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The Singapore Flyer: experiencing Singaporean modernity through architecture, motion and Bergson

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. Green open access

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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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