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e are the communities we make, the homes we build, the cities we fashion; where and how we live are showcases of who we are, what we aspire for, and what we value. Here is where our minds and hearts are molded, our most valued relationships formed and nurtured, and where we establish a base for the life we want to live. Forward-thinking developers all over the world know and have already embraced the wisdom of this path. Urban capitals like Singapore and Japan have mastered the concept of mixed use, with pockets of green providing delight even in central business
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districts. In the Philippines, breaking free of the limitations of Manila, the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA), in partnership with AECOM/Nippon Koei and JOIN, is building an ambitious self-contained community from the ground, New Clark City. Located outside Manila, the city will offer 9,450 hectares of living, working, and leisure space with its own integrated transport system connecting people internally, as well as to the Clark International Airport and Manila. Until other places in the Philippines—those places where development has been haphazard and
Communities are where our hearts and minds are molded. Forward-thinking countries like Singapore and Japan have mastered this concept of mixed-use with pockets of green. In the Philippines, BCDA and its partners are following the wisdom of this path with New Clark City.
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