Course Objectives
To train local practising place managers who undertake responsibilities in placemaking related fields to bridge the current gap of lack of placemaking professionals in industry. To introduce participants to software programs and applications applicable to place making.
At the end of the course, participants will gain:
- Conceptual understanding of placemaking and the different areas that can help enhance the placemaking skillsets.
- Practical skills and expertise in the practice of place management.
- Understanding of how a place making precinct is applied through a case study.
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Basic understanding of cost-benefit analysis.
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Understanding of initiatives which are relevant and make an impact to the precinct.
Pre-Requisites
An undergraduate degree in any domain.
Who Should Attend
Placemaking Agents, Place Management Professionals and Urban Planners in both Public Agencies & Private Corporations.
Mode of Training
Classroom
Associate Professor TC Chang
A/P T.C. Chang is a tourism geographer by training, and has research interests in urban, social-cultural and tourism geographies. His research interests include Southeast Asian tourism, vernacular architecture and heritage, arts, culture and creativity in Asian cities. He received his Ph.D. from McGill University (Montreal, Canada) in 1997 and became an Associate Professor at NUS in 2003. A/P Chang was Deputy Head of the Department of Geography in 2006-2007; Assistant Dean (Alumni and External Relations, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, NUS) in 2008-2010; and currently Vice Dean (External Relations and Student Life, June 2010-December 2015). He was awarded the NUS Oustanding Educator Award 2006 and the Annual Teaching Excellence Award 2008.
Associate Professor Daniel Wong
A/P Daniel Wong 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 inn 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 an 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.