Singapore Giving New Life To Historic Buildings

The city is preserving its historic neighborhoods while adapting buildings for economically productive uses.

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October 23, 2006, 6:00 AM PDT

By Christian Madera @http://www.twitter.com/cpmadera

"It is easy to see Singapore's role as a modern business hub when looking at its skyscraper skyline, homogeneous public housing and resort-style condominiums.

But this tiny Southeast Asian nation has a colourful, multicultural past that is still evident in scattered pockets of older districts that escaped redevelopment, and the government is working to ensure that history doesn't disappear.

Across the island, dilapidated shophouses have been shored up, window frames repainted in bright yellows, reds, blues and greens, and the insides renovated for modern uses, be it a convenience store, a photo gallery or a boutique hotel."

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History / Preservation Asia-Pacific

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