Abstract
Spatial layout can contribute to learning by mirroring the conceptual relations between contents, controlling access to the material and by presenting the object that the information is about, giving the learner first-hand experience of the object. Chapter author Kwek brings these considerations to bear on the spaces of vantages and galleries offered by two walks in Singapore that were designed, at least partially, with pedagogical intention: the fourteenth century Walk at Fort Canning and the Tiong Bahru Heritage Trail.
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- 1.
Kali Tzortzi, “Museum Building Design and Exhibition Layout”, Proceedings, 6th International Space Syntax Symposium, Istanbul, 2007, pp. 72–74.
- 2.
Ibid., pp. 72–10 (elaborating on the “long-model2” set-up). See also the contrast between sequential and constructivist exhibitions in Kali Tzortzi, “Spatial Concepts in Museum Theory and Practice”, Proceedings of the 10th International Space Syntax Symposium, 2015, 37: 3–4.
- 3.
Layouts can have effects on visitor flow. For example, Tzortzi, “Spatial Concepts in Museum Theory and Practice”, 37: 3–4, which observes that the “layout of displays, the location of objects, and the vista, [define] the direction of visitor flow”.
- 4.
Tzortzi, “Museum Building Design and Exhibition Layout”, 72–104.
- 5.
Ibid., pp. 72–110 (the “short-model” set-up), 72–112 and 72–113.
- 6.
Ibid., pp. 72–108 give a more general characterization in terms of asymmetry of directional order only.
- 7.
Kali Tzortzi, “Spatial Concepts in Museum Theory and Practice”, Proceedings of the 10th International Space Syntax Symposium, 2015, 37: 4.
- 8.
For a sophisticated example of how the spatial organization of a museum gallery can reflect the conceptual difference between biological classifications as immutable or mutable, see John Peponis and Jenny Hedin, “The Layout of Theories in the Natural History Museum”, 9H(3) (1982): 23.
- 9.
For a more sophisticated exploitation of vantages to nullify the dominance of temporal sequence, see Tzortzi, “Spatial Concepts in Museum Theory and Practice”, 37: 10, on the Acropolis: “But, while the display narrative stresses historical sequence, the spatial design synchronizes time by […] creating vertical visual links across exhibition levels, including through transparent floors”.
- 10.
David R. Krathwohl, “A Revision of Bloom’s Taxonomy: An Overview”, Theory into Practice 41(4) (2002): 215.
- 11.
Ibid.
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Ibid.
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Ibid.
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National Parks Board, “A Guide to Singapore’s Ancient History Walking Trail at Fort Canning Park”, accessed 6 March 2017, https://www.nparks.gov.sg/~/media/nparks-real-content/learning/learning-journeys/guided-walks/diy-guided-walks/revisiting-history/diy-trail-guide--singapores-ancient-history-walking-trail.pdf?la=en.
- 15.
National Heritage Board, “The Architecture of Tiong Bahru”, Signboard at Tiong Bahru Heritage Trail Site 06, n.d.
- 16.
National Heritage Board, “Design of Tiong Bahru’s Post-War Flats”, Signboard at Tiong Bahru Heritage Trail Site 10, n.d.
- 17.
Ibid.
- 18.
National Heritage Board, “Tan Chay Yan: First Rubber Planter in Malaya”, Storyboard, 27 July 2014.
- 19.
National Heritage Board, “Tan Kim Ching, J. P. (1829–1892)”, Storyboard, 27 July 2014.
- 20.
National Heritage Board, “Monkey God Temple”, Signboard at Tiong Bahru Heritage Trail Site 05, n.d.
- 21.
National Heritage Board, “Bird Corner & Former Hu Lu Temple”, Signboard at Tiong Bahru Heritage Trail Site 02, n.d.
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———. “Design of Tiong Bahru’s Post-War Flats”, Signboard at Tiong Bahru Heritage Trail Site 10, n.d.
———. “Monkey God Temple”, Signboard at Tiong Bahru Heritage Trail Site 05, n.d.
———. “Tan Chay Yan: First Rubber Planter in Malaya”, Storyboard, 27 July 2014.
———. “Tan Kim Ching, J. P. (1829–1892)”, Storyboard, 27 July 2014.
———. “The Architecture of Tiong Bahru”, Signboard at Tiong Bahru Heritage Trail Site 06, n.d.
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———. “A Guide to Singapore’s Ancient History Walking Trail at Fort Canning Park”, Accessed 6 March 2017, https://www.nparks.gov.sg/~/media/nparks-real-content/learning/learning-journeys/guided-walks/diy-guided-walks/revisiting-history/diy-trail-guide–singapores-ancient-history-walking-trail.pdf?la=en.
———. “The Forbidden Spring”, Fort Canning 14th Century Walk H18 Site Signboard, n.d.
———. “The Royal Palace”, Fort Canning 14th Century Walk H10 Site Signboard, n.d.
———. “The Strongman of 14th Century Singapore”, Fort Canning 14th Century Walk H17 Site Signboard, n.d.
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———. “Spatial Concepts in Museum Theory and Practice”, Proceedings of the 10th International Space Syntax Symposium, 2015.
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Kwek, A. (2017). The Pedagogical Contributions of the Peripheral Spaces of Walks: Fort Canning and Tiong Bahru. In: Cultural Heritage and Peripheral Spaces in Singapore. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4747-3_4
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