Singapore Chronicles: Architecture Angst AUTHOR: Gavin GOO

AUTHOR: Gavin GOO

as he contemplates Singapore’s role in a rapidly changing

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There once was a hippo who escaped from the Singapore Zoo and stayed away for many weeks

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Singapore Chronicles: Architecture Angst AUTHOR: Gavin GOOThe early structures in Singapore were constructed from locally available materials. After British colonisation, more durable materials were used in buildings, which were designed like those built in London or Delhi. Alongside these were the shophouse blocks that filled the grid of the early town. As locals came through the ranks of public service and later struck out on their own, local architecture firms were set up at the turn of the 20th century