Dense+Green Urban Development

Building on previous Dense+Green publications, this book explores sustainable integrated districts as models for high-density, high-liveability cities. It highlights how green elements are strategically deployed and integrated into broader systemic solutions at an urban scale. Beyond identifying key factors for successful spatial implementation, the book examines the planning instruments and governance arrangements enabling such developments across diverse socio-spatial contexts.

A collaboration between the Singapore-ETH Centre, SUTD, and ETH Zurich, the publication provides in-depth analyses of international case studies, including one-north in Singapore, King’s Cross in London, and Quayside in Toronto. It also explores urban green development within Zurich’s existing fabric.

• In-depth analysis of international case studies
• Integrating urban and architectural design, planning tools, and socio-spatial contexts
• With a foreword by Kees Christiaanse

Thomas Schröpfer is a full professor of Architecture and Sustainable Design at the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) and Director of the Singapore-ETH Centre Future Cities Laboratory (FCL) Global at Singapore’s Campus for Research Excellence and Technological Enterprise (CREATE). He has led the Dense and Green Cities research initiative at FCL since 2015. Thomas holds a doctorate and a master’s degree with distinction from Harvard University, where he was a faculty member at the Graduate School of Design from 2004 to 2011. His work explores the evolving relationship between design and technology in architecture, urban design, and planning, with a focus on innovative environmental strategies. His research has been published and exhibited at prestigious international venues, including the Venice Biennale and World Architecture Festival. He is the author of several seminal books, including Dense+Green Cities: Architecture as Urban Ecosystem (Birkhäuser, 2020) and Dense+Green: Innovative Building Types for Sustainable Urban Architecture (Birkhäuser, 2016).