The Dark Shadow Shrine

embrace the darkness; that you may see the light nestled within it......

Friday, June 16, 2017

The 38 Oxley Rise Saga....

Unless you've been living in a cave, this scandal currently involving our PM would have come to your notice...so I won't insult your intelligence by posting a link here....

Pertaining to Q2 below, there are arguments that reminder of the past or our heritage can still be achieved with replicas, art installations, oral and photo archives instead of the physical building itself which land-scarce Singapore can hardly afford....But what are the limitations of these inferior substitutes? (see HERE for article on capturing our oral history)

Qns:
1. ‘There is no such thing as bad publicity.’ To what extent is this true? (Cam 2015)
2. Assess the view that traditional buildings have no future in your society. (Cam. 2016)