The Man Who Helped Create Singapore’s Housing Boom Is Getting Worried

Liu Thai Ker helped design modern Singapore. Now property prices have surged so much, even he is worried. 

As the chief architect of Singapore’s Housing Development Board, Liu Thai Ker was instrumental in establishing a housing model that has underpinned decades of astonishing economic growth.

Photographer: Lauryn Ishak/Bloomberg

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