GuocoLand aims to transform neighbourhoods with flagship developments

CHENG Hsing Yao thinks of architecture as inseparable from human life.

The country head of GuocoLand's Singapore operations began his career in public service and developed an appreciation for how public building and infrastructure policies interact with private initiatives.

"The public sector sets the framework and infrastructure for the city, while the private sector participates through the market: injecting capital to develop buildings for end-users," he said.

The testament of how good the public policy or the development is, he said, is the user's experience.

"This is why no matter how large our projects are, we always start from the user's perspective," he said.

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Mr Cheng joined GuocoLand in 2012 as its chief operating officer, putting to work his experience at the Centre for Liveable Cities and the Urban Redevelopment A…