Rail Corridor Receives the Outstanding Award at the IFLA-APR (International Federation of Landscape Architects, Asia-Pacific Region) Landscape Architecture Award 2017
The Rail Corridor is a national project to revitalize the former site of the Malayan Railway—which once ran through the center of Singapore—into a public space where citizens can relax.Since winning the master plan category in an international competition held in 2015, Nikken Sekkei has worked on the project for approximately two years as a design consultant for the client, the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA), refining the plan in collaboration with local partners and relevant stakeholders.In February 2017, the firm completed the Preliminary Design for the 4-kilometer pilot development zone.
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Rail Corridor Master Plan “LINES OF LIFE” Introduction Video
Project Name: The Rail Corridor | Lines of Life “LINES OF LIFE”
Construction Site: Site of the former Singapore-Malaya Railway (Southern End: Tanjong Pagar – Northern End: Kranji)
Client: Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA)
Designer: Nikken Sekkei, Ltd.
Consultants: Tierra Design, ARUP, W Architects, DHI, Buchan, Arcadis, LPA, teamLab
Target Area: Total length of approximately 24 km; planned area of approximately 100 ha
*IFLA (International Federation of Landscape Architects) is an organization composed of landscape architects from around the world and is the only global NGO recognized by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization). With members from approximately fifty countries worldwide, it engages in activities related to global environmental conservation and other issues from an international perspective and on behalf of landscape architects.
