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Street art in Singapore has gained recognition in recent years, but it is not a recent phenomenon. While there is little official documentation and archival of this ephemeral art form, some of the artists involved in Singapore’s early street art scene estimate that the community started to grow in the 1990s, with the formation of street artist collectives known as crews

Singapore was one of the first street art scenes to start in Southeast Asia, and had some influence on early scenes in neighbouring countries like Malaysia, Philippines and Indonesia

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The Housing & Development Board is the statutory board of the Ministry of National Development responsible for public housing in Singapore

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One of the most popular forms of local traditional architecture

Speak to us of Asian heritage and culture more strongly than almost any other structure does

Across Singapore, the shophouse is a quintessential architectural icon still widely used for residential and commercial purposes. It remains a visible canvas that portrays Singapore’s intriguing multicultural and architectural influences throughout the years

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Singapore is a multiracial and multicultural country with a rich and diverse background behind it. This diversity is a fundamental aspect of our respective identities, which what makes us so unique. Over time, each race has retained and evolved its own culture and heritage; but each has also allowed itself to be influenced by the customs and traditions of other races.

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Public housing architecture in Singapore dates back to the 1930s with the Singapore Improvement Trust
(SIT), a colonial government agency, embarked on a building programme to address a shortage of affordable housing in Singapore. Initially, the SIT focussed on housing middle and lower-middle class Asians. The most prominent example of their pre-war efforts was the Tiong Bahru
estate, where many low-rise, four-storey Art Deco style apartment blocks, shops, markets and other amenities were built on the city fringe. This programme continued after the war, with the Art Deco style exchanged for a simple modern aesthetic. Although the estate was popular and praised for spacious and green communal areas as well as attractively designed blocks, the rate of construction was slow in relation to the scale of the housing shortage in Singapore.

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There has been an increased acceptance of and growing interest in this art form, especially among youth in Singapore, and the NAC want to encourage its development

When it comes to Singapore’s brand of graffiti, there are several recurring patterns.
E.G graffiti in Singapore usually takes on more traditional forms such as tags and throw ups (an artist’s unique signature/logo). They’re designed to be executed quickly: small, simplistic, and using only one colour or at most two

Getting caught creating unsanctioned art in Singapore comes with serious consequences under the Vandalism Act: jail terms of up to three years, fines of up to S$2,000, or even caning up to eight strokes. (2015 German mrt incident and 2012 sticker lady)

Most of the street art you see on Singapore’s walls today has been sanctioned in some form, usually through permission granted by relevant government bodies for public property

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The origins of the Singapore shophouse trace back to China, particularly the Guangdong and Fujian provinces where a majority of early immigrants to Singapore came from

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Street art gives our city an exciting edge and energy, and the NAC believes that it plays an important role in shaping Singapore’s cultural identity

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Food is undoubtedly an important aspect in Singapore. The Singaporean food culture speaks of a fusion of cultures from all over the world. From Malay food to Japanese cuisine, Western fast food joints to the typical Chinese restaurants, we have a good mix of delicacies to choose from.

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Is there anything design wise that is native to Singapore? How did Singapore take all these outside influences and make it their own?

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Which of these columns are the most influential towards current Singapore's design culture?

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Is there any unique design that made Singapore's graffiti / street art different from other countries?

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Do you think Singapore's Design Culture now is still evolving?

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Can you elaborate the 'unique' applied to Singapore culture?

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After the origins of the Singapore shophouse were brought from China, how did the Singaporean change it to be today's appearance?

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You can show some pictures about the design  What are the design breakthroughs in Singapore's architecture?

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Do you think that demolishing of shophouses and other heritage buildings is inevitable when more buildings have to be accommodated?

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As Singapore was the starting point for street art in SE Asia, what was the influence like when it first started?
What were the creators originally trying to inspire or draw?

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My design campaign for this assignment would be a guided tour to take a look at Singapore’s Design Culture. The tour will provide information on cultural and contemporary heritage to people at venues of significant interest and be held over a span of two weeks. The tour will be split into three main categories; shophouses, street art and contemporary design in Singapore.

The tour’s promotional page: