Annex A
Pick a bench, Pick a place
The public can start voting from 27 February 2014 till 31 March 2014. The 15 public spaces with the most votes will each be installed with up to four of these uniquely-designed benches. The public can also visit the exhibition at The URA Centre, 1 st storey Atrium to view the bench designs during the voting period.
$50 worth of shopping vouchers will be presented to ten lucky winners weekly. Each participant will be entitled to vote for up to three public spaces.
Members of the public can visit www.ura.gov.sg/ms/pickabench to take part in the voting.
Partners
This project would not have been possible without the strong support from our partners:
• Ang Mo Kio Town Council • National Heritage Board • Housing & Development Board • National Parks Board • Jurong Town Council • National University Hospital • Khoo Teck Puat Hospital • People’s Association Singapore • Sentosa Development Corporation • LASALLE College of the Arts • Singapore Sports Council • Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts • Tampines Town Council • National Arts Council
About the bench project
In February 2013, uniquely designed benches made from the wooden planks from the former National Stadium were presented to the public as a meaningful way to commemorate this historic landmark. These designs were part of the bench design project organised by local creative practice FARM, and jointly presented by URA and the Singapore Furniture Industries Council. Five of the designs were winning entries of the design competition inviting the public to submit designs for benches using seating planks from the former National Stadium. The rest of the designs were specially created by commissioned local designers from various design fields.
The benches created from the bench project can currently be found in various public spaces such as Singapore River, Marina Bay, Gillman Barracks, Esplanade, Gardens by the Bay and the URA Centre for the enjoyment of the public.
Full details about the bench designs and the competition can be found at www.bench.sg
Locations for voting
• Tampines Community Plaza • Senja-Cashew Community Centre / Sports Complex
• Pasir Ris Sports and Recreation • Jurong Pedestrian Mall Centre • Ang Mo Kio Town Centre • Marina Bay
• Anchorvale Community Centre / • National Museum of Singapore Sengkang Sports and Recreation Centre
• Punggol Promenade (Riverside Walk) • Sculpture Square
• Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park • Waterloo Centre Plaza
• Khoo Teck Puat Hospital • Fort Canning Park (Foothills)
• Holland Village Park • Orchard Fountain Corner
• HortPark • Telok Ayer Park
• Sentosa Boardwalk • Youth Olympic Park
• Sentosa (Beach Station / Merlion • LASALLE College of the Arts Plaza)
• National University Hospital • Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts
Bench designs for voting
No Description 1 Peter Chen, Assistant Professor, School of Art, Design and Media, Nanyang Technological University: 1973
2 Donovan Soon Chong Siong, Architect, WOHA: Aesop | Unbreakable
No Description 3 Raymond Hon, Student, Department of Industrial Design, National University of Singapore: Bench.
4 Andrew Crombie, MKPL Architects Pte Ltd: Bench / Stadium
No Description 5 He Zhonglin, Alex Seno, Randy Chan, ZArch Collaboratives: construct#12
6 PHUNK: Dream bench
No Description 7 Larry Peh, &Larry: Benchmark Sat
8 Hans Tan, Hans Tan Studio: Lumber
No Description 9 Wong Mun Summ and Richard Hassell, WOHA Architects: Stadium Bench
10 Rico Firmansyah , Interior and product designer: Plack
No Description 11 Vinai Wasinpornchai, CSYA: Uniquely Obsolete
12 Terence Tang , Student, National University of Singapore : Full circle
No Description 13 Sapp Cheng , Product designer, Immortal the Design Station : Bond
14 Air Division : Unity
No Description 15 Tang Guan Bee: Bench as Sculpture
16 Jason Ong: A Tropical Torture Back
No Description 17 Ministry of Design: The Kallang Wave
18 DP Architects: The To-gather Bench
No Description 19 Lanzavecchia + Wai Design Studio: Shelter Bench
20 Chang Yong Ter, Chang Architects : The Kallang Raw
No Description 21 ip:li Architects: Free Seating
22 Look Architects Pte Ltd: (The) Coil
No Description 23 Tan Kok Hiang, Liew Chon Jack, Lye Yi Shan, Forum Architects Pte Ltd: Bench 1973
24 VW + BS: Scape Bench