Community by Design

DATES
11 - 20 Sep 2025
OPENING HOURS
Official Launch of communityze
Launch of Community by Design Exhibition
The Lawn @ Kallang Wave Mall
11 September, Thursday, 7.00pm – 8.30pm
Site Tour 1: Tampines West Community Spaces
12 September, Friday, 9.00am – 11.30am
Registration: https://lnkd.in/g9xsAG6e
Workshop 1: Impact by Design Unconference
National Design Centre, Auditorium
12 September, Friday, 2.30pm – 5.30pm
Workshop 2: COLOURS – Youth Deep Dive Board Game
The Lawn @ Kallang Wave Mall
15 September, Monday, 1.00pm – 2.00pm
Workshop 3: Future City Lab – Mapping the Everyday
National Design Centre, Training Room 3/4
17 September, Wednesday, 6.00pm – 7.30pm
Workshop 4 & 5: WeCreate Clinic
The Lawn @ Kallang Wave Mall
19 September, Friday, 11.00am – 12.00pm
Workshop 5: Hello Empathy Gameplay
The Lawn @ Kallang Wave Mall
19 September, Friday, 1.00pm – 2.00pm
Site Tour 2: Ground-Up Initiative (GUI)
Next to HomeTeamNS Khatib
20 September, Saturday, 10.00am – 11.30am
VENUE
Kallang Wave Mall
1 Stadium Place
The Lawn
S397628
ADMISSION
Free for all programmes except Site Tour 1 at $10/pax
DATES
11 - 20 Sep 2025
OPENING HOURS
Official Launch of communityze
Launch of Community by Design Exhibition
The Lawn @ Kallang Wave Mall
11 September, Thursday, 7.00pm – 8.30pm
Site Tour 1: Tampines West Community Spaces
12 September, Friday, 9.00am – 11.30am
Registration: https://lnkd.in/g9xsAG6e
Workshop 1: Impact by Design Unconference
National Design Centre, Auditorium
12 September, Friday, 2.30pm – 5.30pm
Workshop 2: COLOURS – Youth Deep Dive Board Game
The Lawn @ Kallang Wave Mall
15 September, Monday, 1.00pm – 2.00pm
Workshop 3: Future City Lab – Mapping the Everyday
National Design Centre, Training Room 3/4
17 September, Wednesday, 6.00pm – 7.30pm
Workshop 4 & 5: WeCreate Clinic
The Lawn @ Kallang Wave Mall
19 September, Friday, 11.00am – 12.00pm
Workshop 5: Hello Empathy Gameplay
The Lawn @ Kallang Wave Mall
19 September, Friday, 1.00pm – 2.00pm
Site Tour 2: Ground-Up Initiative (GUI)
Next to HomeTeamNS Khatib
20 September, Saturday, 10.00am – 11.30am
VENUE
Kallang Wave Mall
1 Stadium Place
The Lawn
S397628
ADMISSION
Free for all programmes except Site Tour 1 at $10/pax
ABOUT
Community by Design is a vibrant series of events celebrating the power of community design, curated by the newly formed collective communityze. Anchored by a ‘pot-luck furniture’ exhibition titled Community by Design, co-created by our members and a participant-driven Design by Impact Unconference, the event is a showcase of creativity.
The programme invites all to take part – through free workshops, tours of community-curated spaces, or casual conversations at the Community by Design Kopitiam (Lawn @ Kallang Wave Mall). Participants can also co-create future projects through the UnConference at National Design Centre Auditorium, in collaboration with NAFA-UAS.
Together, community design is celebrated as a tool for social impact, with communityze inviting everyone to shape a “we-first society” from the ground up.
ORGANISER
communityze
communityze is a collective of community designers, researchers, placemakers and artists in Singapore that advocates community design for the social good, to foster collaboration, amplify diverse voices, and build shared resources to empower communities, elevate the profession, and shape a more participatory and equitable future.
CO-ORGANISER
Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, University of the Arts Singapore (NAFA-UAS)
Established in 1938, the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA), a founding member of University of the Arts Singapore (UAS), is Singapore’s pioneer and largest arts institution. Renowned for its rich heritage, NAFA-UAS is the only art institution offering a comprehensive range of education pathways from early childhood to adulthood.
CONTACT
Name: communityze
Email Address: [email protected]
Top image: Community by Design. Designed by Jamie Loh.
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