Re-Imagining the Rail Corridor – Traveling Exhibition
The Re-imagining The Rail Corridor exhibition showcases some early ideas from students and design professionals for what the future of the Rail Corridor could become, in a bid to anchor Singaporeans with a stake in their surroundings and to build-up engagement with the public in jointly designing the spaces around us.
The exhibition will travel to the following locations:
6 Dec – 30 Dec 2011
Singapore Botanic Gardens (Function Hall of Botany Centre, near the gate opposite Gleneagles Hospital). Opening hours from 8:30am to 6pm.
1 Jan – 12 Feb 2012
Marina Barrage (2nd Storey outside the entrance to the Sustainable Singapore Gallery)
14 Feb – 7 Mar 2012
HortPark (Exhibition Gallery)
9 Mar – 25 Mar 2012
University Cultural Centre (NUS, exact location inside to be confirmed)
Walk down KTM memory lane at Rail Corridor
By Channel NewsAsia, 3 Oct 2011.
An exhibition that explores several ideas on how different pockets of space at the former Malaysian railway land can be used was held on Monday.
The initiative is part of a series of events dedicated to increasing public awareness of the tract of KTM railway land returned to Singapore.
Called “Re-Imagining the Rail Corridor” the exhibition showcased some preliminary ideas from architecture and landscape students as well as design professionals.
Minister of State for National Development Brigadier-General (NS) Tan Chuan-Jin, who chairs the Rail Corridor Consultation Group, said he hopes the final design will incorporate all ideas that the Urban Redevelopment Authority has been receiving.
Source: Channel NewsAsia
Re-Imagining the Rail Corridor
Re-imagining The Rail Corridor is envisioned as a series of events dedicated to enhancing the public awareness and understanding of the tract of KTM railway land recently returned to Singapore. The events comprise of an exhibition, a design workshop and a public forum, intended to explore, encourage and develop creative ideas for incorporation into the future of the Rail Corridor.
The events revolve around six key themes: Ecology, Heritage, Recreation, Transport, Education and Community Gardening. Through these themes, it hopes to shape our understanding of and give insight to a rare piece of our cultural and natural heritage amidst our urban landscape, and to spark interest in the protection and preservation of this heritage as an extension of our national identity.
Exhibition
Date: 3 Oct – 2 Dec 2011
Time: Mondays to Fridays, 8.30am to 7pm / Saturdays: 8.30am to 5pm / Closed on Sundays and Public Holidays
Venue: Atrium, URA Centre, 45 Maxwell Road, Singapore 069118
The exhibition will showcase some early ideas from students and design professionals for what the future of the Rail Corridor could become, in a bid to anchor Singaporeans with a stake in their surroundings and to build-up engagement with the public in jointly designing the spaces around us.
Design Workshop
Date: 8 Oct 2011, 9am – 6pm
Venue: 4th storey seminar room, URA Centre, 45 Maxwell Road, Singapore 069118
The 1-day design workshop seeks to foster the imagination of students, designers and interested members of the public of what the future of the Rail Corridor could become.
There will also be a public critique session at the end of the workshop for a larger public audience to actively engage the workshop participants in the ideas put forward.
Pls pre-register for this design workshop either as a Workshop Participant or as a Workshop Public Critique Participant below.
Workshop Participants (9am – 6pm)
Open for registration below. Limited seats.
*Participants should be preferably available for a site recce and briefing on Sat 1 Oct at 9am.
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Workshop Public Critique Segment (4.30 – 6pm)
Open for registration below. Limited seats.
*No need to register for this public critique segment if you have already registered for the workshop above.
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