SINGAPORE — If you find yourself still missing the former National Stadium and reminiscing about its heyday, you will be able to relive it in some way with 42 new benches built with repurposed materials from the arena that will be placed islandwide.

When the stadium was demolished in 2010 to make way for the Sports Hub, some of its seating planks were salvaged with the idea of recycling them into well-designed benches, said National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan in a blog post yesterday.

“It would be a meaningful way to commemorate the grand old dame of Kallang,” he wrote.

The “Pick a bench, Pick a place” competition was then held by the Urban Redevelopment Authority.

Singaporeans and local designers were invited to post ideas on how they would design such benches and the public was invited to choose how and where to place the salvaged benches.

Ten designs and 15 locations were picked after more than 6,000 votes were cast, Mr Khaw said.

Among the locations picked were Fort Canning Park, HortPark, Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park, the Sentosa Boardwalk and the National Museum. The designers of the bench took their interpretations or memories of the stadium as their inspiration, he said. CHANNEL NEWSASIA

Correction: This article originally said 15 new benches were built with repurposed materials from the arena that will be placed islandwide. This is incorrect. 42 new benches will be built and installed in 15 locations by early next year. We apologise for the error. This story was updated on Aug 7 at 2.42pm.