Singapore’s National Design Centre and Design 2025: : Building Singapore as a Design-Driven Nation

9 August, 2025by Chongqing City

Singapore positions design at the heart of nation-building. Through the Design 2025 master plan and the National Design Centre, it drives creative economy growth, public service transformation, and cross-disciplinary collaboration, shaping a world-class City of Design.

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Singapore | City of Design since 2015

1 September, 2022by Chongqing Design

Singapore is a modern and cosmopolitan island nation spanning 700 square kilometers, where design plays a crucial role in enhancing the quality of life.

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Beijing | City of Design since 2012

1 August, 2022by Chongqing Design

Beijing is the political and cultural center of China, and also a historically significant ancient capital. There are a total of 119 design institutes and over 30,000 students enrolled there in the city.

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Wuhan | City of Design since 2017

1 July, 2022by Chongqing Design

Wuhan is the capital city of Hubei Province in China and the largest urban center in the central region of China. Wuhan is characterized by a development trend that emphasizes closer integration of industries, more diverse spatial structures, and more optimized design ecology, where design has fully blended into the city’s development.

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Shanghai｜City of Design since 2010

1 June, 2022by Chongqing Design

’s largest commercial and financial center and a major economic city. It also has a historical significance in terms of creative industries, being home to China’s first design studio, film studio, music studio, and other pioneering creative industry units.

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Shenzhen | City of Design since 2008

1 June, 2022by Chongqing Design

With a large number of globally influential designs, Shenzhen is the first city in China to be awarded the title of “City of Design” by UNESCO.

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Montreal | City of Design since 2006

1 June, 2022by Chongqing Design

Montreal is the second-largest French-speaking city in the world and the largest city in the province of Quebec, Canada. In 1991, Montreal became the first city in North America to establish the position of a design commissioner.

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Buenos Aires | City of Design since 2005

1 December, 2021by Chongqing Design

Buenos Aires is the capital of the Argentine Republic and serves as its political, economic, cultural, and transportation center. It is renowned as the “Paris of South America”, with creativity as its key factor in economic and social development.