Project Summary
Project Summary
This project explores innovations in digital urban heritage and conservation, focusing on a case of ground-up activism to conserve a cultural site in Singapore. Through the case study of the Singapore Chinese Girls’ School (SCGS) alumni campaign to save 37 Emerald Hill from redevelopment, the research highlights pragmatic, relational, and non-confrontational approaches that achieve tangible outcomes in urban conservation. The project integrates historical methods, qualitative GIS, 3D spatial mapping, and spatial ethnography to document women’s agency, collective memory, and spatial practices in the built environment.
Objectives & Research Questions
Analyze historical, spatial, and social practices through crowdsourced oral histories, multimedia journey mapping, and 3D digital representations. Investigate how women’s collectives engage with urban development and state-led governance in Singapore.
Examine relational networks, collective identity, and embodied agency in feminist activism.
Develop transferable methodologies for spatial ethnography, qualitative GIS, and participatory urban research.
Keywords: Urban ghosts; digital twins; digital conservation; urban experience; activism; women in the built environment; inclusive design; memory
Collaborators: Dr. Chaewon Ahn, Prof. Lilian Chee, Prof. Dorothy Tang, Ms. Rachel Fong, Ms. Joelle Hung, Ms. Pari Sen Biswas, FARM Architects
Status: Ongoing