Book Talk: Calvin Chua, Sam Chia, Finbarr Fallon. Old and Ugly? How Two Books on Aging Modernist Buildings in Singapore Challenge the Stereotype
Aging modernist buildings in Singapore like the Golden Mile Complex and People’s Park Complex tend to be negatively perceived by some segments of the public as “old and ugly.” But this public perception is recently challenged, or at least complicated, by two new books. They are Singapore Strata Malls: A Retrospective for the Future and Unit. Volume 2: Golden Mile Complex. Join the authors Calvin Chua, Sam Chia, and Finbarr Fallon in this event to hear them talk about the little-known stories and intriguing analyses of Singapore’s modernist heritage using stunning visuals.
Copies of the books will be available for sale at the event.
Date: 24 Feb 2025
Time: 18:00-20:00
Location: SDE3 Level 4 LT422, Department of Architecture, National University of Singapore
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Calvin Chua is the founder of Spatial Anatomy, a research-oriented practice that responses to the complex processes of urban adaptation and transformation. Through an ethnographic lens, the firm has developed built works, strategic research, publications, exhibitions and activa-tions. In parallel, Calvin teaches urbanism studios at SUTD!
Samantha Chia is an urbanist and writer with a keen interest in documenting the untold narratives of modern Singapore.
Finbarr Fallon is an architectural photographer and artist based in Singapore and London. His documentary photography work has won multiple awards.
Together, Samantha and Finbarr are the co-founders of the UNIT Project, an architectural research and publishing group, which tells the stories of cities through written words, images and film.