How Singapore has developed a lush green cityscape

The ‘Cloud Forest’, a gigantic greenhouse in the Gardens by the Bay, where energy is generated from garden waste and rainwater is used for irrigation. Photos: Carola Frentzen/dpa

Singapore's founding father Lee Kuan Yew had a vision for the city-state in the 1960s, namely to create a garden city that was green and liveable despite being densely populated.

Those decades of planning have yielded one of the world’s greenest metropolises, making Singapore a leader in sustainable building design.