Old stadium planks part of winning design

Creative recycling: Students sitting on the 'Dream' bench installation made from seating planks of the former National Stadium. - The Straits Times/ Asia News Network

WOODEN plank seats from the former National Stadium are getting a new lease of life around the island – and Singaporeans have chosen the form that their reincarnation will take.

Ten bench designs using these old planks, ranging from an undulating “Kallang Wave” to the letters of the word “Dream”, emerged as the public’s pick in the Urban Redevelopment Authority’s Pick a bench, Pick a place initiative. Over 6,000 votes were received from Feb 27 to March 31.