The Nha Trang Airport redevelopment is a plan to redevelop the former air base in Nha Trang City, Vietnam. Nha Trang Air Base was established by the French Air Force, and was used by the Republic of Vietnam Air Force and the United States Air Force until it was taken over by the Vietnam People’s […]
New Urban Areas
Center Point of Indonesia in Makassar: waterfront development on reclaimed land
Center Point of Indonesia (CPI) is a waterfront development in Makassar, Indonesia. This new urban area is being built on artificial islands in the shape of a Garuda bird (the national emblem of Indonesia). CPI is opposite the old city waterfront area of Losari Beach. The CPI land reclamation project is the largest waterfront development […]
Ibrahim Technopolis (IBTEC): New tech city in Johor, Malaysia
Ibrahim Technopolis (IBTEC) is a 7,290-acre township in Sedenak, Johor, Malaysia. IBTEC is planned as a major circular city within the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ). Sedenak was designated as the sixth flagship zone of Iskandar Malaysia (Zone F) in 2021. Ibrahim Technopolis (IBTEC) map Sedenak mukim (an administrative division of a district) is in […]
Melaka Gateway
Melaka Gateway is a new urban development of artificial islands in Melaka, Malaysia. The islands will comprise residential and commercial buildings, a theme park, cruise port, and deep-sea container port. The project was launched on 7 February 2014 by Prime Minister Najib Razak. It was expected to be open in 2018 and be finished completely […]
Rempang Eco-City
Rempang Eco-City is a proposed industrial, service, and tourism area on Pulau Rempang, Riau Islands, Indonesia. Rempang Eco City is part of the 2023 National Strategic Program (PSN). The project aims to attract investment of approximately IDR 381 trillion ($24.8 billion USD in September 2023) by 2080, with 30 thousand workers. The development is a […]
Thu Thiem New Urban Area: the Pudong of Southeast Asia
Thu Thiem New Urban Area is an urban redevelopment project in Ho Chi Minh City. The area is on the Thu Thiem Peninsula in the municipal division Thu Duc City (a city within the city of Ho Chi Minh City). New urban areas are usually built far from the city centre. In the case of […]
Nusantara – New Capital City of Indonesia
Indonesia is planning to move its capital from Jakarta in Java to a new city named Nusantara in East Kalimantan on the island of Borneo. The move is in part to relieve pressure on traffic-clogged Jakarta, which is sinking, polluted and crowded. A new capital city would also be a way of symbolically centralising the […]
Forest City Malaysia: A new city on reclaimed islands near Singapore
Forest City is a new urban development in the Iskandar Malaysia Special Economic Zone in Johor, Malaysia. The project is made up of four man-made islands covering 30km2, located in the Johor strait opposite Singapore. The islands will be a mix of residential, leisure, commercial, and industrial space, and will have an estimated population of […]
One Bangkok: New urban development in Lumphini
One Bangkok is a new urban development in central Bangkok. This mixed-use development includes offices, retail space, luxury hotels, residences, and cultural and social spaces. The site will include a 430-metre, 90-storey signature tower. The 16.70-hectare site was previously the location of the Suan Lum Night Bazaar, providing a rare opportunity to create such a […]
Makkasan Train Factory: proposed redevelopment of SRT land in Bangkok
Makkasan Train Factory and railway yards is a 22.4-hectare plot of land in Ratchathewi district, central Bangkok. The land is next to the Makkasan Airport Rail Link and Makkasan Station. The land is owned by the State Railway of Thailand (SRT), and there are plans to develop the land into a new urban area. There […]
