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2010: Heritage Schools Pamphlet
Year Published: 2010
Remember the times we ran down the school corridor? Played hopscotch at the school canteen? Waited at the gate for mum to bring us home? For many of us, the schools that we grew ...
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Kwong Wai Siew Li Si She Shut
Year Published: 2013
No. 25 Ann Siang Road has been the premises of Kwong Wai Siew Li Si She Shut since 1954.
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Apr 2011: Conserving The Past, Creating The Future: URBAN HERITAGE IN SINGAPORE
Year Published: 2011
In the latest conservation book, "Conserving The Past, Creating The Future: URBAN HERITAGE IN SINGAPORE", Dr Lily Kong retells the age-old story in a refreshing, delightful way, ...
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Conserving The Past, Creating The Future: Chinatown
Year Published: 2011
Chinatown is in many ways the first district-level effort at conservation in Singapore, and blazed the trail that future projects might learn from.
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Skyline 2/2015: Heritage on Foot
Year Published: 2015
Tours of clans around Chinatown keep rich personal histories alive.
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Skyline Jan/Feb 2001: A More Pleasant Telok Ayer
Year Published: 2001
Completed in September 2000, the Telok Ayer Environmental Improvement Project has received positive feedback from tenants, pedestrians and motorists. The improvement works are ...
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Skyline Jan/Feb 2009: Star Attraction On Ann Siang Hill
Year Published: 2009
Three shophouses along Ann Siang Hill have been transformed into a plush and swanky dining and entertainment outlet. Once occupied by a hotel, these Art Deco marvels are now home ...
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Skyline Jul/Aug 1998: Conserving Our Heritage
Year Published: 1998
It takes creativity and talent to see beyond the dilapidation of old buildings and make them beautiful and useful again. This is precisely what URA's Architectural Heritage Awards ...
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Skyline Jul/Aug 1999: Walking Through History
Year Published: 1999
URA drew up a plan in 1989 to conserve the historic district of Chinatown. SInce then, a multi-pronged, multi-agencies effort has been made to revitalise the area.
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Skyline Jul/Aug 2001: Going That Extra Mile
Year Published: 2001
The URA Architectural Heritage Awards are given annually to recognise owners, professionals and contractors who
have gone that extra mile to restore heritage buildings. Skyline ...
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Skyline Jul/Aug 2002:The Conservation Story
Year Published: 2002
So there we were, the members of the Conservation Advisory Panel, seated around a large boardroom having sandwiches for lunch, and listening to the different options that had been ...
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Skyline Jul/Aug 2006: Singapore's Conservation Programme Bags Prestigious Award
Year Published: 2006
More than twenty years' of visionary and strategic planning, detailed study and systematic implementation paid off when Singapore's conservation programme clinched the Urban Land ...
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Skyline Mar/Apr 1995 Vol. 33: Commemorating Historic Areas On A Storyboard
Year Published: 1995
Have you ever wandered down the historic areas of Singapore and wished that somebody could tell you a bit more about this interesting backlane and that old building?
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Skyline Mar/Apr 1996 Vol. 39: Development Coordination: Bringing A Lifeline To Historic Districts
Year Published: 1996
The URA's mission is "to plan, facilitate and regulate the physical development of Singapore into a tropical city of excellence." The Authority's planning and regulatory functions ...
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Skyline Mar/Apr 2009: 35 Did You Know
Year Published: 2009
35 Did you know
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Skyline Mar/Apr 2013: Creating a Small Slice of Pedestrian Haven
Year Published: 2013
Pedestrians took centre stage during the weekends at Haji Lane, Club Street and Ann Siang Road when some roads were temporarily closed off to cars in a pilot initiative.
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Skyline May/Jun 1997: Powered For Redevelopment & Revitalisation And A Closer Look At Substations
Year Published: 1997
Flick a switch and the electric light comes on, or the radio or vacuum cleaner. Imagine life without electricity - no television, no air-conditioner, no computer. We could ...
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Skyline May/Jun 1997: URA Brings Back Street Bazaars To Chinatown
Year Published: 1997
Chinatown is the traditional hub of the Chinese community in Singapore. It is Singapore's largest Historic District. It comprises four areas, namely Kreta Ayer, Telok Ayer, Bukit ...
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Skyline Nov/Dec 2000: Dine In Cosy Comfort In This Conserved Building
Year Published: 2000
One of this year’s award-winning projects of the annual URA Architectural Heritage Awards (AHA) involved a four storey Art Deco building and two double-storey shophouses of the ...
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Skyline Nov/Dec 2003: Thumbs Up For New Twist In Heritage Awards
Year Published: 2003
Is it possible to step into a conserved building and find the old and new residing harmoniously together? Absolutely, judging by the recent winners in the new Category B of URA's ...
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Skyline Sep/Oct 1997: Exploring Chinatown On Foot
Year Published: 1997
Taking a walk in Chinatown can be a breeze if the walkways are continuous and well-connected to surrounding places. This is exactly the vision URA had in mind when it planned a ...
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Skyline Sep/Oct 1997: Taking A Walk Through The Central Area
Year Published: 1997
Most of us are familiar with the pedestrian malls along Singapore River at Boat Quay and Clarke Quay. These malls have become favourite places for people who enjoy dining under ...
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Skyline Sep/Oct 1999: New Lease Of Life For Heritage Buildings
Year Published: 1999
Skyline takes a closer look at the six award-winning projects of this year's Architectural Heritage Awards.
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Skyline Sep/Oct 2000: Bringing Life Back Into Heritage Buildings
Year Published: 2000
The annual URA Architectural Heritage Awards (AHA) gives recognition to quality restoration of Singapore’s built heritage. Skyline features year 2000’s six award-winning projects.
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Skyline Sep/Oct 2005: Core Area Guidelines Revision To Boost Street Vibrancy
Year Published: 2005
Business operators in the Chinatown, Little India and Kampong Glam Historic Districts have good reason to cheer. On 26 September 2005, in response to public feedback and changing ...
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Skyline Sep/Oct 2005: Honours For Heritage
Year Published: 2005
WHAT DOES A former royal palace, former immigrants living quarters, a unique maritime landmark, former colonial army barracks, a pair of terrace houses built in the early 1900s, ...
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Skyline Sep/Oct 2008: Seven Projects Win The 2008 URA Architectural Heritage Awards
Year Published: 2008
Well restored residences were in the limelight for the 2008 URA Architectural Heritage Awards. Among them — Sri Temasek, a colonial style bungalow where the Prime Minister ...
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