Singapore is ever changing. Anywhere you go, you'll bound to spot cranes and temporary walls apologizing for inconvenience caused by the construction work. Actually the typical apology is formulated that "Business as Usual" which it clearly is. Another nice sign apologizing for noises was that in the title of this blog post. This constant construction is driven partly by an intentional demolishing of buildings over 20 years of age and thus increasing artificial supply and demand in the construction market.
I visited the country on a tourist trip some 7 years ago for the first time. At that time the sea started from the iconic Merlion statue. Nowadays Merlion is spraying into a man made bay surrounded by completely new part of the town, Marine Bay, having risen from the sea through land reclamation. I wonder what is the going rate for a cubic ton of turf, which Singapore is purchasing from Malaysia.
Both of these drivers result in Singapore buildings being mostly brand new. They are also architecturally interesting. Here are just some of the examples.
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| Star Vista (Mall and performing arts center) |
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| View into artificial island of Sentosa |
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| Inside one of the domes at Gardens by the Bay |
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| Detail within durian shaped Esplanade |
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| UOB-Building as seen from 1 Altitude |
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| MBS AKA Marina Bay Sands AKA The Pike as I prefer to call it |
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| Not everything is brand new. Chimes is within Singapore's Colonial District |
I titled the post fatalistically as Architecture part One as I expect to do a tour around the town and get some additional pictures with a proper camera.
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