43NEWTOWNPLANNINGINSINGAPOREANDITSREVELATIONWANGMaolinABSTRACT:ThehighdensitycitystateofSingaporehasestablishedaparticularsystemofnewtowns.Itsnewtownplanningbasesitselfstronglyonthewest-erntheories,andhasbeenpracticedandevolvedinAsiasincethelastfourdecades.Thispaperintro-ducesthepracticesandtheexperiencesofthenewtownplanninginSingaporeespeciallyintermsofthephysicalspatialstructure.Thenitfurtherexploresthemtoinspireforlarge-scaleresidentialzoneandurbanstructureplanninginChina.KEYWORDS:planning;newtown;neighborhood;precinct;MRT(MassRapidTransit);SingaporePlanningStudiesOverseasVOL.33NO.8AUG.2009442009338CITYPLANNINGREVIEWTab.1TypicalnewtownlanduseinSingapore45Fig.1TypicalprecinctstructuremodelofSingaporeFig.2TampinesnewtowncenterasTODtypePlanningStudiesOverseasVOL.33NO.8AUG.2009462009338CITYPLANNINGREVIEWFig.3CommercialcentersystemplanofTampinesnewtownFig4ParksystemplanofTampinesnewtownFig.5“Threelevelhierarchy”urbanstructureofBishannewtownFig.6NeighborhoodlayoutofBishanStreet22Fig.7PublicspaceinPunggolnewtown47Fig.8PlanningmodelofPunggolnewtownFig.9DistinctiveresidentialskylineofBishanStreet22Neighbor-hoodinBishannewtownFig.10GroundrelationshipofBishanStreet22Neighbor-hoodinBishannewtownPlanningStudiesOverseasVOL.33NO.8AUG.2009482009338CITYPLANNINGREVIEWFig.11EnclosurepublicspaceofaprecinctcenterinBishanStreet23NeighborhoodinBishannewtownFig.12VoiddeckpublicspaceatfirstflooroftheresidentialblockinTampinesnewtownFig.13Waterfrontpublicspaceofresi-dentialblocksinPunggolnewtownFig.14UrbanstructureofSingaporeConceptPlan1971Fig.15PublichousingdevelopmentsofSingaporenewtowns49Fig.16CommercialandsubwaystationlayoutofHuiLongGuanResidentialAreainBeijingPlanningStudiesOverseasVOL.33NO.8AUG.2009502009338CITYPLANNINGREVIEWFig.17ProposednewtowncenterwithurbanedgeandstreetsenseasTODtype51Fig.18GroundrelationshipofLongtengGardenandLongyueGardenResidentialAreainBeijingPlanningStudiesOverseasVOL.33NO.8AUG.2009582009338CITYPLANNINGREVIEW