--- title: Design Thinking and our Urban Environment description: Work in progress date: Jun 2026 author: altaf-creator tags: - Blog - Urbanism --- +=+=+= This blog is a work-in-progress. # Outline * STEM >< Humanities. Overlap. * **Urban design** often viewed as engineering, but it's also something human. (What is urban design) * What is **Design Thinking** * STEAM more human, because overlap * Importance of design thinking in shaping our urban environment. * Singapore strengths, HDB, placemaking. * Singapore negatives, roadway car-centric. * In my school, design thinking. MOE pushes for this. * So, should be applied more, especially for our urban roads and hence environment. * Hi! Who am I? -+-+-+ +=+=+= Engineering and humanities are often represented as total counterparts. In universities, diplomas awarded are categorised into two distinct fields, usually sciences and arts. -+-+-+