Venue
 

Evans Rooms
Kent Ridge Guild House
National University of Singapore
9 Kent Ridge Drive
Singapore 119241

Programme
6 December 2006 , Wednesday
 

0800-0900

On site registration

0900-0930

Opening ceremony

Session 1

0930-1010

Keynote paper 1

The Roles of Street Environment as ‘In between' Conditions to Link the Traditional –Rural and the Modern – Urban Life Style

Mohammad Danisworo, Institut Teknologi Bandung , Indonesia

1010-1050

Keynote paper 2

Slippery Urban Characters: Thai-ing Down Place Identity

Kim Dovey, University of Melbourne , Australia

1050-1130

Tea break

1130-1145

Urban Revitalization Through Housing Induced Public Spaces

Heng Chye Kiang & Chong Keng Hua , Singapore

1145-1200

Behind the Failures of Place Making in Urban Areas of Yogyakarta

Wibisono, Bambang Hari , Indonesia

1200-1215

Where Should We Have A Cup of Coffee?

A Look at Recent Urban Development Projects in Thailand

Kasemsook, A . , Thailand

1215-1230

Street and Children: Uncovering the Phenomenon of Street Intersections Serving as Street Children's Living Spaces in Southern Surabaya

Wiradinata, Christine W., Indonesia

1230-1300

Discussion

1300-1400

Lunch break

 

Session 2

1400-1440

Keynote paper 3

Topography as Catalyst in the Development of Urban Spaces in Tokyo :

The Recent Redevelopment Projects on the Hills of Roppongi and Omoto Sando

George Kunihiro , Kokushikan University , Tokyo , Japan

1440-1455

Exploring Diversity in Asian Metropolitan Street Markets:

A Case Study of Hong Kong's Toy Market and Singapore 's Kreta Ayer Market

David Tanadi , Singapore

1455-1510

Urban Conservation and Public Spaces in Singapore

Huo Ning &Wei Juan Juan , Singapore

1510-1525

The Rise and Fall of Jalan Braga, Bandung

Modernisation and Heritage Conservation:

Contesting the Historic District of Braga, Bandung

Martokusumo, Widjaja , Indonesia

1525-1540

Rejuvenating Meester Cornelis

Poerbo, Heru , Indonesia

1540-1610

Discussion

1610-1640

Tea break

 

Session 3

1640-1720

Keynote paper 4

Urban Renewal in Seoul : Two Districts-Two different ways-Two Destinies:

Gwanchul District (1953-2006) vs. Seorin District (1973-2006) in Downtown Seoul

Kiho Kim , University of Seoul , Seoul , Korea

1720-1735

The Cultural Roles of Urban Waterfront in Asian

Limin Hee & Tee Jhy Jian , Singapore

1735-1750

Reclaiming the Sidewalks in Jakarta 's CBDs

Atmoko, Teguh Utomo , Indonesia

1750-1805

Reclaiming Place for the People:

The Role of the MRT in Perceiving Public Spaces in Central Singapore

Heng Chye Kiang & Rashid, Mizanur , Singapore

1805-1820

“Quality of Life” Enhancement through Urban Heat Island Mitigation: Street Design and Transportation Implications for the Equatorial Tropics

Rohinton, Emmanuel , Sri Lanka

1820-1850

Discussion

1900-2000

Conference Dinner

 

7 December 2006 , Thursday
 
 

Session 4

0900-0940

Keynote paper 5

Historic Preservation and Urban Development:

Recent Debates from Taiwan

John K.C. Liu, National Taiwan University , Taipei , Taiwan ROC

0940-0955

The Second Nature, Third Ecology and Approaches to Eco-city Design

Perry Yang, Singapore

0955-1010

Playing White

Lee Mei Yin, Sandra & Erwin JS Viray , Singapore

1010-1025

Public Engagement in the Urban Design Process:

The Hong Kong Experience and Lessons to be Learned

Manuel, Kevin KK & Xue, Charlie QL , Hong Kong

1025-1040

Bangkok : The City of Angels

Reclaiming the City through the Occult Order

Karnchanaporn, Nuttinee , Thailand

1040-1110

Tea break

1110-1125

Gated Communities and the Privatization of Streetscapes in (Post-) Socialist Shanghai

Choon-Piew, Pow , Singapore

1125-1140

The Changing Urban Structure:

The Case of the Taipei Metropolitan Employment Structure

Ling, Jenny Tzen-ying &Cheng, Ching-tzu & Wang, Shin-Yi , Taiwan

1140-1210

Discussion

1210-1310

Lunch break

 

Special Session

1310-1340

New Industry Formation in the Developmental City State :

Inscriptions of Continuity and Change in the Streetscapes of Telok Ayer

Thomas A. Hutton , University of British Columbia , Canada .

1340-1410

The Neighborhood in the New Economy

Ho Kong Chong , National University of Singapore , Singapore

1410-1430

Discussion

1430-1500

Tea break /group photo

1500-1600

Closing discussion

Closing ceremony

16300-1830

Field trip

 

8 December 2006 , Friday
 

0900-1200

Field trip

 

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