Almost 1,400 Singaporeans have signed a petition seeking the conservation of People's Park Complex and Golden Mile Complex - structures completed in 1973 whose owners are attempting collective sales.

The petition was written by a group of architects and academics who are appealing to the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) to gazette theses buildings before they are sold. They also asked signatories to send their feedback on the subject. The first responses were submitted to the authorities last week.