Move to create list of 50 post-1965 buildings to help raise profile of Singapore's modernist architecture

Group hopes list of 50 buildings will raise profile of modernist architecture in S'pore

(From left) Engineer Colin Yip, conservation expert Ho Weng Hin, consultant Karen Tan and architect Jonathan Poh at the carpark of Golden Mile Tower, with Golden Mile Complex in the background. They are part of a group that is compiling the list of 5
(From left) Engineer Colin Yip, conservation expert Ho Weng Hin, consultant Karen Tan and architect Jonathan Poh at the carpark of Golden Mile Tower, with Golden Mile Complex in the background. They are part of a group that is compiling the list of 50 post-1965 buildings here. ST PHOTO: MARCELLIN LOPEZ
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Beach Road is a star-studded avenue of historical architecture and neighbourhoods from colonial and post-independent Singapore.

It comprises landmarks such as Golden Mile Complex, Kampong Glam, Shaw Tower, the Concourse, South Beach and Raffles Hotel.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on October 18, 2019, with the headline Move to create list of 50 post-1965 buildings to help raise profile of Singapore's modernist architecture. Subscribe