Dr. Ho Long Phi (enCity): “Water use efficiency will be the key factor of Mekong Delta Future”

Speaking at the panel with the topic “Connectivity challenges in the Mekong Delta”, Dr. Phi raised the issue of Mekong Delta future. Basically, the many forms of connectivity – physical, human, economic, institutional – are key considerations when envisioning a comprehensive approach to promoting connectivity in the Mekong.

Humans of enCity: Pablo Acebillo – From Spain to Switzerland, Los Angeles and Singapore

Pablo is a Senior Associate in enCity’s Singapore office, specialising in planning and transport. When he is not coordinating several projects at once, or exploring how to integrate land use with transport systems, he can be found running along the Singapore River or at Maxwell Food Centre’s famous chicken rice stall… and always in shorts!

Thu Duc City established as Ho Chi Minh city’s new Innovation District

In an exciting move by the Vietnamese National Assembly, a new municipality has just been established in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC). Thu Duc City is the city’s new Innovation District, merging Districts 2, 9 and Thu Duc. The master plan for Thu Duc City is being developed by enCity in partnership with Sasaki, after winning the 2019 competition with a proposal for a Highly Interactive Innovation District (HIID). 

In conversation with Dr. Ho Long Phi: “A new planning approach is needed to adapt to the uncertainty predictability of natural events”

How well-equipped are we to adapt and withstand the damages of natural disasters? We invite one of most renowned water and climate change experts in Vietnam and enCity’s Deputy Managing Director, Dr. Ho Long Phi, to share his thoughts with us.