11/11/2022 0 Comments Chiat lost saga![]() ![]() In the last year, several prominent modernist landmarks such as Pearl Bank Apartments, People’s Park Complex and Golden Mile Complex (GMC) have been targeted as prime sites for collective sale, with Pearl Bank Apartments sold and slated for demolition soon. While collective sales are seen as a market-efficient strategy that benefits both residents and developers, little attention is paid to other aspects such as the historical, architectural or even socio-cultural elements of the building and its surroundings. The collective sale of sites plays an important role in urban redevelopment in land-scarce Singapore. “Conserving our modern built heritage amidst collective sale fever: Addressing gaps in the collective sales process”(March 2019)īy Foo Mingyee, Monnaphat Jondeepaisal (Sai), Regina Marie Lee and Xu Qiaoqiao ![]() The report was completed in March 2019 and can be downloaded in full here.ĭisclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Singapore Heritage Society. Singapore Heritage Society was the client organisation for this Policy Analysis Exercise by Masters in Public Policy students from the NUS Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (LKYSPP). Let us together give a future to our past. We sincerely hope that the gazetting of the site, if successful, will set a precedent for safeguarding other works of modernist architecture in Singapore’s landscape that give our nation its character, and help the community to feel a sense of belonging and groundedness. As such, we would like to commend and support the URA’s decision to listen to and work with the community, and to put forward an innovative and practical conservation proposal that seeks to balance the architectural integrity and commercial viability of the site. The SHS strongly believes that it is by conserving our heritage that we can strengthen our society. We recognize that the Golden Mile Complex is a building with unique architectural and historical value, which is rich with a sense of place and community. Emblematic of the pioneer spirit and grit of the early years of Singapore’s post-independence period, the GoldenMile Complex is very much part of this living presence which we cherish. The work of the SHS is guided by a conception of heritage as the living presence of the past. While we lament the loss of key architectural heritage sites such as the recently demolished Pearl Bank Apartments, and other beloved foci of Singapore’s cultural and social memories such as the National Theatre and the former National Library building, we are pleased that the desirability of conserving modernist architecture in Singapore is now better recognized. As you know, in August 2018 the SHS issued a position paper entitled Too Young to Die: Giving New Lease of Life to Singapore’s Modernist Icons calling for the conservation of, among others, the Golden Mile Complex. We are heartened to see that our advocacy over the years about the importance of conserving Singapore’s modernist architectural icons has been noted. The Singapore Heritage Society (SHS) would like to extend warm congratulations to the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) on the landmark proposal to conserve the Golden Mile Complex. PROPOSED GAZETTING OF GOLDEN MILE COMPLEX FOR CONSERVATION Urban Redevelopment Authority 45 Maxwell Road ![]()
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