Chinese New Year 2014

Project Info
For the third time since 2012, SUTD¡¯s ASD Pillar has been approached by the ¡®Kreta Ayer Kim Seng Citizen¡¯s Consultative Committee¡¯ (KAKSCCC) and the ¡®Singapore Tourist Board¡¯ to design the street-light-up Chinatown Chinese New Year Celebrations 2014 , lasting from 11 January until 28 February 2014. 19 Freshmore students from student-initiated club ¡®Sutdio¡¯, under the guidance of their design mentors, ASD professors Oliver Heckman and Bige Tun?er, worked for months on the design concept for the Chinese New Year Chinatown Street Light-Up 2014, which surrounds the theme of ÍññR±¼ÌÚ£¬ñRµ½³É¹¦. (10,000 horses galloping in grace towards success) The students substituted ¡®Íò¡¯ (10,000) with ¡®Íñ¡¯ (Grace), incorporating the gentleness, grace and fluidity of the horses¡¯ galloping motion into their design concept.This inspired the students to develop the overall design of a dynamic and fluid continuity of galloping horses interweaved among ribbons. Above the roads are thousands of coin-shaped lanterns which appear to fall from the skies, ushering in the new year with wealth and prosperity. Additionally, the students complemented this year¡¯s design with an interactive fringe installation on the Garden Bridge, inviting the public to see for themselves the evolution of the Chinese character of the horse, ñR.