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We share a collection of perspectives from students of landscape architecture, curated by Dr Ervine Lin and Ruen Qing Wong.
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Cai Jiajin
- Jul 27
- 6 min
Our Forged Identity
To many Singaporeans, residents, and visitors, Marina Bay is the identity of Singapore.
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Chai Xin Yi
- Jul 27
- 5 min
Reflections on Jewel Changi Airport
Jewel Changi Airport is a symbol of bold dreams, and not a “cold, impersonal” infrastructure.
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Cleon Lai Yi Hui
- Jul 27
- 6 min
Gardens by the Bay: The Domed Conservatories as Artificial Works of Nature
Prioritising aesthetics in the design of artificial nature could create a gateway through which people could appreciate nature.
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Mariam Yusuf Rajkotwala
- Jul 27
- 5 min
Grey over Green, Green over Grey
A checkbox list of architecturally-centred pursuits will never be able to replicate or imitate tropical forests: a lost treasure.
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Lai Woei Qing
- Jul 27
- 4 min
Meaning of HDB Landscapes
Meaning of the landscape will generously accrue over time.
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Azzah Atifah
- Jul 27
- 6 min
Punggol Promenade: A Present from the Past
History is celebrated through the choice of planting, material, and spatial design at Punggol Promenade.
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Ruozhu Xu
- Jul 27
- 4 min
A Meaningful Landscape: Not a Matter of Size or Complexity
A simple landscape can offer a breathing opportunity in this complex world and let the people decide what their story is and will be.
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Vince Toh
- Jul 27
- 6 min
Reflections on Rower's Bay Park
Rower’s Bay Park is a well-designed, naturalistic establishment with a noteworthy intention of connecting man and nature.
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Anderson Wong
- Jul 27
- 6 min
Uncovering the Historical Landscape of Haw Par Villa
Chinese mythologies and grotesque sculptures of hellish demons come into mind when we talk about Haw Par Villa.
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Cynthia Wee
- Jul 27
- 7 min
Mirrored Worlds, Dualism in Landscape
In examining “24 Hours in Singapore”, cartesian dualism is used as a way to structure a study of the landscape.
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Jeffery Lok Yong Quan
- Jul 27
- 5 min
Khoo Teck Puat Hospital: A Communal Space
Spending time in Khoo Teck Puat Hospital just does not feel like spending time in a hospital. Instead, it feels the total opposite.
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Simon Morrison
- Dec 22, 2021
- 5 min
Landscape architecture a profession for the 21st century.
Change in the air, change on the ground? After nearly two years of disruption, no one can avoid the transformations in global travel,...
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Kailas Moorthy
- Dec 22, 2021
- 9 min
ROOM FOR CONTEMPLATION Designing for Well-being to Support COVID-19 Containment Interventions
“It is the white space between the words on a page that makes it readable. Without periods of silence and non-action, our words and our...
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secretari98
- Dec 22, 2021
- 3 min
Opening Message: Q4 Newsletter
Dear SILA members and friends, Time has just flown by as we are approaching the end of another roller-coaster year full of ups and downs,...
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- Sep 28, 2021
- 3 min
#StoriesWithSILA Pt. III
It's that time of year for us to dig deep into our fellow SILA council members. We are excited to share some juicy tidbits about our...
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Shiela Carelnina
- Sep 28, 2021
- 6 min
Moving towards City in Nature: are we ready for a beautiful ‘mess’?
The scaling down of landscape maintenance during the Circuit Breaker helped create an outburst of urban biodiversity - an important...
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