Course Reference No: TGS-2025056055
This course is part of the Professional Development in Placemaking. Click here to find out more about the Professional Development in Placemaking.
Course Objectives
Participants will apply how to build up contents (especially soft ones) for their Placemaking projects, creating places that will have soul and identity, and are rich in meaning, relevance, and deeply rooted in historical contextualism (this is important for luring tourists) yet contemporary in their expressions.
Highlights
- Understand and define the nature of real-life problems taking into account the VUCA world.
- Understand briefly the history on knowledge classification to allow participants to see the limitations and dangers of swift reduction of Placemaking projects leading to narrow apparent domains in search of a solution.
- Apply the multi-disciplinary approach holistically and adequately to address the issues and complexities of Placemaking.
Who Should Attend
Placemaking agents, place management professionals and urban planners/developers/consultants in both public agencies & private corporations.
Pre-Requisites
Degree or Advance Diploma in any discipline.
Mode of Training
Total of 21 contact hours on-campus.
CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (CPD) POINTS
Upon successful course completion, participants are eligible for CPD points from the following accredited providers:
Board of Architects (BOA) – Singapore Institute of Architects (SIA)
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2 |
Professional Engineers Board (PEB)
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21 |
Singapore Institute of Planners
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3
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Singapore Institute of Landscape Architects (SILA) |
12
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Participants are required to meet the terms and conditions in order to qualify for the CPD points.
A/PROF DANIEL WONG HWEE BOON
Associate Professor Daniel Wong Hwee Boon is a Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Surveyors and Valuers, Associate Member of the Australian Institute of Building (Royal Chartered) and a Registered Professional Quantity Surveyor (M1140). He is also the Deputy Head (Admin & Finance) in the Department of Building at NUS, Chairman of the Department Safety & Health Committee, and Building Estate Management Alumni (BEMA) Representative at NUS. A/P Wong's research interests are in the areas of SMART Facilities Management, Strategic Facilities Management, FM Contracts and Management Information System (MIS).
During his career in the private sector, A/P Wong worked on projects such as a 117 hectare sea reclaimed premier waterfront resort/ commercial/retail/hotel/residential mix development in Singapore, an 80 acres desert converted commercial/retail/hotel/residential mix mega development in United Arab Emirates and a 500 hectare international industrial park in Vietnam. He is the recipient of the PAQS Service Excellence Award and the SPRING Excellent Service Gold Award.