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Protecting Our Identity through Our Built Heritage

Conservation of our built heritage is an important part of urban planning and development in Singapore. Historic areas like Boat Quay, Chinatown,
Kampong Glam, and Little India as they add variety to our urban environment, stimulating visual interest and excitement within the city.
The conservation of these buildings and areas in the city and elsewhere in Singapore, is testament to our rich architectural, historical and cultural
heritage. Conserving and restoring our historic buildings also adds to the distinctive character and identity of our city. More importantly, they give us a
sense of history and memory even as we move into the future.
URAs Conservation Programme was awarded the prestigious Urban Land Institute (ULI) Global Awards for Excellence in 2006.

CONSERVATION PRINCIPLES
Conservation is much more than just preserving a facade or the external shell of a building. It is also important that we retain the inherent spirit and
original ambience of these historic buildings as far as possible. This requires an appreciation and understanding of the architectural structure of the
buildings, good management, and practice in conserving buildings.
The 3R Principle: Maximum Retention, Sensitive Restoration and Careful Repair
Buildings earmarked for conservation need to follow our conservation principles. Owners, architects, engineers and contractors should try to apply the
3Rs in their conservation projects, which help guide them towards quality restoration.
The original structure and architectural elements of historic buildings should be retained and restored as far as possible, without reconstructing the entire
building. Parts of the building should only be replaced when it is absolutely necessary. Before any conservation work begins, thorough research and
documentation should be carried out on the conservation building to ensure that quality restoration work is carried out through careful and accurate
repair. This process helps ensure that the conservation works adhere to the 3R principle.

ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE AWARDS

To honour owners, insightful developers, creative architects and engineers as well as careful contractors who have displayed the highest standards in
conserving and restoring heritage buildings for continued use, we launched our Architectural Heritage Awards in 1995. The awards also help promote
public awareness and appreciation of quality restoration of monuments and buildings in Singapore.
Find out moreaboutURA'sConservation department.

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