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Hong San See Restoration 2007–2009Restoration Project

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YEO Kang Shua

The list of awards garnered by the Hong San See Temple Restoration Project are as follows:

1. 2010UNESCOAsia-PacificHeritageAwardsforCultureHeritageConservation, Award of Excellence;2. 2013 Urban Redevelopment Authority’s Architectural Heritage Awards

The citation by UNESCO reads: “... The project serves as an inspirational exemplar in the application of meticulous historical research to conservation decision making concerning appropriate techniques and materials. The project’s rigorous conservation methodology has ensured that the authentic structure and fabric of the building are well-preserved, while additions are designed to be compatible and reversible … The community-based approach to restoration at Hong San See Temple stands to have a major impact in shifting the paradigm of conservation policy and practice in Singapore and around the region.”

YEO Kang Shua, Architectural Conservation Lab, Architecture and Sustainable Design, Singapore University of Technology and Design

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3D Digital Documentation Research 2011of Architectural Heritage —Heritage Buildings & Digital Tectonic

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YEO Kang Shua +Stylianos Dritsas

Undergraduate:Yeo Song Pei +Goh Yi Qian

Heritage Buildings & Digital Tectonic is an SUTD International Design Centre (IDC) research project investigating the impact of mass sensing, parallel processing and additive manufacturing technologies in the context of conservation of architectural artifacts of cultural value.

Digital documentation technologies offer unique opportunities and solutions in the recording of complex geometries. A pilot investigation was carried out on a piece of 3D granite relief carving with deep undercuts.

YEO Kang Shua, Architectural Conservation Lab, Architecture and Sustainable Design, Singapore University of Technology and Design

YEO Kang Shua, Architectural Conservation Lab, Architecture and Sustainable Design, Singapore University of Technology and Design

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Saint Andrew’s Cathedral Restoration 2012–2013Stained Glass Restoration

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YEO Kang Shua +Swati Chandgadkar

The 2012 – 2013 restoration of the historic stained glass at Saint Andrew’s Cathedral was a collaboration with Ms Swati Chandgadkar from stained glass conservation team, The Glass Studio, Mumbai.

The historic stained glass memorial windows in the apse (dedicated to StamfordRaffles,JohnCrawfurd,andMajor-GeneralW.B.Butterworth)wereconservedandrestored,whiletheEastWindows(windowatthecathedral entrance dedicated MacPherson and two lancet windows) were cleaned.

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WakHaiChengBio Restoration 2009–2014Restoration Project

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YEO Kang Shua

The temple is built in the typology of Chaozhou (Teochew) traditional Chinese architectural style. The temple covers an approximate area of 695 sq m and is housed within a walled compound fronted by a main entrance gate leading to a spacious forecourt. The temple houses two separate shrines.Eachofthetwoshrineshastheirownentrance.Theedificeontheleft (note: direction is oriented with the principle deities’ view) houses the shrine of Xuan Tian Shang Di, the patron deity of the Teochews, while the otheredificeishometotheshrineofTianHou,MotherofHeavenlySages,who is worshipped as the Goddess of the Sea by the southern sea-faring Chinese communities. The two-storey rear hall once housed the Ngee Ann Kongsi’s administration and is now the living quarters of the temple caretaker and storeroom.The project has been awarded:• 2014UNESCOAsia-PacificHeritageAwardsforCultureHeritageConservation – Award of Merit• 2014UrbanRedevelopmentAuthority’sArchitecturalHeritageAwards• National Architecture Institute of China’s (NAIC) 中国民族建筑研究会 Vernacular Architecture Award 中国民族优秀建筑奖 2013

YEO Kang Shua, Architectural Conservation Lab, Architecture and Sustainable Design, Singapore University of Technology and Design

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A Study of 20th Century Architectural Research 2016–Painting Scheme of Singapore through Photographic Colour Restoration Colour Sampling Analysis

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YEO Kang Shua +TAN U-Xuan (EPD) +Lawrence Chin +Kelvin Ang

This research will address the lack of understanding of the historic architectural paints and colour schemes in the 20th century. The increasing awareness of architectural heritage and history in the city-state of Singapore is an encouraging and undeniable trend. Public acceptance of urban conservation guidelines and the gazette of listed buildings as part and parcel of the cityscape development is gradually being translated into a greater, shared responsibility for the preservation of the urban fabric. It is within this context that a series of architectural paint research projects was undertaken. The primary aim was to provide a snapshot of the use of architectural colour invarioussignificanthistoricbuildings,especiallybeforethewidespreaduseof colour photography.

YEO Kang Shua, Architectural Conservation Lab, Architecture and Sustainable Design, Singapore University of Technology and Design