With more than one hundred original and evocative watercolour paintings and pencil sketches, Singapore Sketchbook, six times reprinted, records the restoration of this historic city’s rich architectural heritage.
Included are paintings of some of the most successful major conservation projects, such as Raffles Hotel, St Joseph’s Institution (now Singapore Art Museum) and the famous quays of the Singapore River.
After a general introduction, there are chapters on the Riverside, the Civic District, Chinatown, Kampong Glam, Little India, Classic Terraces, and Bungalows and Parks. There is also an information-packed gazetteer of the buildings illustrated.

Paintings: Graham Byfield
Text: Gretchen Liu