Oxley Road dispute: Two ways to preserve buildings and sites

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contains a few good examples, including the House of Tan Yeok Nee. This is an excellent example of how traditional buildings need not be dilapidated. To the argument that traditional buildings are often in bad shape such that it cannot fulfil the function of accommodation properly, rebut by saying that conSERvation (not conVERsation hor!) allows for the building's facade to be combined with modern furnishings within, such that it can still fulfil the requirements of modern day comforts.

To have an idea of the national significance of this Oxley house, Click HERE:
-- the Government has to be involved because the house is "not just any old piece of property. It is intertwined with the history of the nation".
It was where the country's founding fathers met to make important and historical decisions that led to internal self-government, merger and eventually independence, she said.
"The strategies to outflank the communists were developed there. It is where the People's Action Party was formed....

Qn: Assess the view that traditional buildings have no future in your society. (Cam. 2016)