conservation
Ideas
Comment: “Heritage architecture and climate resilience – don’t throw the baby out with the floodwater”
David Gole, principal at leading climate-resilient design practice JDA Co., comments on the intersection between heritage and climate in architecture.
Ideas
Conservation and the road less travelled
Do we have to take an all-or-nothing approach when it comes to preserving our built heritage? Conservation specialist Ian Tan posits that there is a middle-ground to be found between infrastructure development and heritage protection.
Ideas
Building conservation: Its necessity in Singapore’s changing urban landscape
WY-TO Group’s winning C40 Reinventing Cities Global Competition proposal puts a new lease on life to the Bukit Timah Fire Station and sets precedents for historic conservation and adaptive reuse in Singapore.
Events
Pearl Bank Apartments Digitally Immortalised by CapitaLand
CapitaLand has created 3D documentation of Pearl Bank Apartments using drone footage and laser scans, and submitted the materials to the URA.
Project
Herzog & de Meuron Connect Past And Present With Tai Kwun Centre For Heritage & Arts
Herzog & de Meuron stitch together 16 structures and breathe new life into the iconic Hong Kong Police Station, Central Magistracy and Victoria Prison.
Project
The Murray by Foster + Partners Offers A New Social Space
For luxury hotel The Murray, Foster + Partners breathe life into a conserved building whose magnificent architecture provides the starting point for both intimate and public engagement.
Project
The Murray by Foster + Partners Offers Hong Kong A New Social Space
For luxury hotel The Murray, Foster + Partners breathe life into a conserved building whose magnificent architecture provides the starting point for both intimate and public engagement.