Southern Ridges

Format
Brief

City
Singapore

Country
Singapore

Metro Area
Singapore

Project Type
Special Use

Location Type
Other Central City

Land Uses
Bridge
Open space

Keywords
Bridge system
Nature preservation
Overlooks
Park
ULI Awards for Excellence 2010 Global Winner

Site Size
24.7 acres
acres hectares

Date Started
2002

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With 4.9 million people sharing 710 square kilometers (274 sq mi)—most of it heavily urbanized—Singapore is one of the most densely populated countries in the world. The Singapore government faces a challenge in maintaining high quality of life and offering suitable recreational opportunities in this increasingly dense environment. At Southern Ridges—a nine-kilometer (5.6-mi) chain of open spaces connecting three existing hill parks—the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) of Singapore has managed to create a contiguous nature preserve in an environment with limited open space.

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Owner
Ministry of National Development
Singapore

Master Planner/Developer
Urban Redevelopment Authority
Singapore

Design Architects (Henderson Waves)
RSP Architects Planners & Engineers (Pte) Ltd.
Singapore

IJP Corporation Architects
London, UK

Design Architect (Alexandra Arch and Forest Walk)
LOOK Architects
Singapore

Design Architect (HortPark)
MKPL Architects Pte Ltd.
Singapore

Website
www.ura.gov.sg/sr_bridges

Principal Author(s)
Theodore Thoerig, Patrick Pontius

ULI Awards for Excellence 2010 Global Winner