Here's a clip of what Singapore used to look like in the 1920s by Gaumont. Alliance Française de Singapour is having an exhibition of the famed French film company as part of the French Film Festival 2016. Find out why are more Singaporeans falling for French films: http://bit.ly/2g91s3P (via TODAY Entertainment & Lifestyle) Video: Gaumont / Alliance Francaise | TODAY

Before air-conditioning was introduced in Singapore in the 1920s, temperature control was a matter of architectural design. Environmental historian Fiona Williamson tells us how people kept themselves cool before air-conditioning arrived, why weather science was important to the colonial enterprise, and what environmental history can tell us about a city’s development. Listen to the episode on BiblioAsia : https://bit.ly/3Yceq3s #NationalLibrarySG #BiblioAsia | National Library Singapore