Bangladesh, Sept. 25 -- Wong Mun Summ, the architect behind BRAC University's award-winning new campus, has called for a new approach to urban development that puts people, nature and climate resilience at the heart of rapidly growing tropical cities.

Summ, founding director of Singapore-based architectural firm WOHA, made the remarks at a public lecture at BRAC University's Merul Badda campus on Wednesday, according to the press release.

Titled "Form Intelligence: Towards a New and Regenerative Tropical Urbanism," the lecture was part of the university's Silver Jubilee Public Lecture Series, organised to mark its 25th anniversary.

Drawing on WOHA's ideas presented in its 2016 publication and Venice Biennale presentation "Garden City ...