Conserving historical identities through architecture: journeying & mediating everyday space - a case study of CHIJMES
The issue of land scarcity in Singapore is a perpetual one, and while modern innovations in technology since the 80s have allowed for solutions such as land reclamation to become viable alternatives for such a small island-state, the need to replace older buildings in favour of more space efficient...
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sg-ntu-dr.10356-1663532023-04-29T16:56:05Z Conserving historical identities through architecture: journeying & mediating everyday space - a case study of CHIJMES Leong, Joseph Jie Sheng Laura Miotto School of Humanities laura.miotto@ntu.edu.sg Humanities::History The issue of land scarcity in Singapore is a perpetual one, and while modern innovations in technology since the 80s have allowed for solutions such as land reclamation to become viable alternatives for such a small island-state, the need to replace older buildings in favour of more space efficient and newer ones has nevertheless endured. I therefore find it necessary to investigate the case of adaptive re-use in Singapore's preservation practices, with close attention to CHIJMES, in a bid to understand the tangible and intangible facets of conservation. It is necessary to address certain key questions in my study of CHIJMES: in reusing a building, how does its significance and narrative change? How viable is the practice of adaptive re-use? Finally, is there meaning left in adapted architecture? By the end of this paper, I hope to demonstrate its prolific status as a National Monument and its relevance in the study of the practice of adaptive re-use, in turn advocating for conservation practices that successfully reconcile economic development with heritage conservation. Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and Art History 2023-04-28T05:19:02Z 2023-04-28T05:19:02Z 2023 Final Year Project (FYP) Leong, J. J. S. (2023). Conserving historical identities through architecture: journeying & mediating everyday space - a case study of CHIJMES. Final Year Project (FYP), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/166353 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/166353 en application/pdf Nanyang Technological University |
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The issue of land scarcity in Singapore is a perpetual one, and while modern innovations in technology since the 80s have allowed for solutions such as land reclamation to become viable alternatives for such a small island-state, the need to replace older buildings in favour of more space efficient and newer ones has nevertheless endured. I therefore find it necessary to investigate the case of adaptive re-use in Singapore's preservation practices, with close attention to CHIJMES, in a bid to understand the tangible and intangible facets of conservation. It is necessary to address certain key questions in my study of CHIJMES: in reusing a building, how does its significance and narrative change? How viable is the practice of adaptive re-use? Finally, is there meaning left in adapted architecture? By the end of this paper, I hope to demonstrate its prolific status as a National Monument and its relevance in the study of the practice of adaptive re-use, in turn advocating for conservation practices that successfully reconcile economic development with heritage conservation. |
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