Borden, I;
(2014)
The Singapore Flyer: experiencing Singaporean modernity through architecture, motion and Bergson.
The Journal of Architecture
, 19
(6)
872 - 902.
10.1080/13602365.2014.984482.
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Abstract
This article explores the post-construction history of the Singapore Flyer observation wheel as an experiential symbol of Singaporean modernity. Using an interdisciplinary intersection of history, theory, interpretation and photography (specially commissioned from the Singaporean photographer Christopher Cheng), the Flyer is disclosed as a mobile architecture by which the visitor is prompted to consider their position in relation to the wheel itself, to Singapore, and to the wider world. The ideas of Henri Bergson in particular are used as a speculative tool.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | The Singapore Flyer: experiencing Singaporean modernity through architecture, motion and Bergson |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1080/13602365.2014.984482 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13602365.2014.984482 |
| Additional information: | This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in The Journal of Architecture on 2/11/2014, available online: http://wwww.tandfonline.com/10.1080/13602365.2014.984482 |
| Keywords: | Singapore, Singapore Flyer, Observation wheel, Modernity, Bergson, Movement, Experience. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > The Bartlett School of Architecture |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1458029 |
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