural and urban design excellence for Singapore. She is the Prize Secretary of the Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize, a biennial international award that honors outstanding cites in creating livable, vibrant and sustainable urban
communities. She is also the Co-Commissioner for the Singapore Pavilion at the 17-19th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, and was the Deputy Commissioner-General for the Singapore Pavilion at World Expo 2020 Dubai.
She was awarded the URA scholarships to do her Bachelor's degree and Graduate Diploma in Architecture at the Bartlett School of Architecture in University College London and the Master of Science program in Architecture & Urban Design at the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (GSAPP) at Columbia University. She is also a registered architect with the Board of Architects in Singapore.
Lay Bee Yap is the Group Director of Architecture & Urban Design at the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA), the national land use planning and conservation authority of Singapore.
Leading a multi-disciplinary team of architects and planners in URA, she develops structure plans, urban design plans, and formulates strategies, policies and programs to realize the planning agenda to make Singapore a sustainable, attractive and vibrant global city. She has experience in public-private partnerships, having worked closely with other Ministries, government and private sector agencies in Singapore to implement key projects. This includes implementing key public environmental works, and facilitating urban development and economic growth through appropriate planning and regulatory measures.
Lay Bee also oversees and carries out policy reviews and organizes public programs to enliven public spaces and…
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