The Cities Issue celebrates the developments that make Asia Pacific’s metropolises tick. The Special Feature rounds up Southeast Asia’s best townships while Project Confidential features transit-oriented development The Exchange TRX in Kuala Lumpur’s new financial district. Nusantara, Indonesia’s new capital, gets an update in Dispatch while historic Bogor is on Neighbourhood Watch. Melbourne’s fall from grace on the Global Liveability chart in favour of Auckland is chronicled in Dispatch as Design Focus spotlights the urban master plans of Australian practice Plus Architecture. Also profiled in this issue is William Thomas of The Economist Corporate Network. The annual market updates illumine the city of cities, Singapore, as prices rise post-pandemic, and the fate of the Philippine real estate market during elections.
