21 February 2017
A 1979 glass mosaic mural at the former Braddell-Westlake Secondary School depicting about 15 landmarks of Singapore will get a new lease of life next year. Raffles Girls’ School, which will be building its new campus on the site, said it is planning to move the mural to the new campus’ boundary fence, so that members of the public can view it.
Designed by art teacher Ho Cheok Tin, now 69, and titled The History of Development in Singapore, the mural features the National Theatre, which was torn down in 1986, and the Singapore Cable Car, which began operations in 1974.
Dr Yeo Kang Shua, an assistant professor of architecture and sustainable design at the Singapore University of Technology and Design, said that the mural’s mosaic artwork style was popular in the 1960s and 1970s, and helps generations of Singaporeans understand the architectural diversity of that era.