Govt announces four new areas for conservation
THE Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) yesterday unveiled eight winners of this year's Architectural Heritage Awards (AHAs) and announced four new areas that will be conserved.
The restoration projects that took home prizes are: Ascott Singapore Raffles Place at 2 Finlayson Green; Capella Singapore at Sentosa; Bukit Timah Guild House at 1F Cluny Road; Beulah House at 10 Gilstead Road; the former Victoria School at 9 King George's Avenue; the Indian High Commissioner's bungalow at 2 Peirce Road; a townhouse at 128D Cairnhill Road and shophouses at 92-102 Joo Chiat Place.
The AHAs recognise owners, architects, engineers and contractors who have sensitively restored heritage buildings for present-day use.
The awards aim to promote the restoration of monuments and buildings. Since they were launched in 1995, 92 projects have been recognised.
'We worked closely with the URA to earmark several key aspects of the building for conservation,' said Ascott chief development officer Wong Hooe Wai. Ascott acquired the former Asia Insurance Building in 2006 and carried out restoration works worth $60 million to preserve the tower.
'The original Art Deco architecture and distinctive interior features have been retained to recapture the former glory of the building,' Mr Wong said.
In a speech yesterday, Senior Minister of State for National Development and Education Grace Fu also announced the conservation of four new areas.
They are: four shophouses along North Bridge Road at the junction of Liang Seah Street; the Church of St Bernardette at Zion Road; the cowshed and farmhouse at Dairy Farm Road; and 30 pre-war army bungalows in Rochester Park and 13 bungalows in neighbouring Nepal Park.
Source: Business Times, 6 Oct 2009
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