Master of Arts in Architectural Conservation
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Signing Ceremony of MoU between Korea National University of Cultural Heritage, Republic of Korea and National University of Singapore
We are pleased to announce that an MoU was signed on 25th March 2024 in Buyeo County, South Korea between Korea National University of Cultural Heritage, Republic of Korea (KNUCH) and Department of Architecture at NUS. The agreement pertains to the Master of Arts in Architectural Conservation Programme (MAArC) and KNUCH International Cultural Heritage Studies.
Prof. Heng Chye Kiang, the Deputy Dean of Research and Innovation at the College of Design and Engineering (CDE), is representing NUS, while Prof. Young Jae Kim, the Dean of the Graduate School of Cultural Heritage, is representing KNUCH.
Collaboration Agreement in Architectural Conservation Education Between Wuhan University and National University of Singapore
On September 18th, 2023, Wuhan University School of Urban Design and the National University of Singapore College of Design and Engineering, Department of Architecture, agreed to collaborate closely in Architectural Conservation education during a visit by Wuhan University delegates led by Dr. HUANG Taiyan. The delegation included A/P ZHENG Jing, Program Director of the Master of Architecture in Architectural Heritage Studies at the School of Urban Design. NUS was represented by Prof Susana Leong, Vice Provost for Master’s Programmes & Lifelong Education, and A/P Johannes WIDODO, Director of Graduate Programs in Architectural Conservation. The meeting took place at NUS University Town.
UN-ADERA Inaugural Symposium and Meeting
//27 & 28 July 2020
Department of Architecture will host the AUN-ADERA Inaugural Symposium and Meeting on 27 & 28 July 2020. Co-convened by Prof Wong Yunn Chii and Pro Cheah Kok Ming, ADERA is a sub-network of the ASEAN Universities Network (AUN).
In this Symposium, twenty-one regional schools (twenty-three speakers) will participate to share and exchange experiences in the architecture field. The two key note speakers, Prof Masami Kobayashi and Ar Teh Joo Heng, will share their experiences working on the ‘iconic’ and ‘everyday’ modern respectively; and the issues that arise from them.
NUS and UNESCO establish chair on Architectural Heritage Conservation and Management in Asia
// 20th May 2020
Congratulations to Professor Ho Puay Peng.
The National University of Singapore (NUS) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) have announced the establishment of the UNESCO Chair on Architectural Heritage Conservation and Management in Asia. Professor Ho Puay Peng, Head of Department of Architecture at the NUS School of Design and Environment, was appointed as the Chairholder on 12 May 2020.
>> Read more here.
UNESCO-NUS “Meeting on Strengthening Collaboration between Asian Universities for Cultural Heritage Management Education”
// 26 March 2019
To promote university cooperation to strengthen cultural heritage education among Asian universities, UNESCO and the National University of Singapore (NUS), Department of Architecture organised a two-day meeting to gain understanding in existing cultural heritage management curricula and learning outcomes and to identify areas and modality for collaboration among Asian universities with cultural heritage management curriculum on 25-26 March 2019 at the School of Design and Environment 4, NUS. This meeting was generously supported by UNESCO, the Korean Funds-in-Trust, and Department of Architecture, NUS. Starting with a focus on translating the recently drafted competency framework for cultural heritage management to academic learning outcomes mainly in Southeast Asian context, the participants continued to discuss the role of this framework to benefit universities in the region and beyond in designing qualification standards, training programmes and curricula to meet on-the-ground needs in cultural heritage management and conservation.
The dynamic discussion among participants in NUS has indeed contributed significantly to the current and future cultural heritage management curriculum and collaboration opportunities among universities, enriching the content of the competency framework as well as clarifying its overall structure.
Heritage Management International Field School
//2016 – 2018
Since 2012 School of Design and Environment have successfully organized six Heritage Field
Schools/ Workshops based at Tun Tan Cheng Lock Centre for Asian Architectural and Urban Heritage (TTCL) in Malacca and School of Design and Environment (SDE), National University of Singapore (NUS). The proposed Field School in ‘Cultural Heritage Management’ will continue on the strength of previous Field School/ Workshop, which was mainly based on learning about material conservation (tangible heritage).
The Field School aims to extend the knowledge to understand the significance of intangible heritage (communal values) conservation as a vital part of holistic historic urban landscape management. Through a combination of lectures, field‐trips, case studies and direct community interactions, students will learn the general principles and practices of the field of heritage management while immersing themselves in a range of places and issues across the port city of Songhkla in Thailand.
