Purpose

Existing tourism studies focusing on Southeast Asia often emphasize the culture, history and heritage of the region or its natural beauty and cuisine, most of which are often viewed as exotic through a Western lens. By contrast, this interdisciplinary study looks at the untapped potential for modern architectural tourism in Singapore as a fascinating and increasingly authentic way of understanding how the next generation of Singaporean residents will live in their land-scarce city-state. This study aims to highlight the importance of modern architecture as a tourism product in a globalized Asian city.

Design/methodology/approach

It engages with visiting architects and their local facilitator to examine the touristic potential energy of cutting-edge residential buildings in Singapore from an intra-Asian viewpoint. By also identifying practical design solutions to promote modern architectural tourism that will have a positive impact on city branding, this study opens the door for future research regarding Southeast Asia’s rapidly changing modern architecture and urban landscape, and how these can be made attractive for its important tourism industry.

Findings

The findings suggest that just as Singapore’s cultural diversity has long been viewed as a touristic asset, its authentic, escapist, exotic and spectacular contemporary residential architecture, if well managed, presented and designed, can provide a unique place for sustainable community interactions between locals and visitors, which will help Singapore develop a unique city brand attractive to architectural tourists and even repeat visitors, through a new concept for authenticity in a global city.

Originality/value

This cross-disciplinary study linking tourism and architecture explores modern architectural tourism in Singapore, specifically in relation to residential buildings where locals and visitors can interact.

中文翻译：

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新加坡现代建筑旅游

目的

现有的以东南亚为重点的旅游研究通常强调该地区的文化、历史和遗产或其自然美景和美食，其中大部分通常被西方人视为异国情调。相比之下，这项跨学科研究将新加坡现代建筑旅游的未开发潜力视为一种令人着迷且越来越真实的方式来了解下一代新加坡居民将如何生活在他们土地稀缺的城邦。本研究旨在强调现代建筑作为旅游产品在全球化亚洲城市中的重要性。

设计/方法/方法

它与来访的建筑师和他们的当地促进者合作，从亚洲内部的角度审视新加坡尖端住宅建筑的旅游潜力。通过确定实用的设计解决方案来促进现代建筑旅游，这将对城市品牌产生积极影响，本研究为未来研究东南亚快速变化的现代建筑和城市景观以及如何使其具有重要意义的吸引力打开了大门。旅游产业。

发现

研究结果表明，正如新加坡的文化多样性长期以来被视为一种旅游资产，其真实、逃避现实、异国情调和壮观的当代住宅建筑，如果管理、展示和设计得当，可以为当地人和居民之间可持续的社区互动提供一个独特的场所。游客，这将有助于新加坡发展一个独特的城市品牌，通过一个全球城市的真实性新概念，吸引建筑游客甚至回头客。

原创性/价值

这项将旅游与建筑联系起来的跨学科研究探讨了新加坡的现代建筑旅游，特别是与当地人和游客可以互动的住宅建筑。