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24 th March 2006 (Friday)

TIME EVENT

1300 Registration
1315 Introductory Speech by Mr Tay Kheng Soon

1330 Session 1: Talks / Presentations

Lai Chee Kien
Botanical Imaginations of Southeast Asia

Chua Beng Huat
Post Colonial Mentality in New States

Tay Kheng Soon
The Austronesian Expansion and South China:
prospects of an Indo-Pacific Cultural Identification

Kevin Tan
Culture and Heritage: The City and the Garden

Lim Chong Keat
Post Colonial Botany and the Malesian Heritage

1600 Discussions
Participants will be involved in an open discussion of
ideas and concepts for the Gardens by the Bay

1800 End of 1st Day

* Details of programme subjected to changes.

25 th March 2006 (Saturday)

TIME EVENT

0900 Registration
0915 Introductory Speech by Mr Tay Kheng Soon

0930 Session 2: Talk / Presentation
David Robson
The Botanical Drawings of Sri Lankan Artist
Laki Senanayake

1000 Design Session I
Preparation and discussion of design
sketches / mock-ups

1200 Lunch Break

1300 Design Session II
Preparation and discussion of design
sketches / mock-ups

1800 End of 2nd Day

26 th March 2006 (Sunday)

0900 Model Making (Full Day)
Culmination of the design process where participants
will be involved in the making of models for public
presentation the next day.

1800 End of 3rd Day

27 th March 2006 (Monday)

0900 Public Presentation & Press Conference

1000 Public Exhibition (Full Day)

Design sketches and models will be exhibited on the
Ground Level of Singapore Institute of Architects.
Open for public viewing

1800 End of Workshop

*Details of programme subjected to changes.