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SPATIAL
ANATOMY
Gwanghwamun Square | Stringing a series of artefacts along a monumental promenade Gwanghwamun Square | Transforming a historic square into a key urban plaza Hainan Agri Village | Engaging local stakeholders in participatory planning discussions Al Asmakh | Identifying pathways through an insular historic urban block


What legacies of built heritage are worth conserving?




Hainan Agri Village | Understanding patterns of use and lifestyles embedded in a site Gwanghwamun Square | Redefining the public square with simple and inhabitable infrastructures Social Strata | Championing the cause of adapting ageing strata malls in Singapore Hainan Agri Village | Crafting a new industry around existing uses and geographic potentials


How can erasure and preservation be balanced to improve both the old and new?




Hainan Agri Village | Lightweight interventions with small physical and cultural footprints Al Asmakh | Anchoring and protecting historic courtyards Al Asmakh | Strategic activations at selected nodes within an existing historic fabric Al Asmakh | Circumscribing the historic site with a protective perimeter belt of programmes Gwanghwamun Square | Extending the pedestrian experience in a new underground street