Director

• Apr 2011 - Present

Dr Limin Hee is Director of Research at Singapore’s Centre for Liveable Cities (CLC), a nexus and knowledge centre for liveable and sustainable cities, where she focuses on research strategies, content development and international collaborations. CLC research is premised on deep understanding of urban systems and how to derive integrated solutions for cities. She played similar leading research roles at the National University of Singapore School of Design and Environment, as well as at the Centre for Sustainable Asian Cities and the Asia Research Institute. Recognized as a creative leader in her field, she leverages on her creativity, bringing it to the fields of research, writing and publications. With her insights in city solutions, technologies and design, she has been a sought-after keynote-speaker, moderator, facilitator, and panelist at international symposiums and events. She is recognized as an outcome-oriented thinker, implementer and influencer who is able to motivate and inspire. She has a proven track record of excellent research publications on both individual and organizational levels. Dr Hee’s individual research focuses on urban liveability and sustainability and their agenda for architecture, urbanism and public space. She has been the recipient of several accolades and her work on cities has been widely published, including in international refereed journals and architectural reviews. Recent book publications include Constructing Singapore Public Space (Springer, 2017) and Future Asian Space (NUS Press, 2012). She obtained her Doctor of Design from Harvard University Graduate School of Design, where she has been invited to speak as a notable alumnus. She obtained her Master of Arts (Architecture) as well as her professional degree in Architecture, for which she received top honours, from the National University of Singapore. Key contributions: CREATE Symposium keynote WEF Agenda Contributor; Nobel Week Dialogue Speaker; Show less

Registered Architect

• Jan 1994 - Present

Council Member

• Jan 2005 - Jan 2006

Faculty

• Jan 2005 - Jun 2011

Prior to joining the CLC, she taught at the School of Design and Environment at the National University of Singapore, where she led the Urban Studies Research and Teaching Group, and was a Principal Investigator at the Centre for Sustainable Asian Cities, with a concurrent appointment at the “Sustainable Cities” cluster at the Asia Research Institute. Her research is focused on sustainability and its agenda for architecture, urbanism and future cities. She was a co-founder of Transurban, a Research and Design group focused on Eco-Architecture and Urbanism at Harvard University Graduate School of Design. Hee has published widely on cities, architecture and urbanism, including in international refereed journals and architectural reviews, and her new book on Future Asian Space (NUS Press 2012). She obtained her Doctor of Design from Harvard University, her Master of Arts (Architecture) as well as her professional degree in Architecture from the National University of Singapore. As an Architect, she had completed several public projects in Singapore and received several commendations and awards for her work. Show less

Teaching Fellow

• Jan 2004 - May 2004

Lecturer

• Jan 1998 - Jan 2002

Executive Architect

• Jan 1994 - Jan 1997