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Modern architecture in Singapore began with the transitional Art Deco style and the arrival of reinforced concrete as a popular building material. International Style modern architecture was popular from the 1950s to the 1970s, especially in the public housing apartment blocks.
Developed by GuocoLand, Lentor Modern will be the first and only integrated mixed-use development in the Lentor estate. The development comprise 605 residential units across three 25-storey towers above a retail mall and childcare centre. To be completed by 2026, Lentor Modern will be integrated with the Lentor MRT station. [16]
In 1918, in response to a Housing Committee's findings regarding unsanitary living conditions posing a health hazard, [1] the Singapore Improvement Trust (SIT) was established in 1927. Tasked with carrying out urban improvement and rehousing works, [ 8 ] the SIT was not empowered to prepare comprehensive plans or to control development ...
The Treaty of Singapore was signed on 6 February 1819 and modern Singapore was born. [ 31 ] [ 32 ] When Raffles arrived, it was estimated that there were around 1,000 people living in the whole of the island of Singapore, mostly local groups that would become assimilated into Malays and a few dozen Chinese.
The establishment of a British trading post in Singapore in 1819 by Sir Stamford Raffles led to its founding as a British colony in 1824. This event has generally been understood to mark the founding of colonial Singapore, [1] a break from its status as a port in ancient times during the Srivijaya and Majapahit eras, and later, as part of the Sultanate of Malacca and the Johor Sultanate.
The five health and happiness secrets of Singapore, "blue zone 2.0—the next frontier of aging." The longevity secrets of Singapore, the 6th blue zone city where people are living the longest ...
Following Singapore’s independence in 1965, urban redevelopment policies caused a huge change in Chinatown. The government, through the Housing and Development Board (HDB) and the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA), introduced measures to modernise the city and improve general living conditions for Singaporeans. [10] These efforts included:
HDB residences in Bishan town. Public housing in Singapore is subsidised, built, and managed by the government of Singapore.Starting in the 1930s, the country's first public housing was built by the Singapore Improvement Trust (SIT) in a similar fashion to contemporaneous British public housing projects, and housing for the resettlement of squatters was built from the late 1950s.