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How not to build a new city – Marina Bay City Lombok

September 11, 2025 By James Clark Leave a Comment

Marina Bay City is a new coastal development on the southwest coast of Lombok. It’s billed as the Miami of Asia, but it looks more like a gated community in Anywhereville Florida. I was recently wondering why there are no great coastal cities in Indonesia, so I was curious to see a new coastal city being […]

Filed Under: New Urban Areas Tagged With: bad urban design, indonesia, lombok

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