Placemaking efforts in Singapore have gained momentum over the last few decades, evolving from the coordination of placemaking efforts at Marina Bay in the early 2000s, to a more sustainable stakeholder-led placemaking model that exists in multiple districts today. As part of URA’s Conservation and Urban Design Group, the Place Management Department (PMD) engages stakeholders from different backgrounds and inspire them to work together to create vibrant places and precincts. With a wide spectrum of roles and functions from formulating place-making strategies and plans, project and event management to solving practical on-ground issues, we believe in how collective action and co-creation can lead to economic benefits and social transformation for a place, precinct and city.

Internship Job Scope: • Assist the project team in the planning and execution of i Light Singapore 2025 (the festival takes place across the June school holidays) • Assist in planning and execution of other placemaking projects, e.g. pilot Business Improvement Districts. • May be assigned 1 or 2 dedicated research projects and be required to put together a report or proposal for presentation. • Outdoor site visits to understand site conditions and engage stakeholders might be required. The intern should be comfortable with some extent of out-of-office engagements. Learning Outcomes: • Gain basic knowledge in placemaking and place management (the various approaches, objectives and intended outcomes). • Acquire some practical experience in event and project management, and stakeholder engagement. • Gain experience in presenting a report or proposal in professional context.

• Undergraduates with interest in Placemaking • Familiarity with excel data analysis and visualisation would be advantageous • Please indicate your availability for the internship in your application, including the start and end date. • Note that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) is Singapore's national land use planning authority. URA prepares long term strategic plans, as well as detailed local area plans, for physical development, and then co-ordinates and guides efforts to bring these plans to reality. Prudent land use planning has enabled Singapore to enjoy strong economic growth and social cohesion, and ensures that sufficient land is safeguarded to support continued economic progress and future development.