Creative placemaking in Singapore: A critical reflection

• Main Author: HOE, Su Fern
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2021
• Subjects: Singapore; Urban Planning; Creative Placemaking; Cultural Policy; Urban Policy; Asian Studies; Critical and Cultural Studies
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3334; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/4595/viewcontent/HSF_Youthtopia_Reflection_on_Creative_Placemaking_2021__1_.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

All across the globe, there has been increasing recognition of the transformative power of creative placemaking to revive the economic and cultural life of cities. Singapore is no exception. Since 2008, the Singapore government has been engaged in a concerted effort to placemake Singapore into a culturally-vibrant cityscape with “heart and soul”. However, despite its increasing global popularity, what constitutes creative placemaking and its processes remain vague and tenuous. Notably, scant critical attention has also been paid on how Singapore has tried to adopt this global buzzword, and its impact on the localised dynamics of urban spaces and arts practices.