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Jimenez, Carlos Chong, Gerard K. H. 2009-06-04T08:45:29Z 2009-06-04T08:45:29Z 1999 Chong, Gerard K. H.. "Three bridges and a river." (1999) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/17257">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/17257</a>. https://hdl.handle.net/1911/17257 RICE2672 Thesis Arch. 1999 Chong The rapid urbanization of Asia in recent years has radically transformed cities through the incessant barrage of the man-made into the natural. These immense changes are particularly evident in the nation of Singapore where for decades, modernization, urban renewal and industrialization have been the primary objectives of the governing authority. Lying in its wake however, are a series environmental consequences, the results of which are far-reaching and have only recently been addressed. The Singapore River has through the years suffered such a fate. Once teeming with aquatic life, the river now lays still, healing silently. And while the authorities have since then embarked on major cleaning programs, pollution till today, remains a problem and marine life an uncertainty. The thesis proposes the introduction of a suite of bridges, a sequence of filtering devices which through serving the purpose of connecting the banks of the river, incorporate secondary functions--cultural, educational or recreational, following the course of the river, addressing the varying conditions along the edges in the attempt to create a new engagement between water and the edge, nature and the city. 104 pp application/pdf reformatted digital eng Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder. Landscape architecture Environmental engineering Urban planning Regional planning Three bridges and a river Thesis Text Thesis was rescanned at 24-bit color in 2020. PDF has been OCR’d and made accessible. Architecture Architecture Rice University Masters Master of Architecture taggedPDF open.access