Old Singapore Buildings Seen Through A New Lens Urban dwellers are a funny lot. We walk past old Singapore buildings everyday, thinking that they’ll last forever. But then reality hits. As photographer and fellow urban dweller Darren Soh puts it, Hardly a day goes by when we do not hear about demolition or redevelopment of properties in Singapore. Ok maybe Darren is a bit dramatic about the “hardly a day goes by bit”, but it’s definitely true that urban redevelopment is a major priority for the current government. Not everyone’s on board with this though. When news breaks that old Singapore buildings are up for demolition, some go into a frenzy and whip out their cameras to photograph these buildings from every angle. Literally, every angle Source Others feverishly write long Facebook posts explaining why such buildings should be conserved and lash out at the government for “destroying our heritage”. But Darren decided to do things a little differently. He spent a decade documenting old Singapore buildings and put his work together in a video that’s sure to give you the feels. Lucky eight For his project, Darren chose 8 iconic buildings in Singapore. Some, like Pearl Bank, have been earmarked […]
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