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

LinkedIn | larry@participateindesign.org

Executive Director, aka “Our Super man and Chief of the office”
Larry is a strong believer that the “community has the power to shape and influence their built environment”. Graduating from the National University of Singapore (NUS) with a M.Arch in 2014, and having done a thesis focusing on co-creating spaces with the local rental housing community, he joined P!D in 2016 to further explore his passion for Participatory Design.  Prior to joining P!D, he was an architectural associate at CPG Consultants. His work in design and project management includes the Enhancement to the UNESCO Heritage site at Singapore National Orchid Garden, Eight Riversuites and NUCLEOS @ Biopolis.  In 2014, he was also the recipient of the BCA-CPG Industrial scholarship award as well as the URA Urban Design prize.

Amira Komari

LinkedIn | amira@participateindesign.org

Senior Associate (Design), aka “Our ray of Sunshine and Design Maverick”
Amira is a graphic designer who believes in the power of color and fun and uses design as a tool to bridge communication and to foster relationships. Her love for participatory design bloomed after she completed her thesis on encouraging social interaction between people with young-onset Alzheimer’s. Amira has worked with local communities to develop toolkits for people with Alzheimer’s and produced exhibitions championing for wellbeing in old age. She is a family girl at heart and when basking in the luxury of time, she enjoys slow walks in the park. Amira graduated with a BFA in Visual Communication from the School of Art, Design and Media (NTU) in 2018.