AbOUT Participate in Design

P!D is a registered non-profit design, planning and educational organisation that helps neighbourhoods and public institutions in Singapore design community-owned spaces and solutions.

P!D is dedicated to engaging and enabling people in shaping their everyday environments and local communities. Founded on the firm belief that everyone has the right to participate in and influence the design and planning processes that affect them, P!D provides services in designing and facilitating the public participation and engagement process concerning the built environment.

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THE FACILITATORS

Larry Yeung

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Executive Director aka “Our Chief of the office”
Larry is a designer and community organiser who is a strong advocate for a participatory and community-centric approach in the design and planning of cities and neighbourhoods.

Since his graduation from the National University of Singapore with an M. Arch, Larry’s portfolio of participatory-based works has expanded to include neighbourhood planning, public space design, and community art installations; working in partnership with grassroots organisations, educational institutions, civic groups and government agencies. Larry's honour includes being recognised as a World Cities Summit Young Leader in 2021, an award that honours change-makers from diverse sectors who have helped to shape the global urban agenda, as well as a recipient of the BCA-CPG Industrial scholarship award and the URA Urban Design prize in 2014.

Extending from his work at P!D, Larry is also part of CSC-MCCY’s Partnerships and Engagement Experts Panel since November 2022, consulting with public agencies in Singapore on their citizen & stakeholder engagement projects.

Yonathan Ong

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Senior Associate (Design) aka “the People Urbanist”
Yonathan is a designer who strongly values Participatory methods in Urban Design. Having previously practiced urban design, architecture, and user experience both internationally and in Singapore, Yonathan is dedicated to bridging the gap between stakeholders and advocating for the community with his multi-disciplinary skillset.

Yonathan leverages data to translate agendas and ground aspirations into impactful solutions within the field of urban placemaking, striving to create purposeful designs that are also well-loved by the community.

Wen Shumin

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Associate (Comms & Design) aka “Our ‘braid-er’ than you girl”
Shumin advocates the value of purpose through a variety of creative work she has been involved in and believes that design goes beyond aesthetic; it should be process-driven.

She continues to adopt an explorative and experimental approach through various P!D projects, continuing to seek new ways of bridging the gap between design and the community.

Shumin graduated from Glasgow School of Arts with a Bachelor in Communication Design in 2019.